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Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when choosing VM/disk/GPU SKUs, configuring NVMe/Ultra disks, using Trusted Launch, or running Oracle/HPC workloads, and other Azure Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (use azure-data-science-vm), Azure DevTest Labs (use azure-devtest-labs).

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Azure Virtual Machines Skill

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

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

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Category Index

Category	Location	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L70	Diagnosing and fixing Azure VM issues: kernel/AKS, package updates, disk resiliency, encryption, hibernation, NSG/traffic, restore points, GPU/resize, Trusted Launch, and extensions.
Best Practices	L71-L112	Best practices for Linux/Windows VM images, performance, HA, cost, storage, encryption, HPC tuning, AKS node upgrades, and OS/package management on Azure VMs.
Decision Making	L113-L191	Guidance for choosing VM, disk, GPU/HPC, and host options; planning costs, reservations, and retirements; and designing migrations, OS lifecycles, and Oracle/Linux workloads on Azure VMs.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L192-L209	Design patterns for Azure VMs: fleet allocation and capacity, low-latency placement, secure key release, and detailed HPC and Oracle app/database architectures (including cross-cloud and DR).
Limits & Quotas	L210-L413	VM size specs, disk and NVMe limits, GPU/CPU/memory capacities, quotas, packing on Dedicated Hosts, and performance/throughput targets for Azure Virtual Machines.
Security	L414-L484	Securing Azure VMs and disks: encryption (ADE, CMK, SSE, host), Key Vault integration, Trusted Launch, metadata protection, policies/RBAC, certificates, and secure image/gallery sharing.
Configuration	configuration.md	Configuring Azure VMs and disks (storage, NVMe, Ultra/SSD), Linux/Windows agents and extensions, networking, maintenance, monitoring/VM watch, SSH/WinRM, Oracle workloads, and image/restore management.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	integrations.md	Scripts and patterns for automating VM management: backups/restore points, maintenance and availability monitoring, disk and snapshot operations, GPU/HPC setup, Oracle/SQL integration, and CLI/PowerShell/REST usage.
Deployment	deployment.md	Deploying and migrating Azure VMs and disks: image customization, storage/SSD/ZRS choices, encryption changes, region/zone moves, rolling/blue‑green deployments, and GPU/VDI setups.

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 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
Diagnose and fix issues on Azure HB/HC GPU VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hb-hc-known-issues
Resolve NVv4 to NVads_V710_v5 resize errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv4-retirement
Resolve common issues modernizing to v6/v7 VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-faq
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 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 Azure VMs	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 Azure VM and managed disk performance	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
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
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
Design high-performance apps with Azure Premium SSDs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/premium-storage-performance
Scale and tune HPC applications on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/compiling-scaling-applications
Optimize InfiniBand-enabled H and N-series Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/configure
Interpret HBv2-series VM performance benchmarks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-performance
Use HBv3-series VM performance and scalability data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-performance
Apply HBv4-series VM performance guidance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-performance
Leverage HBv5-series VM performance benchmarks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-performance
Use HC-series VM performance and tuning data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-series-performance
Apply HX-series VM performance and scalability guidance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-performance
Validate and optimize Azure v6/v7 VM upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-validate
Optimize VM boot times using Image Builder and Azure Compute Gallery	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-boot-optimization
Safely repurpose the D: drive as data disk on Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/change-drive-letter
Azure Disk Encryption scenarios for Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-windows
Optimize Windows performance on Lsv3 and Lasv3 Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/storage-performance
Optimize Oracle performance and cost on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-performance-best-practice
Perform in-place RHEL upgrades on Azure VMs safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-in-place-upgrade

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Plan AKS support lifecycle for Azure Linux hosts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/aks-support-cycle
Choose the right Azure Linux deployment option	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/deployment-options
Use Azure Linux as AKS node OS effectively	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/faq-aks
Select Azure Linux or ACL for AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/get-started-aks
Decide 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
Decide and plan migration of Azure Compute Gallery from China North/East	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/compute-gallery-migrate-china-regions
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
Modernize retiring Azure Dedicated Host SKUs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/modernization-guide
Purchase and scope Azure Dedicated Host reservations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/prepay-reserved-instances
Choose and modernize Azure Dedicated Host SKUs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/sku-lifecycle
Handle deprecated Azure Marketplace VM images	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images
Plan migration from Standard HDD OS disks by 2028	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
Plan and purchase Azure Disk Storage reservations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-reserved-capacity
Choose the right Azure managed disk type for VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types
Estimate Azure VM costs using portal cost card	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/estimated-vm-create-cost-card
Choose and use isolated Azure VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/isolation
Choose DNS name resolution options for Linux Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-dns
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 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
Plan backup and DR for unmanaged Azure VM disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/page-blobs-backup-and-disaster-recovery
Decide and purchase Azure Reserved VM Instances	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/prepay-reserved-vm-instances
Choose instance size flexibility for Azure Reserved VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility
Plan for NP-series VM retirement and migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/fpga-accelerated/np-family
Select NG family GPU VM sizes for workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/ng-family
Understand HBv2-series VM lifecycle and migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-series-overview
Plan for HC-series VM retirement and options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-series-overview
Choose Azure HB and N-series VMs for HPC workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/overview-hb-hc
Understand Azure VM size lifecycle and modernization	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/lifecycle-overview
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
Plan migration from DCccv5 confidential VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/dcccv5-series-retirement
Modernize from Azure DCsv2 confidential VMs	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
Plan modernization from HC-series Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/hc-series-retirement
Plan migration from retired Msv2/Mdsv2 VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/msv2-mdsv2-retirement
Modernize NC, ND, NCv2, NP GPU workloads in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/n-series-modernization-guide
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
Plan modernization from NP-series Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/np-series-retirement
Modernize retired Azure NV-series GPU workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-modernization-guide
Plan migration for Azure NV-series VM retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nv-series-retirement
Handle NVv3-series VM retirement and migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv3-series-retirement
Modernize workloads from retired Azure VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/retired-sizes-modernization-guide
Plan around Azure VM retirements and capacity limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirements-and-capacity-restrictions
Modernize D/E-family workloads to Azure v5 VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v5-modernization-overview
Assess workload readiness for Azure v6/v7 VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-assess
Identify v6/v7 modernization pattern by workload	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-discover
Plan wave-based upgrades to Azure v6/v7 VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-modernize
Plan modernization to Azure v6 and v7 VM series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-overview
Plan detailed migration to Azure v6/v7 VM series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/sizes-v6-v7-modernization-plan
Modernize from DCsv3 and DCdsv3 confidential VMs	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

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
Design OpenShift deployments on Azure Stack Hub	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/openshift-azure-stack
Implement secure key release with Trusted Launch VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/secure-key-release-pattern-trusted-launch
Use HBv3-series VM architecture for HPC	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-series-overview
Design HPC workloads on HBv4 VM architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-series-overview
Architect HPC solutions with HBv5 VM topology	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-series-overview
Leverage HX-series VM architecture for memory-heavy HPC	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-series-overview
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
Support matrix and limits for Azure VM restore points	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/concepts-restore-points
Review compute-optimized Azure Dedicated Host SKU limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/compute-optimized-skus
Understand general-purpose Azure Dedicated Host SKUs and capacities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/general-purpose-skus
Plan VM packing for GPU-optimized Dedicated Hosts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/gpu-optimized-skus
Plan VM packing for memory-optimized Dedicated Hosts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/memory-optimized-skus
Plan VM packing for storage-optimized Dedicated Hosts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts/storage-optimized-skus
Understand Azure managed disk bursting limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disk-bursting
Map Premium SSD disk sizes to performance tiers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-change-performance
Increase Azure managed disk IOPS and throughput	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
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
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
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-series Azure VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fx-family
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
Review NP-series VM hardware 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
Reference Dadsv7 Azure VM size specifications	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
Reference Daldsv7 Azure VM size specifications	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
Understand Azure Dsv3 VM specs and retirement	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
Understand Azure Dv3 VM specs and retirement	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
Review 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 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
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
Review HBv2-series VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv2-series
HBv3-series VM size specs and capacities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv3-series
HBv4-series VM size specifications and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv4-series
HBv5-series VM size limits and performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hbv5-series
Understand HC sub-family VM specs and retirement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hc-family
Review HC-series 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
HX-series VM size specs and memory capacities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/high-performance-compute/hx-series
Review End of Life Azure VM size series	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/end-of-life-sizes-list
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 specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/dv2-dsv2-series-memory
Reference E-series Azure VM sizes and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/e-family
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 Ebdsv5 and Ebsv5 VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ebdsv5-ebsv5-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
Use EC family confidential VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ec-family
Reference ECadsv6 confidential VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecadsv6-series
Reference ECas_cc_v5 and ECads_cc_v5 VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasccv5-ecadsccv5-series
Reference ECasv5 and ECadsv5 confidential VM specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasv5-ecadsv5-series
Reference ECasv6 confidential VM specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecasv6-series
Reference ECedsv6 confidential VM size specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecedsv6-series
Reference ECesv6 confidential VM size specs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/ecesv6-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
Review Ev3 and Esv3 VM specs and retirement	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 Mdsv4 VM size specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv4-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 Msv4 VM size specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/msv4-series
Reference Mv2 High Memory VM size specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mv2-series
Use L family storage-optimized VM size 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
Reference Laosv5 storage-optimized VM specifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/laosv5-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 Lasv5 VM size specs and limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/storage-optimized/lasv5-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
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
Choose and configure Azure managed disk encryption options	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
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 Azure managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-double-encryption-at-rest-portal
Enable encryption at host for Azure managed disks via portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-host-based-encryption-portal
Restrict managed disk import/export via Azure Private Link	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-private-links-for-import-export-portal
Restrict import and export of Azure managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-restrict-import-export-overview
Secure managed disk uploads and downloads with Entra ID	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
Enable customer-managed keys for Azure managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-enable-customer-managed-keys-powershell
Configure encryption at host for Azure Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disks-enable-host-based-encryption-powershell
Set up Azure Key Vault for VM deployments with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/key-vault-setup
Secure Windows IIS VMs with TLS certificates from Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/tutorial-secure-web-server

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