Is it good practice to assign a Reserved VM Instance to a VPN Gateway VM in Azure?

Nathan Valentine 66 Reputation points
2021-02-03T16:44:49.64+00:00

Is it good practice to assign a Reserved VM Instance to a VPN Gateway VM in Azure? My client setup a managed Cisco Meraki VM Marketplace image as their edge device in Azure and would like to assign a Reserved Instance to it. Thank you.

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
7,215 questions
Azure VPN Gateway
Azure VPN Gateway
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
1,395 questions

1 answer

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Andreas Baumgarten 97,731 Reputation points MVP
    2021-02-03T16:58:19.07+00:00

    If it's planned to run a VM a year or 3 years with the same size or same VM series it is good practice to do this with Reserved Instances.

    Some more information here:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/understand-vm-reservation-charges
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility

    ----------

    (If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

    Regards
    Andreas Baumgarten