{
  "slug": "azure-virtual-machines-nvv4-series-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Virtual Machines: NVv4-series retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for the NVv4-series Azure VMs: 30 Sep 2026. Remaining NVv4-series VMs are set to a deallocated state, stop working, and are no longer under SLA or covered by included support.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Virtual Machines",
  "service_slug": "virtual-machines",
  "category": "compute_sku",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2026-09-30",
  "effective_date": "2026-09-30",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "The retirement covers the 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 virtual machines. Remaining NVv4-series VMs are set to a deallocated state, stop working, no longer incur billing charges, and are no longer under SLA or covered by included support. 1-year and 3-year Reserved Instance purchases for the NVv4-series ended on November 2, 2025. All Compute Pre-Purchase sales for the NVv4-series ended on June 2, 2026.",
  "migration_path": "The Microsoft update lists no migration steps in its own text. It links the NVv4-series retirement page: [Learn more](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv4-retirement).",
  "replacement": null,
  "affected_versions": [
    "NVv4"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=573415",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/lifecycle/retirement/nvv4-retirement",
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=500578"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "573415",
  "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-nvv4-series-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/1c",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-virtual-machines-nvv4-series-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-virtual-machines-nvv4-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
}