{
  "slug": "azure-virtual-machines-d-ds-dv2-dsv2-and-ls-series-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Virtual Machines: D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2 and Ls series retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2 and Ls series Azure Virtual Machines: 1 May 2028. After that date these VMs can no longer be used or purchased.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Virtual Machines",
  "service_slug": "virtual-machines",
  "category": "compute_sku",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2025-03-31",
  "effective_date": "2028-05-01",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "After the retirement date, D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2 and Ls series VMs can no longer be used or purchased. Three-year reserved instances for these VMs cannot be purchased or renewed from May 1, 2025. One-year reserved VM instances for these VMs are not available for purchase or renewal from July 1, 2026. An existing three-year reservation keeps its benefit for the remainder of the contract, and usage is billed at pay-as-you-go rates after that.",
  "migration_path": "1. Migrate D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2 and Ls series VM workloads to a newer VM generation, following the [migration guide](https://aka.ms/VirtualMachinesMigrationGuide).\n2. Review your [current reservation orders](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/manage-reserved-vm-instance) to identify impacted VMs and their expiration dates.",
  "replacement": null,
  "affected_versions": [
    "D",
    "Ds",
    "Dv2",
    "Dsv2",
    "Ls"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485569",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://aka.ms/VirtualMachinesMigrationGuide",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/prepay-reserved-vm-instances?toc=%2Fazure%2Fcost-management-billing%2Freservations%2Ftoc.json",
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=560948",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/manage-reserved-vm-instance",
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux-previous/",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "485569",
  "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",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-virtual-machines-d-ds-dv2-dsv2-and-ls-series-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/9w",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-virtual-machines-d-ds-dv2-dsv2-and-ls-series-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-virtual-machines-d-ds-dv2-dsv2-and-ls-series-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "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": [
      "vmsize",
      "sku",
      "size",
      "vm_size",
      "sku_name",
      "default_node_pool.vm_size"
    ],
    "inputs": [
      "Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)",
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  },
  "source_note": null
}