Rewrote Common Issues

for clarity and additional details

Author: andreamichaelmsft

articles/virtual-network-manager/common-issues.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-virtual-network-manager
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 05/06/2025
+ms.date: 07/11/2025
 ms.custom: template-concept
 ---
 
@@ -15,40 +15,42 @@ This article describes common issues with Azure Virtual Network Manager and prov
 
 ## Configuration changes aren't applied 
 
-These are some common reasons why your configuration changes aren't applied:
+The following are some common reasons why your configuration changes aren't applied:
 
+### The configuration isn't deployed
 
-### The configuration isn't applied to the regions where virtual networks are located.
+You must deploy the configuration to your desired regions that contain your intended virtual networks after you create or modify the configuration. The configuration is only applied to the virtual networks after the configuration is deployed to the regions of those virtual networks.
 
-You need to check the regions where the virtual networks are located. The configuration is only applied to the regions where the virtual networks are located. If you have a virtual network in a region that isn't included in the configuration, the configuration isn't applied to that virtual network.
+To resolve this issue, you need to [deploy the configuration](./concept-deployments.md) after you create or modify the configuration.
 
-To resolve this issue, you need to add the region where the virtual network is located to the configuration. 
+### Updated configuration changes aren't reflected in my virtual network
 
-### Configuration isn't deployed
+Upon modifying your configuration, you must deploy the configuration again in the desired regions for those changes to take effect. 
 
-You need to deploy the configuration after the configuration is created or modified. The configuration is only applied to the virtual networks after the configuration is deployed.
+### The configuration isn't deployed to the region where the virtual network is located
 
-To resolve this issue, you need to deploy the configuration after the configuration is created or modified.
+Verify the region where the virtual network is located is a part of the region set where you deployed your configuration. To take effect, the configuration must be deployed to the region where the virtual network is located. If you have a virtual network in a region that isn't targeted by the configuration's deployment, the configuration isn't applied to that virtual network.
 
-### Configuration changes didn't have enough time to apply
+To resolve this issue, you need to [deploy the configuration](./concept-deployments.md) to the region where the virtual network is located.
 
-You need to wait for the configuration changes to apply. The time it takes for the configuration changes to apply after you commit the configuration is around 15-20 minutes. When there's an update to your network group membership, it would take about 10 minutes for the changes to reflect.
+### Configuration changes didn't have enough time to apply
 
-### Updated configuration changes aren't reflected in Azure Virtual Network Manager
+You need to wait for the configuration changes to finish deploying. Upon deployment, it can take up to 15-20 minutes for configuration changes to apply across the virtual networks in your targeted regions. When there's an update to your network group membership, it can take about 10 minutes for the appropriate configuration changes to reflect.
 
-You need to deploy the new configuration after the configuration is modified. 
 
 ## Connectivity configuration isn't working as expected 
 
-Here are common reasons why your connectivity configuration isn't working as expected:
+The following are some common reasons why your connectivity configuration isn't working as expected:
 
 ### The virtual network peering creation fails
 
 In a hub-and-spoke topology, if you enable the option to *use the hub as a gateway*, you need to have a gateway in the hub virtual network. Otherwise, the creation of the virtual network peering between the hub and the spoke virtual networks fails. 
 
 ### Members in the network group can't communicate with each other
 
-If you want to have members in the network group to communicate with each other across regions in a hub and spoke topology configuration, you need to enable the global mesh option. 
+If you want to have members in the network group communicate with each other across regions, you need to enable the global mesh option.
+
+In a hub-and-spoke topology, if you want the members of your spoke network group to communicate with each other, you need to enable the direct connectivity option. This option connects the members of a spoke network group among each other without going through the hub virtual network. If your topology contains multiple spoke network groups, it's important to note that this direct connectivity option only enables connectivity *within* each network group, meaning cross-network group communication is *not* established.
 
 ## Next steps