Why NV6 is "not supported anymore" for Azure Spot

Cory Banks 1 Reputation point
2022-02-19T13:35:44.107+00:00

Hello,
I deleted my VM to replace the operating system just to see that Azure Portal saying "This size is not supported via Azure Spot", but since when. A week ago it was working fine, is it a bug or did Microsoft changed just randomly without announcing it?

How can I create a NV6 VM via Azure Spot now?

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 95,496 Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-19T15:25:24.81+00:00

    Hi @Cory Banks ,

    Azure spot instances are using "unused compute capacity" in the Azure datacenter.
    It might be that the availability if these "unused compute capacities" may vary from time to time depending on the workloads in the Azure datacenters.

    In which Azure region are you trying to create the NV6 VM spot instances?

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  2. Andreas Baumgarten 95,496 Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-19T19:29:41.637+00:00

    Hi @Cory Banks ,

    it seems it's related to the Azure Region France Central . In this region it seems no capacity of NV6 is available, at least I can't find the NV6 SKU for spot instances as well. If I choose "West Europe" region the NV6 is available.

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