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What does the Azure Virtual Machines skill do?

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 sizing Azure VMs, tuning HPC/GPU/InfiniBand, encrypting disks/Trusted Launch, or running Oracle workloads, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure Virtual Desktop (use azure-virtual-desktop), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift). It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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Azure Virtual Machines by microsoftdocs

Name: Azure Virtual Machines
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: microsoftdocs

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-L69	Diagnosing and fixing Azure VM issues: kernel/AKS problems, extensions, hibernation, encryption, networking/NSG, restore, maintenance, Trusted Launch, and image/Spot VM errors.
Best Practices	L70-L105	Best practices for Linux/Windows VM operations, performance tuning, HPC/InfiniBand, disks/snapshots/encryption, cost optimization, image builder, migrations, and app-specific (Oracle, RHEL) guidance.
Decision Making	L106-L178	Guidance for choosing VM sizes, disk types, costs, reservations, OS images, AKS node options, and detailed migration plans for retiring SKUs, platforms, and Oracle/Linux workloads.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L179-L193	Architecting Azure VM solutions: compute fleet patterns, low-latency/NUMA placement, clustered/shared disk designs, and high-availability, DR, and cross-cloud architectures for Oracle and OpenShift.
Limits & Quotas	L194-L400	VM size specs, disk and storage performance limits, dedicated host packing, vCPU quotas, NVMe/ephemeral disk constraints, and capacity/scalability rules for Azure Virtual Machines.
Security	L401-L470	Configuring VM and disk encryption, keys, certificates, metadata protection, Trusted Launch, RBAC/Policy, and secure image/gallery sharing for Azure Linux and Windows VMs.
Configuration	configuration.md	Configuring Azure VMs and scale sets: OS images, disks, networking, HPC/GPU/InfiniBand, VM agents/extensions, telemetry, maintenance, restore points, Oracle workloads, and Linux/Windows VM internals.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	integrations.md	Automation scripts and APIs for VM management: backups, restore points, disk operations, maintenance/scheduled events, monitoring, encryption, networking, and Oracle DB integration.
Deployment	deployment.md	Deploying and migrating Azure VMs and disks: image customization, storage/encryption changes, in-place OS upgrades, blue/green and rolling deployments, and cross-region/zone moves.

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
Troubleshoot per-disk resiliency issues on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-per-disk-resiliency-troubleshoot
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
Run ADE on Linux VMs in isolated 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
Resolve common issues for Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/faq
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
Resolve Azure NVv4 VM retirement and resize issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv4-retirement
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
Resolve common issues for Azure Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/faq
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
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
Instant access behavior for managed disk snapshots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-instant-access-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
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
Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-linux
Optimize Linux performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/storage-performance
Assess readiness for Azure v6/v7 VM migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-assess
Validate and optimize Azure v6/v7 VM migrations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-validate
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
Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-windows
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
Perform in-place RHEL upgrades on Azure VMs safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-in-place-upgrade

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 Azure 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
Handle deprecated Azure Marketplace VM 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 and tune Azure managed disk performance options	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	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
Resolve common questions on Azure v6/v7 migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-faq
Decide and plan migration to Azure v6/v7 VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-overview
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
Select replacements for previous-generation Azure VM series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/previous-gen-sizes-list
Plan migrations from retired Azure VM size series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retired-sizes-list
Migrate from Av1 to Av2 Azure VM series before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/av1-series-retirement
Choose target sizes for retired Azure VM series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide
Plan migration from DCccv5 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcccv5-series-retirement
Plan migration from DCsv2 Azure VMs before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcsv2-series-retirement
Plan migration from ECccv5 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ecccv5-series-retirement
Migrate HBv2-series HPC VMs before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hbv2-series-retirement
Migrate HC-series HPC VMs before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hc-series-retirement
Plan migration for Msv2 and Mdsv2 VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/msv2-mdsv2-retirement
Migrate Azure NC, ND, NCv2, NP GPU workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/n-series-migration
Migrate from retiring NC24rs_v3 VM size	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ncv3-nc24rs-retirement
Plan NCv3-series VM retirement and extensions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ncv3-retirement
Plan migration for Azure ND-series VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nd-series-retirement
Migrate NP-series FPGA VMs before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/np-series-retirement
Migrate Azure NV-series VMs to newer GPU sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-migration-guide
Plan migration for Azure NV-series VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-retirement
Manage NVv3-series VM retirement and extensions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv3-series-retirement
Plan migrations from previous-gen Azure VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/retirement-overview
Plan migration from DCsv3 confidential VMs before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/dcsv3-series-retirement
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
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
Use Managed mode to maintain Azure Compute Fleet capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/managed-mode
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
Design OpenShift deployments on Azure Stack Hub	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/openshift-azure-stack
Plan Azure v6/v7 VM migration architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-plan
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 Azure VM restore points support limits	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
Reference VM packing specs for memory-optimized dedicated hosts	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
Expand unmanaged Azure VM disks and understand size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/expand-unmanaged-disks
Reference limits for Azure VM and Premium SSD disks	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 HX-series VM performance and scalability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hx-performance
Configure Azure Image Builder triggers and 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
Expand Linux VM OS and data disk sizes in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/expand-disks
Plan for Azure VM series capacity restrictions and migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/previous-gen-series-capacity-limitations
Understand and manage Azure VM vCPU quotas by region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas
Reference Fadsv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fadsv7-series
Reference Faldsv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/faldsv7-series
Reference Falsv6 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv6-series
Reference Falsv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv7-series
Reference Famdsv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famdsv7-series
Reference Famsv6 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv6-series
Reference Famsv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv7-series
Reference Fasv6 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv6-series
Reference Fasv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv7-series
Reference Fsv2 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fsv2-series
Reference FX VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fx-series
Reference FXmdsv2 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmdsv2-series
Reference FXmsv2 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmsv2-series
Reference NMads MA35d video transcoding VM specs	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
Reference NP-series FPGA VM specs and retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-series
Reference Av2 VM size specifications and capacities	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 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bv1-series
Reference Dadsv5 VM sizes and storage limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv5-series
Use Dadsv6 VM size specs for workload sizing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv6-series
Use Dadsv7 VM size specs for capacity planning	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv7-series
Plan deployments with Daldsv6 VM size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv6-series
Evaluate Daldsv7 VM size resource constraints	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
Plan workloads with Dalsv7 VM size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv7-series
Reference Dasv4 VM sizes and Premium SSD limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv4-series
Reference Dasv5 VM sizes and resource limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv5-series
Reference Dasv6 VM size specifications and limits	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 Dav4 VM sizes and capacity limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dav4-series
Reference DCads_cc_v5 parent-child VM size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsccv5-series
Reference DCadsv5 confidential VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv5-series
Reference DCadsv6 confidential VM sizes and limits	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
Review 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 confidential VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv2-series
Review DCsv3 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv3-series
Reference Ddsv4 VM sizes and capacity limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv4-series
Reference Ddsv5 VM sizes and capacity limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv5-series
Reference Ddsv6 VM size performance limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv6-series
Reference Ddsv7 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv7-series
Reference Ddv4 VM sizes and capacity limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv4-series
Reference Ddv5 VM sizes and capacity limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv5-series
Reference Dldsv5 VM sizes and SSD limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv5-series
Check Dldsv6 VM size and storage capacities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv6-series
Reference Dldsv7 VM size specifications and limits	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 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv7-series
Reference Dpdsv5 Arm VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv5-series
Reference Dpdsv6 VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv6-series
Reference Dpldsv5 Arm VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv5-series
Reference Dpldsv6 VM sizes and limits	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 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv2-series
Reference Dsv3 Azure VM size specifications	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 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv7-series
Reference Dv2 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv2-series
Reference Dv3 Azure VM size specifications	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 NC family GPU VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family
Reference NC RTX PRO 6000 BSE v6 VM 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 sp

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