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slug: "azure-batch-nvv3-nvv4-series-vm-retirement"
title: "Azure Batch: NVv3 and NVv4-series VM retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for NVv3-series and NVv4-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools: 30 Sep 2026. After that date, new pools with these VM families cannot be created, and existing pools cannot scale out and are subject to forced resize to zero nodes."
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service: "Azure Batch"
service_slug: "batch"
category: "compute_sku"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2026-03-16"
effective_date: "2026-09-30"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: null
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=516070"
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# Azure Batch: NVv3 and NVv4-series VM retirement

Retirement date for NVv3-series and NVv4-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools: 30 Sep 2026. After that date, new pools with these VM families cannot be created, and existing pools cannot scale out and are subject to forced resize to zero nodes.

- Effective date: 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Batch](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/batch.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Compute SKU](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/compute-skus.md)
- Replacement: Not stated by vendor
- Announced: 16 Mar 2026
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=516070)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Azure Batch follows the Azure retirement dates for NVv3-series and NVv4-series VM support in Batch pools. After the retirement date, new Batch pools that specify the NVv3 or NVv4-series VM family cannot be created. Existing pools with NVv3 or NVv4-series VMs can no longer scale out and are subject to forced resize to zero nodes. The affected sizes are Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3 and Standard_NV48s_v3 (NVv3), and Standard_NV4as_v4, Standard_NV4ahs_v4, Standard_NV8as_v4, Standard_NV8ahs_v4, Standard_NV16as_v4, Standard_NV16ahs_v4, Standard_NV32as_v4 and Standard_NV32ahs_v4 (NVv4).

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.batch/batchaccounts/pools`
- `azurerm_batch_pool`

### Fields the check reads

- `properties.vmsize`
- `vm_size`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

1. Microsoft's notice says to migrate Batch pools to "a newer VM series in the same NC product line", or to a different [Batch-supported VM size](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2285739) suitable for the workload.
2. For the underlying VM retirements, see [NVv3 series retirement](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series-retirement) and [NVv4 series retirement](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-retirement).

## Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=516070) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv3-series-retirement) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-retirement) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)

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

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