azure-virtual-machines

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

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Category Index

| Category | Location | Description |

|----------|----------|-------------|

| Troubleshooting | L37-L69 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure VM issues: kernel/AKS problems, extensions, hibernation, encryption, networking/NSG, restore, maintenance, Trusted Launch, and image/Spot VM errors. |

| Best Practices | L70-L112 | Best practices for Linux/Windows VM operations, performance tuning (HPC, InfiniBand, Lsv3), HA, cost optimization, disk/boot/image management, encryption, and OS/AKS upgrades and migrations. |

| Decision Making | L113-L185 | Guidance for choosing VM, disk, OS, and image options; planning costs, reservations, and licensing; and designing or migrating workloads (Linux, Oracle, GPU/HPC, AKS) and retired VM series. |

| Architecture & Design Patterns | L186-L201 | Architectural patterns for Azure VMs: fleet allocation/HA, low-latency placement, clustered/shared-disk workloads, secure key release, and Oracle/OpenShift designs including DR and cross-cloud with OCI. |

| Limits & Quotas | L202-L406 | VM size specs, disk and storage performance limits, quotas, capacity and packing rules, and hardware constraints for Azure VMs, Dedicated Hosts, GPUs, HPC, and confidential VMs. |

| Security | L407-L476 | Encrypting and securing Azure VMs and disks (ADE, CMK, SSE, FIPS), managing certs/Key Vault, Trusted Launch/MSP, RBAC/Policy, and secure image sharing and VM extensions. |

| Configuration | [configuration.md](configuration.md) | Configuring Azure VMs and disks (networking, storage, GPU/HPC, security, agents/extensions, maintenance, patching, telemetry, Oracle workloads) and managing images, galleries, restore points, and health monitoring. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | [integrations.md](integrations.md) | Automation scripts and APIs for VM management: backups, restore points, disk operations, maintenance/scheduled events, monitoring, encryption, networking, and Oracle DB integration. |

| Deployment | [deployment.md](deployment.md) | Guides for deploying and migrating Azure VMs: image customization, disk/ENCRYPTION/storage moves, regional/zone moves, DevOps-based rollouts, and blue‑green/rolling upgrade patterns. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Manage and debug Azure Linux kernel issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-kernel |

| Troubleshoot AKS ACL workloads by toggling SELinux | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/selinux-toggle-troubleshoot |

| Resolve outdated kernel versions on Azure Linux AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/troubleshoot-kernel-version |

| Troubleshoot automatic package upgrade failures on Azure Linux AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/troubleshoot-package-upgrade-aks |

| Troubleshoot per-disk resiliency issues on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-per-disk-resiliency-troubleshoot |

| Resolve Azure Spot VM and scale set error codes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/error-codes-spot |

| Troubleshoot Azure Windows VM extension failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/troubleshoot |

| Diagnose and fix issues on Azure HB/HBv and N-series VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hb-hc-known-issues |

| Diagnose and fix Azure VM hibernation issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting |

| Diagnose and fix Azure cloud-init VM provisioning issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/cloud-init-troubleshooting |

| Resolve common Azure Disk Encryption issues on Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-faq |

| Run ADE on Linux VMs in isolated networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-isolated-network |

| Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-troubleshooting |

| Resolve common issues for Azure Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/faq |

| Troubleshoot hibernation problems on Linux Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting-linux |

| Connect to Azure Image Builder build VMs for debugging | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-connect-to-build-vm |

| Troubleshoot common Azure VM Image Builder failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-troubleshoot |

| Reset latched MSP keys for Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/other-examples/key-reset |

| Troubleshoot Metadata Security Protocol issues on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/metadata-security-protocol/troubleshoot-guide |

| Diagnose VM traffic blocked by NSG rules in Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/network-security-group-test |

| Troubleshoot Azure VM restore point failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/restore-point-troubleshooting |

| Resolve Azure NVv4 VM retirement and resize issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv4-retirement |

| Troubleshoot Azure VM Maintenance Configuration deployment and patching issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshoot-maintenance-configurations |

| Troubleshoot Azure Compute Gallery shared image issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshooting-shared-images |

| Troubleshoot common issues with Azure Trusted Launch VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-faq |

| Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-faq |

| Troubleshoot Azure Disk Encryption on Windows VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-troubleshooting |

| Resolve common issues for Azure Windows VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/faq |

| Troubleshoot hibernation problems on Windows Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hibernate-resume-troubleshooting-windows |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Operate and support Azure Linux distributions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-general |

| Manage Azure Linux packages and upgrades | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-packages |

| Perform common developer tasks on Azure Linux | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-developer |

| Apply best practices for upgrading Azure Linux AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-upgrade-azure-linux-nodes |

| Apply scaling best practices for Azure HPC apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications |

| Scale and tune HPC applications on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications |

| Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H-series and N-series VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure |

| Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H-series and N-series VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure |

| Apply best practices for Azure VM cost optimization | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-best-practices |

| Benchmark applications using Azure Disk Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-benchmarks |

| Apply high-availability best practices for VMs and disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-high-availability |

| Use incremental snapshots for Azure managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-incremental-snapshots |

| Instant access behavior for managed disk snapshots | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-instant-access-snapshots |

| Optimize VM and disk performance on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance |

| Use Azure ephemeral OS disks for stateless VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks |

| Enable and tune InfiniBand on Azure HPC VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/enable-infiniband |

| Handle VM extensions on Python 3-enabled Linux systems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/issues-using-vm-extensions-python-3 |

| Update Azure Linux Agent on existing Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/update-linux-agent |

| HBv3 VM performance and scalability guidance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-performance |

| HBv4 VM performance and scalability expectations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-performance |

| HBv5 VM performance and scalability guidance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-performance |

| Apply best practices for Azure VM Image Builder usage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-best-practices |

| Prepare generic Linux images for Azure deployment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-upload-generic |

| Create and upload Ubuntu Linux VHDs for Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-upload-ubuntu |

| Prepare Debian Linux VHDs for Azure virtual machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/debian-create-upload-vhd |

| Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-linux |

| Create and prepare Oracle Linux VHDs for Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/oracle-create-upload-vhd |

| Prepare Red Hat Enterprise Linux VHDs for Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/redhat-create-upload-vhd |

| Optimize Linux performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/storage-performance |

| Create and upload SUSE Linux VHDs to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/suse-create-upload-vhd |

| Assess readiness for Azure v6/v7 VM migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-assess |

| Validate and optimize Azure v6/v7 VM migrations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-validate |

| Design high-performance apps with Azure Premium SSDs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/premium-storage-performance |

| Optimize VM boot times using Image Builder and Azure Compute Gallery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-boot-optimization |

| Safely repurpose the D: drive as data disk on Windows VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/change-drive-letter |

| Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Windows VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-windows |

| Optimize Windows performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/storage-performance |

| Optimize Oracle performance and cost on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-performance-best-practice |

| Perform in-place RHEL upgrades on Azure VMs safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-in-place-upgrade |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Plan AKS support lifecycle for Azure Linux hosts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/aks-support-cycle |

| Choose the right Azure Linux deployment option | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/deployment-options |

| Use Azure Linux as AKS node OS effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-aks |

| Select Azure Linux or ACL for AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-aks |

| Choose Azure HPC/AI VM images for InfiniBand | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-hpc-vm-images |

| Decide when to use Azure VMs without temp disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-vms-no-temp-disk |

| Plan backup and disaster recovery for Azure managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/backup-and-disaster-recovery-for-azure-iaas-disks |

| Choose between Azure VMs, VMSS, and Compute Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compare-compute-products |

| Select constrained vCPU VM sizes for licensing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/constrained-vcpu |

| Monitor and control Azure VM spending with Cost Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-monitor-costs |

| Plan and estimate Azure VM costs using Cost Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/cost-optimization-plan-to-manage-costs |

| Handle deprecated Azure Marketplace VM images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images |

| Plan migration from Standard HDD OS disks before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-hdd-os-retirement |

| Choose and tune Azure managed disk performance options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance-options |

| Select redundancy options for Azure managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-redundancy |

| Plan and purchase Azure Disk Storage reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-reserved-capacity |

| Choose the right Azure managed disk type | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types |

| Estimate Azure VM costs using portal cost card | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/estimated-vm-create-cost-card |

| Decide between Azure Generation 1 and 2 VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/generation-2 |

| Choose DNS name resolution options for Linux Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-dns |

| Decide and apply Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-hybrid-benefit-linux |

| Plan and create custom Linux images for Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/imaging |

| Choose Linux VDI architectures on Azure Virtual Machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/linux-remote-desktop-options |

| Plan migration from retiring Dedicated Host SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/dedicated-host-migration-guide |

| Migrate workloads from retiring Azure Dedicated Host SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/dedicated-host-migration-guide |

| Plan migration from AWS EC2 to Azure Virtual Machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migrate-from-elastic-compute-cloud-architecture |

| Migrate legacy managed images to Azure Compute Gallery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migration-managed-image-to-compute-gallery |

| Resolve common questions on Azure v6/v7 migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-faq |

| Decide and plan migration to Azure v6/v7 VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-overview |

| Plan backup and DR for unmanaged Azure VM disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/page-blobs-backup-and-disaster-recovery |

| Decide and purchase Azure Reserved VM Instances | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/prepay-reserved-vm-instances |

| Choose instance size flexibility for Azure Reserved VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility |

| Select replacements for previous-generation Azure VM series | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/previous-gen-sizes-list |

| Plan migrations from retired Azure VM size series | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retired-sizes-list |

| Migrate from Av1 to Av2 Azure VM series before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/av1-series-retirement |

| Choose target sizes for retired Azure VM series | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/d-ds-dv2-dsv2-ls-series-migration-guide |

| Plan migration from DCccv5 confidential VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcccv5-series-retirement |

| Plan migration from DCsv2 Azure VMs before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcsv2-series-retirement |

| Plan migration from ECccv5 confidential VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ecccv5-series-retirement |

| Migrate HBv2-series HPC VMs before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hbv2-series-retirement |

| Migrate HC-series HPC VMs before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hc-series-retirement |

| Plan migration for Msv2 and Mdsv2 VM retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/msv2-mdsv2-retirement |

| Migrate Azure NC, ND, NCv2, NP GPU workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/n-series-migration |

| Migrate from retiring NC24rs_v3 VM size | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ncv3-nc24rs-retirement |

| Plan NCv3-series VM retirement and extensions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/ncv3-retirement |

| Plan migration for Azure ND-series VM retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nd-series-retirement |

| Migrate NP-series FPGA VMs before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/np-series-retirement |

| Migrate Azure NV-series VMs to newer GPU sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-migration-guide |

| Plan migration for Azure NV-series VM retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-retirement |

| Manage NVv3-series VM retirement and extensions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv3-series-retirement |

| Plan migrations from previous-gen Azure VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/retirement-overview |

| Plan migration from DCsv3 confidential VMs before retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/dcsv3-series-retirement |

| Decide when and how to use Azure Spot VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/spot-vms |

| Plan migration from Azure unmanaged disks retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/unmanaged-disks-deprecation |

| Analyze Azure VM usage data for cost and consumption insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-usage |

| Use Windows client images in Azure for dev/test | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/client-images |

| Deploy Windows 11 on Azure with Multitenant Hosting Rights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/windows-desktop-multitenant-hosting-deployment |

| Plan for Ubuntu LTS end of standard support on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/canonical/ubuntu-els-guidance |

| Plan Azure migrations for CentOS end-of-life | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life |

| Choose backup strategies for Oracle on Azure Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-strategies |

| Design and size Oracle Database Enterprise Edition on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-design |

| Plan and execute Oracle workload migration to Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration |

| Migrate Oracle workloads to Oracle Database@Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-migration-oracle-database-at-azure |

| Choose approaches for Oracle applications on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-overview |

| Choose and deploy Oracle VM images from Azure Marketplace | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-vm-solutions |

| Select solutions for WebLogic Server on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-weblogic |

| Select solutions for WebLogic Server on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/weblogic-aks |

| Plan RHEL Extended Life Cycle Support on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-extended-lifecycle-support |

| Plan migration for NC-series GPU VM retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/nc-series-retirement |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Choose Azure Compute Fleet allocation strategies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/allocation-strategies |

| Use Managed mode to maintain Azure Compute Fleet capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/managed-mode |

| Use proximity placement groups to minimize VM latency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/co-location |

| Architect clustered workloads with Azure shared disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared |

| Design OpenShift deployments on Azure Stack Hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/openshift-azure-stack |

| Plan Azure v6/v7 VM migration architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/sizes-v6-v7-migration-plan |

| Design attestation-gated Secure Key Release for Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/secure-key-release-pattern-trusted-launch |

| Reference architectures for Oracle apps and DB on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/deploy-application-oracle-database-azure |

| Design Oracle disaster recovery architectures on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-disaster-recovery |

| Architect Oracle apps on Azure VMs with databases on OCI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-applications |

| Architect cross-cloud Oracle apps with Azure and OCI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-oci-overview |

| Highly available Oracle database architectures on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-reference-architecture |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Understand CVE handling SLAs for Azure Linux and ACL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/manage-cves |

| Understand Azure VM compute throttling limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compute-throttling-limits |

| Check Azure VM restore points support limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/concepts-restore-points |

| Compute optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-compute-optimized-skus |

| VM packing specs for General Purpose Dedicated Hosts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-general-purpose-skus |

| GPU optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-gpu-optimized-skus |

| Reference VM packing specs for memory-optimized dedicated hosts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-memory-optimized-skus |

| Storage optimized Dedicated Host SKU capacities and packing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-host-storage-optimized-skus |

| Use Azure VM managed disk bursting performance limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-bursting |

| Understand performance tiers for Azure Managed Disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-change-performance |

| Enable performance plus for Azure SSD and HDD disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-performance |

| Scalability and performance targets for Azure VM disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-scalability-targets |

| Reference Ebsv5 and Ebdsv5 VM storage performance limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ebdsv5-ebsv5-series |

| Reference ECas_cc_v5 and ECads_cc_v5 confidential child VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecasccv5-ecadsccv5-series |

| Reference ECasv5 and ECadsv5 confidential VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecasv5-ecadsv5-series |

| Reference ECedsv6 confidential Intel-based VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecedsv6-series |

| Reference ECesv6 confidential Intel-based VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ecesv6-series |

| Review constraints for Azure remote NVMe disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-remote-faqs |

| Understand limits of Azure VM temp NVMe disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-temp-faqs |

| Ephemeral OS disk size and behavior limits for Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks-faq |

| Expand unmanaged Azure VM disks and understand size limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/expand-unmanaged-disks |

| Reference Azure managed disk limits and capacities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/faq-for-disks |

| Understand Azure HBv3 VM hardware specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv3-series-overview |

| Understand Azure HBv4 VM hardware specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv4-series-overview |

| Understand Azure HBv5 VM hardware specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hbv5-series-overview |

| Review HX-series VM performance and scalability | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hx-performance |

| Configure Azure Image Builder triggers and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-builder-triggers-how-to |

| Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/compute-benchmark-scores |

| Expand Linux VM OS and data disk sizes in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/expand-disks |

| Plan for Azure VM series capacity restrictions and migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration/sizes/previous-gen-series-capacity-limitations |

| Understand and manage Azure VM vCPU quotas by region | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas |

| Reference Fadsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fadsv7-series |

| Reference Faldsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/faldsv7-series |

| Reference Falsv6 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv6-series |

| Reference Falsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/falsv7-series |

| Reference Famdsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famdsv7-series |

| Reference Famsv6 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv6-series |

| Reference Famsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/famsv7-series |

| Reference Fasv6 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv6-series |

| Reference Fasv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fasv7-series |

| Reference Fsv2 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fsv2-series |

| Reference FX VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fx-series |

| Reference FXmdsv2 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmdsv2-series |

| Reference FXmsv2 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmsv2-series |

| Reference NP family FPGA VM sizes and retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-family |

| Reference NP-series FPGA VM specs and retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-series |

| Reference Av2 VM size specifications and capacities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/av2-series |

| Select Azure Basv2 burstable VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/basv2-series |

| Choose Azure Bpsv2 Arm-based VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bpsv2-series |

| Plan workloads with Azure Bsv2 burstable VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bsv2-series |

| Reference Bv1 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/bv1-series |

| Reference Dadsv5 VM sizes and storage limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv5-series |

| Use Dadsv6 VM size specs for workload sizing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv6-series |

| Use Dadsv7 VM size specs for capacity planning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dadsv7-series |

| Plan deployments with Daldsv6 VM size limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv6-series |

| Evaluate Daldsv7 VM size resource constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/daldsv7-series |

| Reference Dalsv6 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv6-series |

| Plan workloads with Dalsv7 VM size limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dalsv7-series |

| Reference Dasv4 VM sizes and Premium SSD limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv4-series |

| Reference Dasv5 VM sizes and resource limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv5-series |

| Reference Dasv6 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv6-series |

| Select Azure Dasv7 general-purpose VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dasv7-series |

| Reference Dav4 VM sizes and capacity limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dav4-series |

| Reference DCads_cc_v5 parent-child VM size limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsccv5-series |

| Reference DCadsv5 confidential VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv5-series |

| Reference DCadsv6 confidential VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcadsv6-series |

| Reference specs for Azure DCas_cc_v5 confidential child-capable VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasccv5-series |

| Reference specs for Azure DCasv5 confidential VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv5-series |

| Reference specs for Azure DCasv6 confidential VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcasv6-series |

| Review DCdsv3 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcdsv3-series |

| Reference specs for Azure DCedsv6 confidential VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcedsv6-series |

| Reference specs for Azure DCesv6 confidential VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcesv6-series |

| Reference DCsv2 confidential VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv2-series |

| Review DCsv3 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dcsv3-series |

| Reference Ddsv4 VM sizes and capacity limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv4-series |

| Reference Ddsv5 VM sizes and capacity limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv5-series |

| Reference Ddsv6 VM size performance limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv6-series |

| Reference Ddsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv7-series |

| Reference Ddv4 VM sizes and capacity limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv4-series |

| Reference Ddv5 VM sizes and capacity limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddv5-series |

| Reference Dldsv5 VM sizes and SSD limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv5-series |

| Check Dldsv6 VM size and storage capacities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv6-series |

| Reference Dldsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dldsv7-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dlsv5 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv5-series |

| Choose Azure Dlsv6 low-memory VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv6-series |

| Reference Dlsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dlsv7-series |

| Reference Dpdsv5 Arm VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv5-series |

| Reference Dpdsv6 VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpdsv6-series |

| Reference Dpldsv5 Arm VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv5-series |

| Reference Dpldsv6 VM sizes and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpldsv6-series |

| Use Azure Dplsv5 low-memory Arm VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv5-series |

| Choose Azure Dplsv6 low-memory Cobalt VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dplsv6-series |

| Choose Azure Dpsv5 Arm-based VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv5-series |

| Use Azure Dpsv6 Cobalt-based VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dpsv6-series |

| Reference Dsv2 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv2-series |

| Reference Dsv3 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv3-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dsv4 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv4-series |

| Use Azure Dsv5 VM sizes for general workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv5-series |

| Use Azure Dsv6 VM sizes for general workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv6-series |

| Reference Dsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dsv7-series |

| Reference Dv2 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv2-series |

| Reference Dv3 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv3-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dv4 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv4-series |

| Reference Dv5 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/dv5-series |

| Reference NC family GPU VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family |

| Reference NC RTX PRO 6000 BSE v6 VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-rtxpro6000-bse-v6-series |

| Reference NC A100 v4 GPU VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nca100v4-series |

| Reference NCads H100 v5 GPU VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncadsh100v5-series |

| Reference NCasT4 v3 GPU VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ncast4v3-series |

| Reference NCCads H100 v5 confidential GPU VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nccadsh100v5-series |

| Reference specs for ND family GPU-accelerated VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-family |

| Reference ND GB200 v6 Blackwell GPU VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb200-v6-series |

| Understand ND GB300-v6 Azure GPU VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-gb300-v6-series |

| Reference ND H200 v5 GPU VM performance specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-h200-v5-series |

| Reference retired ND-series GPU VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nd-series |

| Reference ND A100 v4 GPU VM training specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndasra100v4-series |

| Reference ND H100 v5 GPU VM training specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndh100v5-series |

| Reference NDm A100 v4 GPU VM training specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndma100v4-series |

| Reference ND MI300X v5 AMD GPU VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ndmi300xv5-series |

| Reference NDv2-series GPU VM hardware specs | 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 |

| Reference NGads V620 gaming GPU VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ngadsv620-series |

| Select Azure NV GPU VM sizes and specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-family |

| Reference NV-series GPU VM specs and retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nv-series |

| Reference NVadsA10 v5 partial NVIDIA GPU VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsa10v5-series |

| Reference NVads V710 v5 partial AMD GPU VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvadsv710-v5-series |

| Reference NVv3 GPU VM graphics specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series |

| Reference NVv4 partial GPU VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-series |

| Understand Azure HB-series VM size capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hb-family |

| Use HBv2-series VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-series |

| HBv3 HPC VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-series |

| HBv4 HPC VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-series |

| Reference HBv5 Azure HPC VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-series |

| Review Azure HC-series VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-family |

| Reference HC-series Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-series |

| Explore Azure HX-series VM size limits and specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-family |

| Reference HX-series VM size specifications in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dndsv6 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dndsv6-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dnldsv6 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnldsv6-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dnlsv6 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnlsv6-series |

| Reference specs for Azure Dnsv6 VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dnsv6-series |

| Reference memory-optimized Dv2/Dsv2 VM specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dv2-dsv2-series-memory |

| Reference Eadsv5 VM size specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv5-series |

| Reference Eadsv6 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv6-series |

| Reference Eadsv7 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eadsv7-series |

| Reference Easv4 VM size specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv4-series |

| Reference Easv5 VM size specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv5-series |

| Reference Easv6 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv6-series |

| Reference Easv7 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/easv7-series |

| Reference Eav4 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/eav4-series |

| Reference Ebdsv6 Azure VM storage performance limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebdsv6-series |

| Reference Ebsv6 Azure VM storage performance limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebsv6-series |

| Reference ECadsv6 confidential VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecadsv6-series |

| Reference ECasv6 confidential VM specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasv6-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv4 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv4-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv5 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv5-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Edsv6 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv6-series |

| Reference Edsv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edsv7-series |

| Reference Edv4 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv4-series |

| Reference Edv5 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/edv5-series |

| Reference Endsv6 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/endsv6-series |

| Reference Ensv6 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ensv6-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Epdsv5 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv5-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Epdsv6 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epdsv6-series |

| Reference Epsv5 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv5-series |

| Reference Epsv6 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/epsv6-series |

| Reference Esv4 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv4-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Esv5 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv5-series |

| Reference Esv6 VM size specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv6-series |

| Reference Esv7 VM size specifications and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv7-series |

| Use Ev3 and Esv3 memory-optimized VM sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev3-esv3-series |

| Reference VM specs for Azure Ev4 memory-optimized sizes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev4-series |

| Reference Ev5 Azure VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ev5-series |

| Reference M-series VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/m-series |

| Reference Mbdsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbdsv3-series |

| Reference Mbdsv4 VM size specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbdsv4-series |

| Reference Mbsv3 memory-storage optimized VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbsv3-series |

| Reference Mbsv4 VM size specs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mbsv4-series |

| Reference Mdsv2 MM VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv2-mm-series |

| Reference Mdsv3 High Memory VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-hm-series |

| Reference Mdsv3 MM VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-mm-series |

| Reference Mdsv3 Very High Memory VM specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv3-vhm-series |

| Reference Msv2 MM VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv2-mm-series |

| Reference Msv3 High Memory VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-hm-series |

| Reference Msv3 MM VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv3-mm-series |

| Reference Mv2 High Memory VM size specifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mv2-series |

| Reference L family VM sizes and specs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/l-family |

| Use Laosv4 VM sizes and capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/laosv4-series |

| Use Lasv3 VM sizes and capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv3-series |

| Use Lasv4 VM sizes and capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv4-series |

| Reference Lsv2 Azure VM size and storage limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv2-series |

| Use Lsv3 VM sizes and capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv3-series |

| Use Lsv4 VM sizes and capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lsv4-series |

| Use Soft Delete and retention in Compute Gallery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/soft-delete-gallery |

| Understand VM states and Azure billing behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/states-billing |

| Configure Azure VM vCore customization limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-customization |

| Compare CoreMark scores for Azure Windows VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/compute-benchmark-scores |

| Upload or copy Windows VHDs to managed disks with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-upload-vhd-to-managed-disk-powershell |

| Prepare Windows VHDs for Azure with size constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image |

| Oracle on Azure VMs FAQs for sizing and HA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-azure-vms-faq |

| Understand RHEL image types, naming, and retention on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-images |

Security

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Manage trusted root and custom certificates on Azure Linux | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/certificate-management |

| Install custom root CAs on Azure Linux AKS hosts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/install-certificates-aks |

| Configure server-side encryption for Azure managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-encryption |

| Use disk encryption sets across Entra tenants | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-cross-tenant-customer-managed-keys |

| Configure customer-managed keys for Azure managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-customer-managed-keys-portal |

| Configure double encryption at rest for managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-double-encryption-at-rest-portal |

| Configure encryption at host for Azure managed disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-host-based-encryption-portal |

| Secure Azure managed disk import/export with Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-private-links-for-import-export-portal |

| Configure restrictions on Azure managed disk import/export | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-restrict-import-export-overview |

| Secure managed disk uploads/downloads with Entra ID and RBAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-secure-upload-download |

| Enable FIPS 140-3 for Azure Linux VM agent and extensions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-linux-fips |

| Configure Azure Disk Encryption for Linux VMs via extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/azure-disk-enc-linux |

| Configure Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs via extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/azure-disk-enc-windows |

| Securely pass credentials with Azure DSC extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/dsc-credentials |

| Use Azure Policy via CLI to restrict Linux VM extensions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/extensions-rmpolicy-howto-cli |

| Use Azure Policy via PowerShell to restrict Windows VM extensions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/extensions-rmpolicy-howto-ps |

| Encrypt Compute Gallery image versions with CMK | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-version-encryption |

| Configure Key Vault for ADE on Linux VMs | https://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 VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-linux-aad |

| Enable Azure Disk Encryption on Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-overview |

| Prerequisites for ADE with Entra apps on Linux | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-overview-aad |

| 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 |

| Secure managed disk import/export with Private Link | 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 |

| Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/policy-reference |

| Use Azure Policy regulatory controls for Virtual Machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/security-controls-policy |

| Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to VM Image Builder | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/security-controls-policy-image-builder |

| Apply Azure security features and policies to protect VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/security-policy |

| Assign RBAC roles to share Compute Gallery resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-gallery |

| Publish and manage community galleries in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-gallery-community |

| Share Compute Gallery resources with specific tenants | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-gallery-direct |

| Share gallery images across tenants with app registration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/share-using-app-registration |

| Configure Trusted Launch security for Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch |

| Enable Trusted launch on existing Gen2 Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vm |

| Upgrade Gen1 Azure VMs to Gen2 with Trusted launch | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vm-gen-1 |

| Enable Trusted Launch on existing Azure VM scale sets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vmss |

| Deploy Trusted Launch virtual machines securely in Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-portal |

| Customize Secure Boot UEFI key databases for Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-secure-boot-custom-uefi |

| Enforce VM application compliance using Azure Policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-applications-inject-with-policy |

| Publish Azure VM applications 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 ID (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 Entra ID on Windows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-overview-aad |

| Enable ADE with Entra ID for Windows IaaS 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 |