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slug: "azure-virtual-machines-cc-v5-nested-confidential-vm-series-retirement"
title: "Azure Virtual Machines: cc_v5 nested confidential VM series retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for the cc_v5 confidential VM series on Azure Virtual Machines: 1 Sep 2026. From that date the series is not available for use or purchase."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Virtual Machines"
service_slug: "virtual-machines"
category: "compute_sku"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2026-08-05"
effective_date: "2026-09-01"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: null
affected_versions: ["DCas_cc_v5","DCads_cc_v5","ECas_cc_v5","ECads_cc_v5"]
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=568661"
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last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
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# Azure Virtual Machines: cc_v5 nested confidential VM series retirement

Retirement date for the cc_v5 confidential VM series on Azure Virtual Machines: 1 Sep 2026. From that date the series is not available for use or purchase.

- Effective date: 1 Sep 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Virtual Machines](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/virtual-machines.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Compute SKU](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/compute-skus.md)
- Affected versions: DCas_cc_v5, DCads_cc_v5, ECas_cc_v5, ECads_cc_v5
- Replacement: Not stated by vendor
- Announced: 5 Aug 2026
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=568661)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

From the retirement date, the cc_v5 confidential VM series is not available for use or purchase. The retired VM sizes are DCas_cc_v5, DCads_cc_v5, ECas_cc_v5 and ECads_cc_v5. Any affected VM that was not resized before the retirement date is deallocated.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `DCas_cc_v5`
- `DCads_cc_v5`
- `ECas_cc_v5`
- `ECads_cc_v5`

### 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

## What to do

Resize affected DCas_cc_v5, DCads_cc_v5, ECas_cc_v5 and ECads_cc_v5 VMs before 1 Sep 2026. Any affected VM not resized before that date is deallocated.

## Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=568661) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against this source on 12 Nov 2026.

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