API returns wrong number of Cores

Question

When I tried to get a number of Cores from AZ CLI or Python SDK then I got the wrong value.

Did you know about it?

Answer 1

Hello,

First scenario:

The simplest reproducing is running the command:

az vm list-sizes -l westeurope -o json

Then the command return:

  {
    "maxDataDiskCount": 32,
    "memoryInMb": 262144,
    "name": "Standard_E32-8s_v3",
    "numberOfCores": 32,
    "osDiskSizeInMb": 1047552,
    "resourceDiskSizeInMb": 524288
  },

The second scenario is when I tried called to API by Python.

I used method list from VirtualMachineSizesOperations and the number is the same.

Both scenarios are run in West and North Europe.

Regards,
Mateusz.

Answer 2

@Anonymous Apologies for the delay in getting back on this.
Thanks for sharing the details.

As per this document for Standard_E4s_v3 cores are 4 and also this VM size has the Constrained core sizes availability.
In the Constrained vCPU capable VM sizes document CPU mentioned from Standard_E4-2s_v3 is 2.

As per the Constrained vCPU capable VM sizes document, The vCPU count can be constrained to one half or one quarter of the original VM size. These new VM sizes have a suffix that specifies the number of active vCPUs to make them easier for you to identify.

I have checked this Azure CLI and see that the cores returned from the CLI response is the original cores for the Standard_E4s_v3 and not the Constrained size.

I have reached to internal team to get more information on this. I will update you back on this.