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Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing VM fleets/HPC, configuring scale sets/GPU, using ADE/CMK, AKS/Oracle VMs, or VM image deployments, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Cloud Services (use azure-cloud-services).

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Azure Virtual Machines Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Virtual Machines. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

Category Location Description
Troubleshooting L37-L65 Diagnosing and fixing Azure VM issues: kernel/AKS problems, package/extension failures, disk encryption, hibernation, NSG/traffic, restore/maintenance, Trusted Launch, and Image Builder errors.
Best Practices L66-L97 Best practices for operating, updating, scaling, tuning, and cost-optimizing Azure VMs (Linux/Windows, HPC, InfiniBand, disks, images) and improving performance, HA, and boot times.
Decision Making L98-L168 Guidance for planning and choosing Azure VM/AKS options, costs, disk/storage, OS images, and migrations (sizes, GPU/HPC, Linux distros, Oracle, Dedicated Hosts, Spot/Reserved) across lifecycles.
Architecture & Design Patterns L169-L183 Design patterns for Azure VM workloads: multi-region and fleet strategies, low-latency/NUMA-aware HPC, clustered/shared-disk setups, and Oracle/OpenShift architectures and DR.
Limits & Quotas L184-L388 VM size specs, disk and storage performance limits, quotas, hardware capacities, and operational constraints for Azure VMs (compute, GPU, HPC, confidential, disks, NVMe, and bursting).
Security L389-L466 Securing Azure VMs and disks: encryption (ADE, CMK, encryption at host), Key Vault integration, TLS/cert management, Trusted Launch, MSP/metadata hardening, RBAC/Policy, and secure image/gallery sharing.
Configuration configuration.md Configuring Azure VMs and scale sets: OS images, disks, networking, agents/extensions, GPU/HPC, maintenance, monitoring/telemetry, SSH/WinRM access, and Oracle/RHEL/AKS/Azure Linux specifics.
Integrations & Coding Patterns integrations.md Scripts and patterns for managing Azure VMs: backups, restore points, disk and VHD operations, maintenance/scheduled events, monitoring, encryption, and Oracle/SQL integrations via CLI, PowerShell, REST, and ARM.
Deployment deployment.md Deploying and migrating Azure VMs and disks: image customization, blue‑green/rolling deployments, in‑place OS upgrades, storage/region/zone moves, and handling VM SKU retirements.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Manage and debug Azure Linux kernel issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-kernel
Troubleshoot AKS ACL workloads by toggling SELinux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/selinux-toggle-troubleshoot
Resolve outdated kernel versions on Azure Linux AKS nodes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/troubleshoot-kernel-version
Troubleshoot automatic package upgrade failures on Azure Linux AKS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/troubleshoot-package-upgrade-aks
Resolve Azure Spot VM and scale set error codes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/error-codes-spot
Troubleshoot Azure Windows VM extension failures https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix issues on Azure HB/HBv and N-series VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hb-hc-known-issues
Diagnose and fix Azure VM hibernation issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting
Diagnose and fix Azure cloud-init VM provisioning issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/cloud-init-troubleshooting
Resolve common Azure Disk Encryption issues on Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on isolated Linux networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-isolated-network
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot hibernation problems on Linux Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting-linux
Connect to Azure Image Builder build VMs for debugging https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-connect-to-build-vm
Troubleshoot common Azure VM Image Builder failures https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-troubleshoot
Reset latched MSP keys for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/other-examples/key-reset
Troubleshoot Metadata Security Protocol issues on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/troubleshoot-guide
Diagnose VM traffic blocked by NSG rules in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/network-security-group-test
Troubleshoot Azure VM restore point failures https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/restore-point-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure VM Maintenance Configuration deployment and patching issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshoot-maintenance-configurations
Troubleshoot Azure Compute Gallery shared image issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshooting-shared-images
Troubleshoot common issues with Azure Trusted Launch VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot hibernation problems on Windows Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting-windows

Best Practices

Topic URL
Operate and support Azure Linux distributions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-general
Manage Azure Linux packages and upgrades https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-packages
Perform common developer tasks on Azure Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-developer
Apply best practices for upgrading Azure Linux AKS nodes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-upgrade-azure-linux-nodes
Choose and configure Azure Linux VM update strategy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/update-vm-azure-linux
Apply scaling best practices for Azure HPC apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications
Scale and tune HPC applications on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications
Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H-series and N-series VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure
Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H-series and N-series VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure
Apply best practices for Azure VM cost optimization https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-best-practices
Benchmark applications using Azure Disk Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-benchmarks
Apply high-availability best practices for VMs and disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-high-availability
Use incremental snapshots for Azure managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-incremental-snapshots
Optimize VM and disk performance on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance
Enable and tune InfiniBand on Azure HPC VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/enable-infiniband
Handle VM extensions on Python 3-enabled Linux systems https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/issues-using-vm-extensions-python-3
Update Azure Linux Agent on existing Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/update-linux-agent
HBv2 VM performance expectations and tuning guidance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv2-performance
HBv3 VM performance and scalability guidance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-performance
HBv4 VM performance and scalability expectations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-performance
HBv5 VM performance and scalability guidance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-performance
Apply best practices for Azure VM Image Builder usage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-best-practices
Optimize Linux performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/storage-performance
Design high-performance apps with Azure Premium SSDs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/premium-storage-performance
Optimize VM boot times using Image Builder and Azure Compute Gallery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-boot-optimization
Safely repurpose the D: drive as data disk on Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/change-drive-letter
Optimize Windows performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/storage-performance
Optimize Oracle performance and cost on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-performance-best-practice

Decision Making

Topic URL
Plan AKS support lifecycle for Azure Linux hosts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/aks-support-cycle
Choose the right Azure Linux deployment option https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/deployment-options
Use Azure Linux as AKS node OS effectively https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-aks
Select Azure Linux or ACL for AKS workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-aks
Decide and execute AKS node migration to Azure Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-migrate-azure-linux-aks
Choose Azure HPC/AI VM images for InfiniBand https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-hpc-vm-images
Decide when to use Azure VMs without temp disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-vms-no-temp-disk
Plan backup and disaster recovery for managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/backup-and-disaster-recovery-for-azure-iaas-disks
Choose between Azure VMs, VMSS, and Compute Fleet https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compare-compute-products
Select constrained vCPU VM sizes for licensing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/constrained-vcpu
Monitor and control Azure VM spending with Cost Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-monitor-costs
Plan and estimate Azure VM costs using Cost Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-plan-to-manage-costs
Understand impact of deprecated Azure Marketplace images https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images
Plan migration from Standard HDD OS disks before retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-hdd-os-retirement
Choose options to improve Azure disk performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance-options
Select redundancy options for Azure managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy
Plan and purchase Azure Disk Storage reservations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-reserved-capacity
Choose the right Azure managed disk type for VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types
Estimate Azure VM costs using portal cost card https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/estimated-vm-create-cost-card
Decide between Azure Generation 1 and 2 VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/generation-2
Choose DNS name resolution options for Linux Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-dns
Decide and apply Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-hybrid-benefit-linux
Plan and create custom Linux images for Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/imaging
Plan migration from retiring Dedicated Host SKUs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/dedicated-host-migration-guide
Migrate workloads from retiring Azure Dedicated Host SKUs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/dedicated-host-migration-guide
Plan migration from AWS EC2 to Azure Virtual Machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migrate-from-elastic-compute-cloud-architecture
Migrate legacy managed images to Azure Compute Gallery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migration-managed-image-to-compute-gallery
Choose replacement sizes for retired Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide
Plan migration for Azure N-series GPU workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/n-series-migration
Migrate workloads from legacy NV GPU VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/nv-series-migration-guide
Migrate workloads from retired NV-series GPU VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/nv-series-migration-guide
Migrate from NC24rs_v3 before retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ncv3-nc24rs-retirement
Plan migration for NCv3-series VM retirement timelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ncv3-retirement
Plan backup and DR for unmanaged Azure VM disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/page-blobs-backup-and-disaster-recovery
Decide and purchase Azure Reserved VM Instances https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/prepay-reserved-vm-instances
Choose instance size flexibility for Azure Reserved VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility
Plan for Azure NV-series GPU VM retirement and migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-series
Prepare for Azure NVv3 GPU VM retirement and options https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series
Plan migration from retiring NVv3 GPU VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series-retirement
Review previous-generation Azure VM size series https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/previous-gen-sizes-list
Plan migration from Av1 to Av2 Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/av1-series-retirement
Plan migration from DCsv2 to newer Azure VM series https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/dcsv2-series-retirement
Migrate Azure HBv2-series VMs before retirement deadline https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/hbv2-series-retirement
Plan migration from HC-series to newer Azure HPC VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/hc-series-retirement
Plan migration for Msv2 and Mdsv2 isolated VM retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/msv2-mdsv2-retirement
Plan migration for ND-series GPU VM retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nd-series-retirement
Plan migration from Azure NP-series VMs before retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/np-series-retirement
Understand Azure NV series retirement timeline https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nv-series-retirement
Plan migrations from retired Azure VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/retired-sizes-list
Decide when and how to use Azure Spot VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/spot-vms
Plan migration from Azure unmanaged disks retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/unmanaged-disks-deprecation
Analyze Azure VM usage data for cost and consumption insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-usage
Use Windows client images in Azure for dev/test https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/client-images
Deploy Windows 11 on Azure with Multitenant Hosting Rights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/windows-desktop-multitenant-hosting-deployment
Plan for Ubuntu LTS end of standard support on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/canonical/ubuntu-els-guidance
Plan Azure migrations for CentOS end-of-life https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life
Choose backup strategies for Oracle on Azure Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-strategies
Design and size Oracle Database Enterprise Edition on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-design
Plan and execute Oracle workload migration to Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration
Migrate Oracle workloads to Oracle Database@Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration-oracle-database-at-azure
Choose approaches for Oracle applications on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-overview
Evaluate partner storage options for Oracle on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-third-party-storage
Choose and deploy Oracle VM images from Azure Marketplace https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-vm-solutions
Select solutions for WebLogic Server on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-weblogic
Select solutions for WebLogic Server on AKS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/weblogic-aks
Plan RHEL Extended Life Cycle Support on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-extended-lifecycle-support
Plan migration for NC-series GPU VM retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nc-series-retirement

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Choose Azure Compute Fleet allocation strategies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/allocation-strategies
Design multi-region deployments with Azure Compute Fleet https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/multi-region-compute-fleet
Use proximity placement groups to minimize VM latency https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/co-location
Architect clustered workloads with Azure shared disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared
HC VM architecture and NUMA-aware placement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hc-series-overview
Design OpenShift deployments on Azure Stack Hub https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/openshift-azure-stack
Reference architectures for Oracle apps and DB on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/deploy-application-oracle-database-azure
Design Oracle disaster recovery architectures on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-disaster-recovery
Architect Oracle apps on Azure VMs with databases on OCI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-applications
Architect cross-cloud Oracle apps with Azure and OCI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-overview
Highly available Oracle database architectures on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-reference-architecture

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand CVE handling SLAs for Azure Linux and ACL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/manage-cves
Understand Azure VM compute throttling limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compute-throttling-limits
Check support matrix and limits for Azure VM restore points https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/concepts-restore-points
Compute optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-compute-optimized-skus
VM packing specs for General Purpose Dedicated Hosts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-general-purpose-skus
GPU optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-gpu-optimized-skus
Memory optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-memory-optimized-skus
Storage optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-storage-optimized-skus
Use Azure VM managed disk bursting performance limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-bursting
Understand performance tiers for Azure Managed Disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-change-performance
Enable performance plus for Azure SSD and HDD disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-performance
Scalability and performance targets for Azure VM disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-scalability-targets
Reference Ebsv5 and Ebdsv5 VM storage performance limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ebdsv5-ebsv5-series
Reference ECas_cc_v5 and ECads_cc_v5 confidential child VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecasccv5-ecadsccv5-series
Reference ECasv5 and ECadsv5 confidential VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecasv5-ecadsv5-series
Reference ECedsv6 confidential Intel-based VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecedsv6-series
Reference ECesv6 confidential Intel-based VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecesv6-series
Review constraints for Azure remote NVMe disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-remote-faqs
Understand limits of Azure VM temp NVMe disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-temp-faqs
Understand limits and behavior of Azure ephemeral OS disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks
Ephemeral OS disk size and usage constraints for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks-faq
Reference Ev3 and Esv3 Azure VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ev3-esv3-series
Expand unmanaged Azure VM disks and understand size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/expand-unmanaged-disks
Azure VM disk limits, sizes, and performance FAQs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/faq-for-disks
Understand Azure HBv3 VM hardware specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-series-overview
Understand Azure HBv4 VM hardware specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-series-overview
Understand Azure HBv5 VM hardware specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-series-overview
Review HC-series VM performance benchmarks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hc-series-performance
Review HX-series VM performance and scalability https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hx-performance
Configure Azure Image Builder triggers and regional limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-triggers-how-to
Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/compute-benchmark-scores
Upload or copy VHDs to managed disks with Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disks-upload-vhd-to-managed-disk-cli
Expand Linux VM OS and data disk sizes in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/expand-disks
Operational limits and behaviors for Azure Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/faq
Understand and manage Azure VM vCPU quotas by region https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas
Reference Fadsv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fadsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Faldsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/faldsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Falsv6 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Falsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Famdsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famdsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Famsv6 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Famsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Fasv6 compute-optimized VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv6-series
Reference Fasv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv7-series
Reference Fsv2 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fsv2-series
Reference FX Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fx-series
Reference specs for Azure FXmdsv2 memory-intensive VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmdsv2-series
Reference specs for Azure FXmsv2 memory-intensive VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmsv2-series
NMads MA35d video transcoding VM specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/nm-ads-ma35d-series
Reference NP family FPGA VM sizes and retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-family
Review NP-series FPGA VM specifications and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-series
Use Azure Av2 VM sizes and specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/av2-series
Select Azure Basv2 burstable VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/basv2-series
Choose Azure Bpsv2 Arm-based VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bpsv2-series
Plan workloads with Azure Bsv2 burstable VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bsv2-series
Reference Bv1-series general purpose VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bv1-series
Use Azure Dadsv5 VM sizes with temporary storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv5-series
Use Azure Dadsv6 VM sizes with NVMe storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv6-series
Use Azure Dadsv7 VM sizes with NVMe storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv7-series
Plan workloads on Azure Daldsv6 NVMe VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv6-series
Plan workloads on Azure Daldsv7 NVMe VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv7-series
Reference Dalsv6 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv6-series
Optimize costs with Azure Dalsv7 low-memory VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Dasv4 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv4-series
Reference Dasv5 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv5-series
Plan workloads with Azure Dasv6 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv6-series
Select Azure Dasv7 general-purpose VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Dav4 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dav4-series
Reference specs for Azure DCads_cc_v5 confidential child-capable VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsccv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCadsv5 confidential VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCadsv6 confidential VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure DCas_cc_v5 confidential child-capable VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasccv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCasv5 confidential VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCasv6 confidential VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv6-series
Reference DCdsv3 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcdsv3-series
Reference specs for Azure DCedsv6 confidential VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcedsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure DCesv6 confidential VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcesv6-series
Reference DCsv2 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv2-series
Reference DCsv3 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Ddsv4 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv4-series
Reference Ddsv5 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv5-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Ddsv6 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv6-series
Reference Ddsv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Ddv4 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv4-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Ddv5 VM sizes with local disk https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv5-series
Reference specs for Azure Dldsv5 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv5-series
Use Azure Dldsv6 VM sizes with local SSD https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv6-series
Reference Dldsv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Dlsv5 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv5-series
Choose Azure Dlsv6 low-memory VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv6-series
Reference Dlsv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv7-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Dpdsv5 Arm VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv5-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Dpdsv6 Cobalt VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv6-series
Use Azure Dpldsv5 Arm VM sizes with local storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv5-series
Use Azure Dpldsv6 Cobalt VM sizes with local storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv6-series
Use Azure Dplsv5 low-memory Arm VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv5-series
Choose Azure Dplsv6 low-memory Cobalt VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv6-series
Choose Azure Dpsv5 Arm-based VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv5-series
Use Azure Dpsv6 Cobalt-based VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv6-series
Reference Dsv2-series general purpose VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv2-series
Dsv3-series Azure VM size specifications and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Dsv4 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv4-series
Use Azure Dsv5 VM sizes for general workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv5-series
Use Azure Dsv6 VM sizes for general workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv6-series
Reference Dsv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv7-series
Reference Dv2-series general purpose VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv2-series
Reference Dv3-series general purpose VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Dv4 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv4-series
Reference Dv5 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv5-series
Reference specs for NC family GPU-optimized VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family
Use NC_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 VM sizes and specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-rtxpro6000-bse-v6-series
Reference NC A100 v4 GPU VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nca100v4-series
Review NCads H100 v5 GPU VM size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncadsh100v5-series
Reference NCasT4 v3 GPU VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncast4v3-series
Reference NCCads H100 v5 confidential GPU VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nccadsh100v5-series
Reference specs for ND family GPU-accelerated VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-family
Reference ND GB200 v6 Blackwell GPU VM limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb200-v6-series
Reference ND GB300 v6 GPU VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb300-v6-series
Reference ND H200 v5 Azure GPU VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-h200-v5-series
Reference retired ND-series GPU VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-series
Reference ND A100 v4 deep learning VM limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndasra100v4-series
Reference ND H100 v5 GPU VM size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndh100v5-series
Reference NDm A100 v4 GPU VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndma100v4-series
Reference ND MI300X v5 Azure GPU VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndmi300xv5-series
Reference NDv2 GPU VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndv2-series
NG GPU VM family sizes and specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ng-family
NGads V620 GPU VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ngadsv620-series
Reference NV-series GPU VM sizes and specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-family
Select NVadsA10_v5 GPU VM sizes and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsa10v5-series
Reference NVads V710 v5 Azure GPU VM size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsv710-v5-series
NVv4 GPU VM size specifications and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-series
HB HPC VM sub-family sizes and specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hb-family
Use HBv2-series VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-series
HBv3 HPC VM size specifications and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-series
HBv4 HPC VM size specifications and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-series
Reference HBv5 Azure HPC VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-series
HC HPC VM sub-family sizes and specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-family
Reference HC-series Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-series
Reference HX-series VM size specifications in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-series
Reference specs for Azure Dndsv6 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dndsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnldsv6 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnldsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnlsv6 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnlsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnsv6 VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnsv6-series
Reference memory-optimized Dv2/Dsv2 VM specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dv2-dsv2-series-memory
Reference Eadsv5 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv5-series
Reference Eadsv6 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv6-series
Reference Eadsv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv7-series
Reference Easv4 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv4-series
Reference Easv5 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv5-series
Reference Easv6 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv6-series
Reference Easv7 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv7-series
Reference Eav4 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eav4-series
Reference Ebdsv6 Azure VM storage performance limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebdsv6-series
Reference Ebsv6 Azure VM storage performance limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebsv6-series
Reference ECadsv6 confidential VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecadsv6-series
Reference ECasv6 confidential VM specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasv6-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv4 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv4-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv5 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv5-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv6 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv6-series
Reference Edsv7 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv7-series
Reference Edv4 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv4-series
Reference Edv5 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv5-series
Reference Endsv6 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/endsv6-series
Reference Ensv6 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ensv6-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Epdsv5 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv5-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Epdsv6 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv6-series
Reference Epsv5 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv5-series
Reference Epsv6 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv6-series
Reference Esv4 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv4-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Esv5 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv5-series
Reference Esv6 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv6-series
Reference Esv7 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv7-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Ev4 memory-optimized sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev4-series
Reference Ev5 Azure VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev5-series
Reference M-series VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/m-series
Reference Mbdsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbdsv3-series
Reference Mbsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbsv3-series
Reference Mdsv2 MM VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv2-mm-series
Reference Mdsv3 High Memory VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-hm-series
Reference Mdsv3 MM VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-mm-series
Reference Mdsv3 Very High Memory VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-vhm-series
Reference Msv2 MM VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv2-mm-series
Reference Msv3 High Memory VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-hm-series
Reference Msv3 MM VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-mm-series
Reference Mv2 High Memory VM size specifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mv2-series
Reference L-series VM sizes and storage specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/l-family
Reference Laosv4 storage-optimized VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/laosv4-series
Reference Lasv3 storage-optimized VM size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv3-series
Reference Lasv4 storage-optimized VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv4-series
Reference Lsv2 VM size specs and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv2-series
Reference Lsv3 storage-optimized VM size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv3-series
Reference Lsv4 storage-optimized VM specs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv4-series
Use Soft Delete and retention in Compute Gallery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/soft-delete-gallery
Understand VM states and Azure billing behavior https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/states-billing
Configure Azure VM vCore customization limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-customization
Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/compute-benchmark-scores
Upload or copy Windows VHDs to managed disks with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-upload-vhd-to-managed-disk-powershell
Operational limits and behaviors for Azure Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/faq
Prepare Windows VHDs for Azure with size constraints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image
Oracle on Azure VMs FAQs for sizing and HA https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-azure-vms-faq
Understand RHEL image types, naming, and retention on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-images

Security

Topic URL
Manage trusted root and custom certificates on Azure Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/certificate-management
Install custom root CAs on Azure Linux AKS hosts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/install-certificates-aks
Configure server-side encryption for Azure managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption
Migrate from Azure Disk Encryption to encryption at host https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption-migrate
Understand encryption options for Azure managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption-overview
Use disk encryption sets across Entra tenants https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-cross-tenant-customer-managed-keys
Enable customer-managed keys for disks in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-customer-managed-keys-portal
Configure double encryption at rest for managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-double-encryption-at-rest-portal
Configure encryption at host for Azure managed disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-host-based-encryption-portal
Enable Private Link for managed disk import/export in portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-private-links-for-import-export-portal
Configure restrictions on Azure managed disk import/export https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-restrict-import-export-overview
Secure managed disk uploads/downloads with Entra ID and RBAC https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-secure-upload-download
Enable FIPS 140-3 for Azure Linux VM agent and extensions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-linux-fips
Configure Azure Disk Encryption for Linux VMs via extension https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/azure-disk-enc-linux
Configure Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs via extension https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/azure-disk-enc-windows
Securely pass credentials with Azure DSC extension https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/dsc-credentials
Use Azure Policy via CLI to restrict Linux VM extensions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/extensions-rmpolicy-howto-cli
Use Azure Policy via PowerShell to restrict Windows VM extensions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/extensions-rmpolicy-howto-ps
Encrypt Compute Gallery image versions with CMK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-version-encryption
Create and encrypt a Linux VM using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-cli-quickstart
Configure Key Vault for Azure Disk Encryption on Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-key-vault
Configure Key Vault for ADE with Entra on Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-key-vault-aad
Implement Azure Disk Encryption scenarios on Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-linux
Enable ADE with Microsoft Entra on Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-linux-aad
Enable Azure Disk Encryption for Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-overview
Prerequisites for ADE with Microsoft Entra on Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-overview-aad
Create and encrypt a Linux VM in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-portal-quickstart
Create and encrypt a Linux VM using PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-powershell-quickstart
Use sample scripts for Azure Disk Encryption on Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-sample-scripts
Use Azure CLI to enable customer-managed keys for disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disks-enable-customer-managed-keys-cli
Enable encryption at host for VMs using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disks-enable-host-based-encryption-cli
Restrict managed disk import/export with Private Link (CLI) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disks-export-import-private-links-cli
Configure LVM and RAID on encrypted Linux devices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/how-to-configure-lvm-raid-on-crypt
Verify Azure Disk Encryption status on Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/how-to-verify-encryption-status
Configure Image Builder permissions and identities with Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-permissions-cli
Set up Image Builder permissions using PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-permissions-powershell
Use user-assigned managed identity for Image Builder storage access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-user-assigned-identity
Configure Azure Key Vault for Linux VMs using CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/key-vault-setup
Secure Linux NGINX VMs with TLS certificates from Key Vault https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/tutorial-secure-web-server
Advanced MSP RBAC allowlist configuration for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/advanced-configuration
Enable MSP on existing Azure VMs and scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/brownfield
Configure Metadata Security Protocol restrictions on Azure VMs and scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/configuration
Enable MSP when provisioning Azure VMs or scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/greenfield
Build MSP RBAC allowlists from audit logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/other-examples/audit-logs-to-rules
Disable Metadata Security Protocol for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/other-examples/disable
Configure MSP for Azure VMs via portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/other-examples/portal
Understand Metadata Security Protocol for securing Azure VM metadata access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/overview
Mitigate speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/mitigate-se
Reference built-in Azure Policy definitions for Virtual Machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/policy-reference
Use Azure Policy regulatory compliance controls for VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/security-controls-policy
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to VM Image Builder https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/security-controls-policy-image-builder
Apply Azure security features and policies to protect VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/security-policy
Assign RBAC roles to share Compute Gallery resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-gallery
Publish and manage community galleries in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-gallery-community
Share Compute Gallery resources with specific tenants https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-gallery-direct
Share gallery images across tenants with app registration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-using-app-registration
Configure Trusted Launch security for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch
Enable Trusted launch on existing Gen2 Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vm
Upgrade Gen1 Azure VMs to Gen2 with Trusted launch https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vm-gen-1
Enable Trusted Launch on existing Azure VM scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vmss
Deploy Trusted Launch virtual machines securely in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-portal
Customize Secure Boot UEFI key databases for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-secure-boot-custom-uefi
Enforce VM application compliance using Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-applications-inject-with-policy
Publish VM applications securely with managed identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-applications-publish-with-managed-identity
Configure Key Vault for ADE on Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-key-vault
Configure Key Vault for ADE with Entra on Windows https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-key-vault-aad
Enable Azure Disk Encryption on Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-overview
Prerequisites for ADE with Azure AD on VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-overview-aad
Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-windows
Enable ADE with Microsoft Entra on Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-windows-aad
Use PowerShell to enable customer-managed keys for disks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-enable-customer-managed-keys-powershell
Enable encryption at host for VMs with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-enable-host-based-encryption-powershell
Set up Azure Key Vault for VM deployments with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/key-vault-setup
Secure Windows IIS VMs with TLS certificates from Key Vault https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/tutorial-secure-web-server
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Clarity

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76

Summary

This skill provides comprehensive reference guidance for Azure Virtual Machines, covering troubleshooting, best practices, decision-making, architecture patterns, limits, security, configuration, integrations, and deployment. It combines locally-indexed content (line ranges) with remote documentation fetching via Microsoft Docs APIs, enabling agents to retrieve up-to-date Azure VM guidance without modifying files or executing code.

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read_filefetch_webpagemcp_microsoftdocs API callsdocumentation retrievalreference indexing

Trigger Keywords

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azure vm troubleshootingvm size selectionazure disk encryptionhpc cluster setupvm migration pathgpu driver setupvm performance tuningazure vm security

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github.comlearn.microsoft.com

Use Cases

  • Troubleshoot Azure VM kernel, extension, and disk encryption failures
  • Choose appropriate VM sizes, SKUs, and retirement migration paths
  • Plan and implement Azure VM security including disk encryption and Trusted Launch
  • Configure Azure VM networking, agents, extensions, and HPC capabilities
  • Design multi-region VM fleet architectures and disaster recovery strategies
  • Understand Azure VM performance limits, quotas, and operational constraints
  • Migrate workloads between Azure VM sizes and from retiring SKUs
  • Optimize Azure VM and disk performance for specific workloads

Quality Notes

  • Comprehensive scope: skill covers 8 major categories with 300+ curated Microsoft Docs links organized by domain
  • Well-structured indexing: clear category index with line ranges and file references enables agents to locate relevant sections efficiently
  • Network-dependent design: requires live documentation fetching to provide current information; includes fallback mechanism and version staleness detection
  • Supporting files present and correctly referenced: configuration.md, deployment.md, and integrations.md are all present and follow consistent formatting
  • Clear usage instructions: agent directives explain when to use line ranges vs. file references and how to handle tool availability
  • Practical scope boundaries: explicitly excludes related services (VMSS, SQL VMs, Data Science VMs, Cloud Services) to avoid confusion
  • Well-documented metadata: includes generation timestamp and recommendations for checking version freshness (3-month threshold)
  • Strong external documentation linkage: all 300+ URLs point to current Microsoft Learn documentation with appropriate filtering query parameters
Model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Analyzed: Jun 26, 2026

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