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.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

• Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Location	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L61	Diagnosing and fixing Azure VM issues: hibernation, disk encryption, extensions, NSG blocking, Spot/scale set errors, Image Builder, kernel/packages, Trusted Launch, and gallery images.
Best Practices	L62-L88	Performance, scaling, HA, and cost-optimization best practices for Azure VMs, including HPC/InfiniBand tuning, disks/snapshots, OS-specific tweaks, and Image Builder/boot-time optimization.
Decision Making	L89-L149	Guides for choosing VM/disk options, estimating and controlling costs, handling image/size retirements, and planning migrations (Linux, Oracle, GPU, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Dedicated Host).
Architecture & Design Patterns	L150-L168	Design patterns for VM-based architectures: multi-region and fleet strategies, NUMA/topology tuning for HPC SKUs, low-latency placement, and Oracle/OpenShift deployment and DR designs.
Limits & Quotas	L169-L375	VM size specs, disk performance/limits, quotas, lifecycle/support, and performance benchmarks for Azure VMs, including GPU/HPC, confidential, storage-optimized, and OS/disk behaviors.
Security	L376-L453	Securing Azure VMs and disks: encryption (ADE, CMK, double/host), Trusted Launch/attestation, Key Vault, MSP/metadata hardening, policy/RBAC, secure image sharing, and TLS cert integration.
Configuration	configuration.md	Configuring Azure VMs and scale sets: images, disks, GPU/InfiniBand, agents/extensions, monitoring/telemetry, maintenance, SSH/WinRM, Oracle workloads, and restore/backup settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	integrations.md	Scripts and patterns for automating VM management: backups, disk/snapshot/VHD operations, encryption, maintenance/availability monitoring, metadata service, Key Vault, and cross-subscription moves.
Deployment	deployment.md	Deploying and migrating Azure VMs/AKS nodes: disk type moves, regional/zonal moves, in-place OS upgrades, blue-green/rolling deployments, and DevOps-based image and snapshot workflows.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure Linux Container Host kernel version issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/troubleshoot-kernel
Troubleshoot Azure Linux Container Host package upgrade failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/troubleshoot-packages
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
Troubleshoot common issues on Azure HPC and GPU 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
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on isolated Linux networks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-isolated-network
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot hibernation problems on Linux Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting-linux
Connect to Azure Image Builder build VMs for debugging	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-connect-to-build-vm
Troubleshoot common Azure VM Image Builder failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-troubleshoot
Reset latched MSP keys for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/other-examples/key-reset
Troubleshoot Metadata Security Protocol issues on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/troubleshoot-guide
Diagnose VM traffic blocked by NSG rules in Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/network-security-group-test
Troubleshoot Azure VM restore point failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/restore-point-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure VM Maintenance Configuration deployment and patching issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshoot-maintenance-configurations
Troubleshoot Azure Compute Gallery shared image issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshooting-shared-images
Troubleshoot common issues with Azure Trusted Launch VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot hibernation problems on Windows Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting-windows

Best Practices

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

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose Azure HPC/AI VM images for InfiniBand	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-hpc-vm-images
Plan backup and disaster recovery for managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/backup-and-disaster-recovery-for-azure-iaas-disks
Choose between Azure VMs, VMSS, and Compute Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compare-compute-products
Select constrained vCPU VM sizes for licensing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/constrained-vcpu
Monitor and control Azure VM spending with Cost Management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-monitor-costs
Plan and estimate Azure VM costs using Cost Management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-plan-to-manage-costs
Handle deprecated Azure Marketplace VM images	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images
Plan migration from Azure Disk Encryption to encryption at host	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption-migrate
Choose options to improve Azure disk performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance-options
Select redundancy options for Azure managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy
Plan and purchase Azure Disk Storage reservations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-reserved-capacity
Choose the right Azure managed disk type	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
Choose endorsed Linux distributions and image sources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/endorsed-distros
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
Select replacement sizes for retired Azure VM series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide
Migrate NC and ND GPU compute workloads to newer sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/n-series-migration
Migrate workloads from legacy NV GPU VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/nv-series-migration-guide
Migrate workloads from retired NV-series GPU VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/nv-series-migration-guide
Migrate from NC24rs_v3 before retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ncv3-nc24rs-retirement
Plan NCv3-series GPU VM retirement and migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ncv3-retirement
Plan backup and DR for unmanaged Azure VM disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/page-blobs-backup-and-disaster-recovery
Choose and understand Reserved VM size flexibility options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility
Plan migration from retiring NVv3 GPU VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series-retirement
Handle NVv4 GPU VM retirement and migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-retirement
Review previous-generation Azure VM size series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/previous-gen-sizes-list
Plan migration from Av1 to Av2 Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/av1-series-retirement
Plan migration from DCsv2 to newer Azure VM series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/dcsv2-series-retirement
Plan migration for Msv2 and Mdsv2 isolated VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/msv2-mdsv2-retirement
Plan migration for ND-series GPU VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nd-series-retirement
Understand Azure NV series retirement timeline	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nv-series-retirement
Review retired Azure VM series and replacements	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/retired-sizes-list
Plan migration before Azure unmanaged disk retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/unmanaged-disks-deprecation
Use Azure VM restore points for granular recovery	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-create-restore-points
Analyze Azure VM usage data for cost and consumption insights	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-usage
Use Windows client images in Azure for dev/test	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/client-images
Deploy Windows 11 on Azure with Multitenant Hosting Rights	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/windows-desktop-multitenant-hosting-deployment
Plan for Ubuntu LTS end of standard support on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/canonical/ubuntu-els-guidance
Plan Azure migrations for CentOS end-of-life	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life
Choose backup strategies for Oracle on Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-strategies
Design and size Oracle Database Enterprise Edition on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-design
Plan and execute Oracle workload migration to Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration
Migrate Oracle workloads to Oracle Database@Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration-oracle-database-at-azure
Choose approaches for Oracle applications on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-overview
Evaluate partner storage options for Oracle on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-third-party-storage
Choose and deploy Oracle VM images from Azure Marketplace	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-vm-solutions
Select solutions for WebLogic Server on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-weblogic
Select solutions for WebLogic Server on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/weblogic-aks
Choose RHEL BYOS (Gold Images) on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/byos
Plan RHEL Extended Life Cycle Support on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-extended-lifecycle-support
Plan migration for NC-series GPU VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nc-series-retirement

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Choose Azure Compute Fleet allocation strategies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/allocation-strategies
Design multi-region deployments with Azure Compute Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/multi-region-compute-fleet
Use proximity placement groups to minimize VM latency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/co-location
Architect clustered workloads with Azure shared disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared
Optimize HBv2 VM topology and NUMA placement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv2-series-overview
HBv3 VM architecture and NUMA-aware placement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-series-overview
HBv4 VM architecture, topology, and NUMA layout	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-series-overview
HBv5 VM architecture and NUMA-aware design	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-series-overview
HC VM architecture and NUMA-aware placement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hc-series-overview
Design OpenShift deployments on Azure Stack Hub	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/openshift-azure-stack
Reference architectures for Oracle apps and DB on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/deploy-application-oracle-database-azure
Design Oracle disaster recovery architectures on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-disaster-recovery
Architect Oracle apps on Azure VMs with databases on OCI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-applications
Architect cross-cloud Oracle apps with Azure and OCI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-overview
Highly available Oracle database architectures on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-reference-architecture

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Plan around Azure Linux Container Host support lifecycle	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/support-cycle
Understand Azure VM sizes without temp disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-vms-no-temp-disk
Understand Azure VM compute throttling limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compute-throttling-limits
Check support matrix and limits for Azure VM restore points	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/concepts-restore-points
Compute optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-compute-optimized-skus
General purpose Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-general-purpose-skus
GPU optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-gpu-optimized-skus
Memory optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-memory-optimized-skus
Storage optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-storage-optimized-skus
Understand and use managed disk bursting on Azure	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
Configure and deploy Azure Premium SSD v2 disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-deploy-premium-v2
Enable performance plus for Azure SSD and HDD disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-performance
Plan migration from Standard HDD OS disks before 2028 retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-hdd-os-retirement
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
Understand limits for remote NVMe disks on VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-remote-faqs
Understand limits for temporary NVMe disks on VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-temp-faqs
Understand Azure ephemeral OS disk size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks
Ephemeral OS disk size and behavior FAQ	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks-faq
Reference Ev3 and Esv3 Azure VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ev3-esv3-series
Expand unmanaged Azure VM disks and understand size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/expand-unmanaged-disks
Azure VM disk FAQs with sizes and performance limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/faq-for-disks
Review HC-series VM performance benchmarks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hc-series-performance
Review HX-series VM performance and scalability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hx-performance
Configure Azure Image Builder triggers and regional limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-triggers-how-to
Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/compute-benchmark-scores
Upload or copy VHDs to managed disks with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disks-upload-vhd-to-managed-disk-cli
Expand Linux VM OS and data disk sizes in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/expand-disks
Linux VM behavior, limits, and support FAQs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/faq
Manage Azure VM and scale set vCPU quotas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas
Reference Fadsv7 compute-optimized VM size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fadsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Faldsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/faldsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Falsv6 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Falsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Famdsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famdsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Famsv6 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Famsv7 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Fasv6 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Fasv7 compute-optimized VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv7-series
Reference Fsv2 compute-optimized VM size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fsv2-series
Reference specs for Azure FX high-memory VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fx-series
Reference specs for Azure FXmdsv2 memory-intensive VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmdsv2-series
Reference specs for Azure FXmsv2 memory-intensive VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmsv2-series
NMads MA35d video transcoding VM specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/nm-ads-ma35d-series
NP FPGA VM family sizes and capabilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-family
NP FPGA VM size specifications and hardware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-series
Use Azure Av2 VM sizes and specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/av2-series
Select Azure Basv2 burstable VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/basv2-series
Choose Azure Bpsv2 Arm-based VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bpsv2-series
Plan workloads with Azure Bsv2 burstable VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bsv2-series
Reference Bv1-series general purpose VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bv1-series
Use Azure Dadsv5 VM sizes with temporary storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv5-series
Use Azure Dadsv6 VM sizes with NVMe storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv6-series
Use Azure Dadsv7 VM sizes with NVMe storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv7-series
Plan workloads on Azure Daldsv6 NVMe VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv6-series
Plan workloads on Azure Daldsv7 NVMe VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv7-series
Optimize costs with Azure Dalsv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv6-series
Optimize costs with Azure Dalsv7 low-memory VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Dasv4 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv4-series
Plan workloads with Azure Dasv5 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv5-series
Plan workloads with Azure Dasv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv6-series
Select Azure Dasv7 general-purpose VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Dav4 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dav4-series
Reference specs for Azure DCads_cc_v5 confidential child-capable VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsccv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCadsv5 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCadsv6 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure DCas_cc_v5 confidential child-capable VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasccv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCasv5 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv5-series
Reference specs for Azure DCasv6 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv6-series
Reference specs for Azure DCdsv3 confidential VM sizes	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 specs for Azure DCsv2 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv2-series
Reference specs for Azure DCsv3 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Ddsv4 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv4-series
Use Azure Ddsv5 VM sizes and specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv5-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Ddsv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv6-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Ddsv7 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv7-series
Reference specs for Azure Ddv4 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv4-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Ddv5 VM sizes with local disk	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv5-series
Reference specs for Azure Dldsv5 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv5-series
Use Azure Dldsv6 VM sizes with local SSD	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv6-series
Use Azure Dldsv7 preview VM sizes and specs	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
Evaluate Azure Dlsv7 preview VM size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv7-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Dpdsv5 Arm VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv5-series
Deploy workloads on Azure Dpdsv6 Cobalt VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv6-series
Use Azure Dpldsv5 Arm VM sizes with local storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv5-series
Use Azure Dpldsv6 Cobalt VM sizes with local storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv6-series
Use Azure Dplsv5 low-memory Arm VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv5-series
Choose Azure Dplsv6 low-memory Cobalt VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv6-series
Choose Azure Dpsv5 Arm-based VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv5-series
Use Azure Dpsv6 Cobalt-based VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv6-series
Reference Dsv2-series general purpose VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv2-series
Reference Dsv3-series general purpose VM specs	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
Plan workloads with Azure Dsv7 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv7-series
Reference Dv2-series general purpose VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv2-series
Reference Dv3-series general purpose VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv3-series
Reference specs for Azure Dv4 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv4-series
Plan workloads with Azure Dv5 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv5-series
Reference specs for NC family GPU-optimized VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family
Reference NC RTX PRO 6000 BSE v6 GPU VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-rtxpro6000-bse-v6-series
Reference specs for NC A100 v4 GPU-accelerated VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nca100v4-series
Reference NCads H100 v5 GPU VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncadsh100v5-series
Reference NCasT4 v3 GPU VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncast4v3-series
Reference NCCads H100 v5 confidential GPU VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nccadsh100v5-series
Reference specs for ND family GPU-accelerated VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-family
Reference ND GB200 v6 GPU VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb200-v6-series
Reference ND GB300 v6 GPU VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb300-v6-series
ND H200 v5 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-h200-v5-series
Reference retired ND-series GPU VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-series
Reference ND A100 v4 GPU VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndasra100v4-series
Reference ND H100 v5 GPU VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndh100v5-series
Reference NDm A100 v4 GPU VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndma100v4-series
ND MI300X v5 VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndmi300xv5-series
Reference NDv2 GPU VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndv2-series
NG GPU VM family sizes and specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ng-family
NGads V620 GPU VM size specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ngadsv620-series
NV GPU VM family sizes and capabilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-family
NV series GPU VM specs and retirement limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-series
NVads A10 v5 GPU VM specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsa10v5-series
NVads V710 v5 GPU VM specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsv710-v5-series
NVv3 GPU VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series
NVv4 GPU VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-series
HB HPC VM sub-family sizes and specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hb-family
HBv2 HPC VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-series
HBv3 HPC VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-series
HBv4 HPC VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-series
HBv5 HPC VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-series
HC HPC VM sub-family sizes and specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-family
Reference HC-series VM size specifications in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-series
Reference HX-series VM size specifications in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-series
Reference specs for Azure Dndsv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dndsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnldsv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnldsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnlsv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnlsv6-series
Reference specs for Azure Dnsv6 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnsv6-series
Reference memory-optimized Dv2/Dsv2 VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dv2-dsv2-series-memory
Reference Eadsv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv5-series
Reference Eadsv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv6-series
Reference Eadsv7 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv7-series
Reference Easv4 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv4-series
Reference Easv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv5-series
Reference Easv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv6-series
Reference Easv7 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv7-series
Reference Eav4 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eav4-series
Reference Ebdsv6 Azure VM storage performance limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebdsv6-series
Reference Ebsv6 Azure VM storage performance limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebsv6-series
Reference ECadsv6 confidential VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecadsv6-series
Reference ECasv6 confidential VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasv6-series
Reference Edsv4 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv4-series
Reference Edsv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv5-series
Reference Edsv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv6-series
Reference Edsv7 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv7-series
Reference Edv4 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv4-series
Reference Edv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv5-series
Reference Endsv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/endsv6-series
Reference Ensv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ensv6-series
Reference Epdsv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv5-series
Reference Epdsv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv6-series
Reference Epsv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv5-series
Reference Epsv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv6-series
Reference Esv4 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv4-series
Reference Esv5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv5-series
Reference Esv6 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv6-series
Reference Esv7 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv7-series
Reference Ev4 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev4-series
Reference Ev5 Azure VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev5-series
Reference M-series VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/m-series
Reference Mbdsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbdsv3-series
Reference Mbsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbsv3-series
Reference Mdsv2 MM VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv2-mm-series
Reference Mdsv3 High Memory VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-hm-series
Reference Mdsv3 MM VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-mm-series
Reference Mdsv3 Very High Memory VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-vhm-series
Reference Msv2 MM VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv2-mm-series
Reference Msv3 High Memory VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-hm-series
Reference Msv3 MM VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-mm-series
Reference Mv2 High Memory VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mv2-series
Reference specs for L family storage-optimized VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/l-family
Reference Laosv4 storage-optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/laosv4-series
Reference Lasv3 storage-optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv3-series
Reference Lasv4 storage-optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv4-series
Reference Lsv2-series storage-optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv2-series
Reference Lsv3 storage-optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv3-series
Reference Lsv4 storage-optimized VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv4-series
Use Soft Delete and retention in Compute Gallery	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/soft-delete-gallery
Understand VM states and Azure billing behavior	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/states-billing
Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/compute-benchmark-scores
Upload or copy Windows VHDs to managed disks with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-upload-vhd-to-managed-disk-powershell
Increase Windows VM OS and data disk sizes in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/expand-disks
Windows VM behavior, limits, and support FAQs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/faq
Prepare Windows VHDs for Azure with size constraints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image
Oracle on Azure VMs FAQs for sizing and HA	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-azure-vms-faq
Understand RHEL image types, naming, and retention on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-images

Security

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