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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 Oracle/OpenShift on VMs, GPU/HPC fleets, NVMe/InfiniBand, Trusted Launch, or encrypted disks, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm), Azure Large Inst

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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 co…

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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

CategoryLocationDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L67Diagnosing and fixing Azure VM issues: kernel/AKS, package updates, hibernation, networking/NSG, encryption (Linux/Windows), extensions, restore points, Trusted Launch, and Image Builder failures.
Best PracticesL68-L103Best practices for Azure VM performance, scaling, cost, HA, storage, encryption, Linux/Windows tuning, HPC/InfiniBand, updates, and migration using Azure Linux, disks, and Image Builder.
Decision MakingL104-L177Guidance for choosing Azure VM, disk, and image options, planning costs and reservations, and designing or migrating Linux, AKS, Oracle, and GPU/HPC workloads, especially for retirements and lifecycle changes.
Architecture & Design PatternsL178-L193Architecting 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 & QuotasL194-L400VM size specs, disk and storage limits, GPU/HPC capabilities, quotas, performance targets, and dedicated host packing/constraints for planning and scaling Azure VM workloads.
SecurityL401-L470Securing Azure VMs and disks: encryption (ADE, CMK, host/double), Key Vault, certificates, Trusted Launch/MSP, RBAC/Policy, and secure sharing/import/export of images and galleries.
Configurationconfiguration.mdConfiguring Azure VMs and images: storage/disks, networking, NVMe/InfiniBand/GPU, Linux/Windows agents and extensions, maintenance/patching, SSH/WinRM, Oracle workloads, monitoring, and VM restore.
Integrations & Coding Patternsintegrations.mdScripts and patterns for automating Azure VM operations: backups, restore points, disk and snapshot management, maintenance events, monitoring, metadata, networking, and Oracle/SQL integrations via CLI, PowerShell, REST.
Deploymentdeployment.mdDeploying 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

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

Best Practices

TopicURL
Operate and support Azure Linux distributionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-general
Manage Azure Linux packages and upgradeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-packages
Perform common developer tasks on Azure Linuxhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-developer
Apply best practices for upgrading Azure Linux AKS nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-upgrade-azure-linux-nodes
Choose and configure Azure Linux VM update strategyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/update-vm-azure-linux
Apply scaling best practices for Azure HPC appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications
Scale and tune HPC applications on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications
Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H-series and N-series VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure
Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H-series and N-series VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure
Apply best practices for Azure VM cost optimizationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-best-practices
Benchmark applications using Azure Disk Storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-benchmarks
Apply high-availability best practices for VMs and diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-high-availability
Use incremental snapshots for Azure managed diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-incremental-snapshots
Optimize VM and disk performance on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance
Enable and tune InfiniBand on Azure HPC VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/enable-infiniband
Handle VM extensions on Python 3-enabled Linux systemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/issues-using-vm-extensions-python-3
Update Azure Linux Agent on existing Linux VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/update-linux-agent
HBv2 VM performance expectations and tuning guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv2-performance
HBv3 VM performance and scalability guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-performance
HBv4 VM performance and scalability expectationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-performance
HBv5 VM performance and scalability guidancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-performance
Apply best practices for Azure VM Image Builder usagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-best-practices
Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Linux VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-linux
Optimize Linux performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/storage-performance
Assess readiness for Azure v6/v7 VM migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-assess
Validate and optimize Azure v6/v7 VM migrationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-validate
Design high-performance apps with Azure Premium SSDshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/premium-storage-performance
Optimize VM boot times using Image Builder and Azure Compute Galleryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-boot-optimization
Safely repurpose the D: drive as data disk on Windows VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/change-drive-letter
Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Windows VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-windows
Optimize Windows performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/storage-performance
Optimize Oracle performance and cost on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-performance-best-practice

Decision Making

TopicURL
Plan AKS support lifecycle for Azure Linux hostshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/aks-support-cycle
Choose the right Azure Linux deployment optionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/deployment-options
Use Azure Linux as AKS node OS effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-aks
Select Azure Linux or ACL for AKS workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-aks
Decide and execute AKS node migration to Azure Linuxhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-migrate-azure-linux-aks
Choose Azure HPC/AI VM images for InfiniBandhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-hpc-vm-images
Decide when to use Azure VMs without temp diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-vms-no-temp-disk
Plan backup and disaster recovery for managed diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/backup-and-disaster-recovery-for-azure-iaas-disks
Choose between Azure VMs, VMSS, and Compute Fleethttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compare-compute-products
Select constrained vCPU VM sizes for licensinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/constrained-vcpu
Monitor and control Azure VM spending with Cost Managementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-monitor-costs
Plan and estimate Azure VM costs using Cost Managementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-plan-to-manage-costs
Handle deprecated Azure Marketplace VM imageshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images
Plan migration from Standard HDD OS disks before retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-hdd-os-retirement
Choose options to improve Azure disk performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance-options
Select redundancy options for Azure managed diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy
Plan and purchase Azure Disk Storage reservationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-reserved-capacity
Choose the right Azure managed disk typehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types
Estimate Azure VM costs using portal cost cardhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/estimated-vm-create-cost-card
Decide between Azure Generation 1 and 2 VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/generation-2
Choose DNS name resolution options for Linux Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-dns
Decide and apply Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-hybrid-benefit-linux
Plan and create custom Linux images for Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/imaging
Plan migration from retiring Dedicated Host SKUshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/dedicated-host-migration-guide
Migrate workloads from retiring Azure Dedicated Host SKUshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/dedicated-host-migration-guide
Plan migration from AWS EC2 to Azure Virtual Machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migrate-from-elastic-compute-cloud-architecture
Migrate legacy managed images to Azure Compute Galleryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migration-managed-image-to-compute-gallery
Plan migration from restricted previous-gen Azure VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/previous-gen-series-capacity-limitations
Resolve common questions on Azure v6/v7 migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-faq
Decide and plan migration to Azure v6/v7 VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-overview
Plan backup and DR for unmanaged Azure VM diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/page-blobs-backup-and-disaster-recovery
Decide and purchase Azure Reserved VM Instanceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/prepay-reserved-vm-instances
Choose instance size flexibility for Azure Reserved VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility
Select replacements for previous-generation Azure VM serieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/previous-gen-sizes-list
Review retired Azure VM size series and replacementshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retired-sizes-list
Migrate from Av1 to Av2 Azure VM series before retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/av1-series-retirement
Choose target sizes for retired Azure VM serieshttps://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 sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcccv5-series-retirement
Plan migration from DCsv2 Azure VMs before retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcsv2-series-retirement
Plan migration from ECccv5 confidential VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ecccv5-series-retirement
Migrate HBv2-series HPC VMs before retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hbv2-series-retirement
Migrate HC-series HPC VMs before retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hc-series-retirement
Plan migration for Msv2 and Mdsv2 VM retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/msv2-mdsv2-retirement
Migrate Azure NC, ND, NCv2, NP GPU workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/n-series-migration
Migrate from retiring NC24rs_v3 VM sizehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ncv3-nc24rs-retirement
Plan NCv3-series VM retirement and extensionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ncv3-retirement
Plan migration for Azure ND-series VM retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nd-series-retirement
Migrate NP-series FPGA VMs before retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/np-series-retirement
Migrate Azure NV-series VMs to newer GPU sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-migration-guide
Plan migration for Azure NV-series VM retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-retirement
Manage NVv3-series VM retirement and extensionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv3-series-retirement
Handle NVv4-series VM retirement and migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv4-retirement
Plan migrations from previous-gen Azure VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/retirement-overview
Decide when and how to use Azure Spot VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/spot-vms
Plan migration from Azure unmanaged disks retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/unmanaged-disks-deprecation
Analyze Azure VM usage data for cost and consumption insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-usage
Use Windows client images in Azure for dev/testhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/client-images
Deploy Windows 11 on Azure with Multitenant Hosting Rightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/windows-desktop-multitenant-hosting-deployment
Plan for Ubuntu LTS end of standard support on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/canonical/ubuntu-els-guidance
Plan Azure migrations for CentOS end-of-lifehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life
Choose backup strategies for Oracle on Azure Linux VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-strategies
Design and size Oracle Database Enterprise Edition on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-design
Plan and execute Oracle workload migration to Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration
Migrate Oracle workloads to Oracle Database@Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration-oracle-database-at-azure
Choose approaches for Oracle applications on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-overview
Choose and deploy Oracle VM images from Azure Marketplacehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-vm-solutions
Select solutions for WebLogic Server on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-weblogic
Select solutions for WebLogic Server on AKShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/weblogic-aks
Plan RHEL Extended Life Cycle Support on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-extended-lifecycle-support
Plan migration for NC-series GPU VM retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nc-series-retirement

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Choose Azure Compute Fleet allocation strategieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/allocation-strategies
Use Managed mode to maintain Azure Compute Fleet capacityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/managed-mode
Use proximity placement groups to minimize VM latencyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/co-location
Architect clustered workloads with Azure shared diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared
HC VM architecture and NUMA-aware placementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hc-series-overview
Design OpenShift deployments on Azure Stack Hubhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/openshift-azure-stack
Plan Azure v6/v7 VM migration architecturehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-plan
Reference architectures for Oracle apps and DB on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/deploy-application-oracle-database-azure
Design Oracle disaster recovery architectures on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-disaster-recovery
Architect Oracle apps on Azure VMs with databases on OCIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-applications
Architect cross-cloud Oracle apps with Azure and OCIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-overview
Highly available Oracle database architectures on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-reference-architecture

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Understand CVE handling SLAs for Azure Linux and ACLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/manage-cves
Understand Azure VM compute throttling limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compute-throttling-limits
Check support matrix and limits for Azure VM restore pointshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/concepts-restore-points
Compute optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-compute-optimized-skus
VM packing specs for General Purpose Dedicated Hostshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-general-purpose-skus
GPU optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-gpu-optimized-skus
Reference VM packing specs for memory-optimized dedicated hostshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-memory-optimized-skus
Storage optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-storage-optimized-skus
Use Azure VM managed disk bursting performance limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-bursting
Understand performance tiers for Azure Managed Diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-change-performance
Enable performance plus for Azure SSD and HDD diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-performance
Scalability and performance targets for Azure VM diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-scalability-targets
Reference Ebsv5 and Ebdsv5 VM storage performance limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ebdsv5-ebsv5-series
Reference ECas_cc_v5 and ECads_cc_v5 confidential child VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecasccv5-ecadsccv5-series
Reference ECasv5 and ECadsv5 confidential VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecasv5-ecadsv5-series
Reference ECedsv6 confidential Intel-based VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecedsv6-series
Reference ECesv6 confidential Intel-based VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecesv6-series
Review constraints for Azure remote NVMe diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-remote-faqs
Understand limits of Azure VM temp NVMe diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-temp-faqs
Understand limits and behavior of Azure ephemeral OS diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks
Ephemeral OS disk size and usage constraints for Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks-faq
Expand unmanaged Azure VM disks and understand size limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/expand-unmanaged-disks
Reference limits for Azure VM and Premium SSD diskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/faq-for-disks
Understand Azure HBv3 VM hardware specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-series-overview
Understand Azure HBv4 VM hardware specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-series-overview
Understand Azure HBv5 VM hardware specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-series-overview
Review HC-series VM performance benchmarkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hc-series-performance
Review HX-series VM performance and scalabilityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hx-performance
Configure Azure Image Builder triggers and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-triggers-how-to
Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Linux VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/compute-benchmark-scores
Upload or copy VHDs to managed disks with Azure CLIhttps://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 Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/expand-disks
Understand and manage Azure VM vCPU quotas by regionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas
Reference Fadsv7 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fadsv7-series
Reference Faldsv7 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/faldsv7-series
Reference Falsv6 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv6-series
Reference Falsv7 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv7-series
Reference Famdsv7 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famdsv7-series
Reference Famsv6 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv6-series
Reference Famsv7 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv7-series
Reference Fasv6 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv6-series
Reference Fasv7 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv7-series
Reference Fsv2 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fsv2-series
Reference FX VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fx-series
Reference FXmdsv2 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmdsv2-series
Reference FXmsv2 VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmsv2-series
Reference NMads MA35d video transcoding VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/nm-ads-ma35d-series
Reference NP family FPGA VM sizes and retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-family
Reference NP-series FPGA VM specs and retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-series
Reference Av2 VM size specifications and capacitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/av2-series
Select Azure Basv2 burstable VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/basv2-series
Choose Azure Bpsv2 Arm-based VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bpsv2-series
Plan workloads with Azure Bsv2 burstable VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bsv2-series
Reference Bv1 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bv1-series
Reference Dadsv5 VM sizes and storage limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv5-series
Use Dadsv6 VM size specs for workload sizinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv6-series
Use Dadsv7 VM size specs for capacity planninghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv7-series
Plan deployments with Daldsv6 VM size limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv6-series
Evaluate Daldsv7 VM size resource constraintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv7-series
Reference Dalsv6 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv6-series
Plan workloads with Dalsv7 VM size limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv7-series
Reference Dasv4 VM sizes and Premium SSD limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv4-series
Reference Dasv5 VM sizes and resource limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv5-series
Plan workloads with Azure Dasv6 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv6-series
Select Azure Dasv7 general-purpose VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv7-series
Reference Dav4 VM sizes and capacity limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dav4-series
Reference DCads_cc_v5 parent-child VM size limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsccv5-series
Reference DCadsv5 confidential VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv5-series
Reference DCadsv6 confidential VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure DCas_cc_v5 confidential child-capable VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasccv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCasv5 confidential VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCasv6 confidential VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv6-series
Reference DCdsv3 confidential VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcdsv3-series
Reference specs for Azure DCedsv6 confidential VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcedsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure DCesv6 confidential VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcesv6-series
Reference DCsv2 confidential VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv2-series
Reference DCsv3 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv3-series
Reference Ddsv4 VM sizes and capacity limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv4-series
Reference Ddsv5 VM sizes and capacity limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv5-series
Reference Ddsv6 VM size performance limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv6-series
Reference Ddsv7 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv7-series
Reference Ddv4 VM sizes and capacity limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv4-series
Reference Ddv5 VM sizes and capacity limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv5-series
Reference Dldsv5 VM sizes and SSD limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv5-series
Check Dldsv6 VM size and storage capacitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv6-series
Reference Dldsv7 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Dlsv5 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv5-series
Choose Azure Dlsv6 low-memory VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv6-series
Reference Dlsv7 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv7-series
Reference Dpdsv5 Arm VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv5-series
Reference Dpdsv6 VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv6-series
Reference Dpldsv5 Arm VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv5-series
Reference Dpldsv6 VM sizes and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv6-series
Use Azure Dplsv5 low-memory Arm VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv5-series
Choose Azure Dplsv6 low-memory Cobalt VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv6-series
Choose Azure Dpsv5 Arm-based VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv5-series
Use Azure Dpsv6 Cobalt-based VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv6-series
Reference Dsv2 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv2-series
Reference Dsv3 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Dsv4 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv4-series
Use Azure Dsv5 VM sizes for general workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv5-series
Use Azure Dsv6 VM sizes for general workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv6-series
Reference Dsv7 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv7-series
Reference Dv2 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv2-series
Reference Dv3 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Dv4 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv4-series
Reference Dv5 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv5-series
Reference NC family GPU VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family
Reference NC RTX PRO 6000 BSE v6 VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-rtxpro6000-bse-v6-series
Reference NC A100 v4 GPU VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nca100v4-series
Reference NCads H100 v5 GPU VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncadsh100v5-series
Reference NCasT4 v3 GPU VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncast4v3-series
Reference NCCads H100 v5 confidential GPU VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nccadsh100v5-series
Reference specs for ND family GPU-accelerated VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-family
Reference ND GB200 v6 Blackwell GPU VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb200-v6-series
Understand ND GB300-v6 Azure GPU VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb300-v6-series
Reference ND H200 v5 GPU VM performance specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-h200-v5-series
Reference retired ND-series GPU VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-series
Reference ND A100 v4 GPU VM training specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndasra100v4-series
Reference ND H100 v5 GPU VM training specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndh100v5-series
Reference NDm A100 v4 GPU VM training specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndma100v4-series
Reference ND MI300X v5 AMD GPU VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndmi300xv5-series
Reference NDv2-series GPU VM hardware specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndv2-series
NG GPU VM family sizes and specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ng-family
Reference NGads V620 gaming GPU VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ngadsv620-series
Reference NV-series GPU VM sizes and specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-family
Reference NV-series GPU VM specs and retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-series
Reference NVadsA10 v5 partial NVIDIA GPU VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsa10v5-series
Reference NVads V710 v5 partial AMD GPU VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsv710-v5-series
Reference NVv3 GPU VM graphics specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series
Reference NVv4 partial GPU VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-series
HB HPC VM sub-family sizes and specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hb-family
Use HBv2-series VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-series
HBv3 HPC VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-series
HBv4 HPC VM size specifications and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-series
Reference HBv5 Azure HPC VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-series
HC HPC VM sub-family sizes and specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-family
Reference HC-series Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-series
Reference HX-series VM size specifications in Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-series
Reference specs for Azure Dndsv6 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dndsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnldsv6 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnldsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnlsv6 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnlsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnsv6 VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnsv6-series
Reference memory-optimized Dv2/Dsv2 VM specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dv2-dsv2-series-memory
Reference Eadsv5 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv5-series
Reference Eadsv6 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv6-series
Reference Eadsv7 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv7-series
Reference Easv4 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv4-series
Reference Easv5 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv5-series
Reference Easv6 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv6-series
Reference Easv7 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv7-series
Reference Eav4 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eav4-series
Reference Ebdsv6 Azure VM storage performance limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebdsv6-series
Reference Ebsv6 Azure VM storage performance limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebsv6-series
Reference ECadsv6 confidential VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecadsv6-series
Reference ECasv6 confidential VM specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasv6-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv4 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv4-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv5 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv5-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv6 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv6-series
Reference Edsv7 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv7-series
Reference Edv4 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv4-series
Reference Edv5 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv5-series
Reference Endsv6 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/endsv6-series
Reference Ensv6 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ensv6-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Epdsv5 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv5-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Epdsv6 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv6-series
Reference Epsv5 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv5-series
Reference Epsv6 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv6-series
Reference Esv4 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv4-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Esv5 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv5-series
Reference Esv6 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv6-series
Reference Esv7 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv7-series
Use Ev3 and Esv3 memory-optimized VM sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev3-esv3-series
Reference VM specs for Azure Ev4 memory-optimized sizeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev4-series
Reference Ev5 Azure VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev5-series
Reference M-series VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/m-series
Reference Mbdsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbdsv3-series
Reference Mbdsv4 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbdsv4-series
Reference Mbsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbsv3-series
Reference Mbsv4 VM size specs and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbsv4-series
Reference Mdsv2 MM VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv2-mm-series
Reference Mdsv3 High Memory VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-hm-series
Reference Mdsv3 MM VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-mm-series
Reference Mdsv3 Very High Memory VM specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-vhm-series
Reference Msv2 MM VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv2-mm-series
Reference Msv3 High Memory VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-hm-series
Reference Msv3 MM VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-mm-series
Reference Mv2 High Memory VM size specificationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mv2-series
Reference L family VM sizes and specshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/l-family
Use Laosv4 VM sizes and capabilitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/laosv4-series
Use Lasv3 VM sizes and capabilitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv3-series
Use Lasv4 VM sizes and capabilitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv4-series
Reference Lsv2 Azure VM size and storage limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv2-series
Use Lsv3 VM sizes and capabilitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv3-series
Use Lsv4 VM sizes and capabilitieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv4-series
Use Soft Delete and retention in Compute Galleryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/soft-delete-gallery
Understand VM states and Azure billing behaviorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/states-billing
Configure Azure VM vCore customization limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-customization
Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Windows VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/compute-benchmark-scores
Upload or copy Windows VHDs to managed disks with PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-upload-vhd-to-managed-disk-powershell
Prepare Windows VHDs for Azure with size constraintshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image
Oracle on Azure VMs FAQs for sizing and HAhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-azure-vms-faq
Understand RHEL image types, naming, and retention on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-images

Security

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

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