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This article provides a list of all sizes that are retired or have been announced for retirement. For sizes that require it there are migration guides to help move to replacement sizes.
Warning
Series with Retirement Status listed as Retired are no longer available and can't be provisioned.
Virtual Machines (VMs) announced for retirement will have restrictions when deploying through new subscriptions. We recommend using the latest generation VMs to ensure best price-performance and to benefit from extended capacity availability over time for new deployments.
What are retired size series?
Retired virtual machine size series are running on older hardware which is no longer supported. The hardware is with newer generations of hardware.
Series with Retirement Status listed as Announced are still available, but will be retired on the Planned Retirement Date. It's recommended that you plan your migration to a replacement series well before the listed retirement date.
To learn more about size series retirement, previous-gen sizes, and the retirement process, see the size series retirement overview.
Important
If you're currently using one of the size series listed as Retired, view the migration guide to switch to a replacement series as soon as possible.
Previous-gen size series aren't retired and still fully supported, but they have limitations similar to series that are announced for retirement. For a list of previous-gen sizes, see previous generation Azure VM sizes.
General purpose retired sizes
| Series name | Retirement Status | Retirement Announcement | Planned Retirement Date | Migration Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-series | Announced | 03/31/25 | 05/01/28 | - |
| Ds-series | Announced | 03/31/25 | 05/01/28 | - |
| Dv2-series | Announced | 03/31/25 | 05/01/28 | - |
| Dsv2-series | Announced | 03/31/25 | 05/01/28 | - |
Compute optimized retired sizes
Currently there are no compute optimized series retired or announced for retirement.
Memory optimized retired sizes
Currently there are no memory optimized series retired or announced for retirement.
Storage optimized retired sizes
| Series name | Retirement Status | Retirement Announcement | Planned Retirement Date | Migration Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ls-series | Announced | 03/31/25 | 05/01/28 | - |
GPU accelerated retired sizes
| Series name | Retirement Status | Retirement Announcement | Planned Retirement Date | Migration Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCv3-NC24rs Series | Retired | - | 30/9/25 | NCv3-NC24rs-series Retirement |
| NCv3-Series | Retired | - | 30/9/25 | NCv3-series Retirement |
FPGA accelerated retired sizes
Currently there are no retired FPGA accelerated series retired or announced for retirement.
HPC retired sizes
Currently there are no retired HPC series retired or announced for retirement.
ADH retired sizes
Currently there are no retired ADH series retired or announced for retirement.
Next steps
- For a list of older and capacity limited sizes, see Previous generation Azure VM sizes.
- For more information on VM sizes, see Sizes for virtual machines in Azure.