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Azure Virtual Machines: Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 series retirement

Retirement date for the Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VM series in public cloud Azure regions: 15 Nov 2029. After that date, these virtual machines are no longer supported on Azure and may be deallocated and ultimately deleted.

Retires 15 Nov 2029In about 3 years, 15 Nov 2029

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What breaks

After 15 Nov 2029, Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 virtual machines are in the Retired lifecycle stage and are no longer supported on Azure. The retirement applies to these VM series in public cloud Azure regions. Virtual machines not transitioned by that time may be deallocated and ultimately deleted as the underlying hardware and platform infrastructure are retired. As of July 1, 2026, one-year and three-year Reserved Instances for these series are no longer available for purchase or renewal.

Who is affected

Affected versions

Dv3
Dsv3
Ev3
Esv3

Matching resource types

microsoft.compute/virtualmachines
microsoft.compute/virtualmachinescalesets
azurerm_linux_virtual_machine
azurerm_windows_virtual_machine
azurerm_virtual_machine
azurerm_linux_virtual_machine_scale_set
azurerm_windows_virtual_machine_scale_set
azurerm_orchestrated_virtual_machine_scale_set
azurerm_kubernetes_cluster
azurerm_kubernetes_cluster_node_pool

Fields the check reads

vmsize
sku
size
vm_size
sku_name
default_node_pool.vm_size

Detected by the estate check from

Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
Terraform state or plan (JSON)
ARM template

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What to do

Migrate any Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, or Esv3 series VMs to a newer VM series before 15 Nov 2029. Microsoft links the v5 modernization guide and Modernize to the v6 and v7 VM series - Azure Virtual Machines.
To continue commitment savings, review your current reserved instance orders. If reservations are still in effect for these VMs, consider a trade-in of active reservations for an Azure savings plan.
Customers with an active support plan can submit a support request for technical assistance with migration planning and execution.

Replacement

Newer VM series (the source names Dsv5 and "Esv5v5" as examples)

Sources

Official sourceazure.microsoft.comOfficial
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Additional sourcelearn.microsoft.comOfficial

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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Last checked 12 Nov 2026 · Added 13 Nov 2026 · Changelog for this item