Azure Virtual Machines
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What does eviction rate represent? And how do I know capacity is available?
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George Ng
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Reputation points Microsoft Employee
Hi All,
I have a question regarding the eviction rate that I'm seeing in SKU price history.
If there is an eviction rate of 5~10%, does that mean there is a 5~10% chance that my entire VMSS will be deallocated? Or will it be that 5~10% of my VMSS capacity is likely to be evicted? Also, what is the timeframe that the eviction rate is calculated?
Regarding capacity - I see a lot of low prices for certain skus that are typically really hard to get as standard quota. How do I know there is capacity available? Is it simply when the price is cheaper than the pay-to-go-price that there is extra capacity?
I have an enormous workload that I'd like to consider spot instances for. I see incredibly cheap prices in the spot instance pricing dashboards, but I am concerned about the eviction policy and capacity available.
Thanks