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Azure Virtual Machines: F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, B series retirement

Retirement date for the F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series of Azure Virtual Machines: 15 Nov 2028. After that date these VMs can no longer be used or purchased.

Retires 15 Nov 2028In about 2 years, 15 Nov 2028

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What breaks

After the retirement date, the F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series VMs can no longer be used or purchased. Three-year reserved instances for these VMs can no longer be purchased or renewed starting on November 15th, 2025, and one-year reserved VM instances starting July 1, 2026 (previously November 15, 2027, details). An existing three-year reserved instance contract keeps its benefit for the remainder of the contract. After that, the VMs are billed at pay-as-you-go rates.

Who is affected

Affected versions

F
Fs
Fsv2
Lsv2
G
Gs
Av2
Amv2
B

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 workloads on these series to a newer VM series, following the migration guide.
Review your current reserved instance orders to identify impacted VMs and their expiration dates.
For pricing details, see the VM pricing pages and the pricing calculator.

Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

Sources

Official sourceazure.microsoft.comOfficial
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Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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31 Mar 2027In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027Azure Virtual Machines: Standard_M192ims_v2 isolated size retirement Source

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