Is low-priority compute cluster being retired in Azure ML like in Batch service?

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Is low-priority compute cluster being retired in Azure ML like in Batch service?

Dalius Žukauskas 20

I'm interested in using low-priority VMs with Azure ML, but I saw that low-priority VMs are being retired in 2025 for Batch service (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-spot-vms): "Low-priority VMs will be retired after 30 September 2025. Please migrate to Spot VMs in Batch before then.".
I'm not sure if this affects Azure ML Compute Cluster too, or if low-priority will be replaced with Spot and still be easy to set up. I looked through Azure documentation and couldn't find any information about this. Can someone provide clarification and any guarantees about low-priority use in Azure ML? I don't want to use a legacy feature for production workloads.

santoshkc 15,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-13T09:21:22.46+00:00

Hi @Dalius Žukauskas,

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santoshkc 15,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-13T09:21:22.46+00:00

Hi @Dalius Žukauskas,

Did you got any chance to check the below response?

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santoshkc 15,355 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Dalius Žukauskas,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum!

The low-priority VMs in Azure Batch will be retired on September 30, 2025. You should migrate to Spot VMs, which offer similar benefits and are not affected by this deprecation. Spot VMs will continue to be supported and provide discounted pricing with potential preemption. To transition, update your Batch pools to use Spot-based compute nodes instead of low-priority VMs.I hope this information helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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santoshkc 15,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-12T08:59:29.12+00:00

Hi @Dalius Žukauskas,

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Dalius Žukauskas 20 Reputation points

2024-08-14T10:57:47.8233333+00:00

Hi @santoshkc
I already had the knowledge whether Azure Batch service low priority feature will be retired as I mentioned in the question.
I am interested in knowing if the same will happen to Azure Machine Learning service low priority compute clusters.
santoshkc 15,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-14T11:48:10.1066667+00:00

Hi @Dalius Žukauskas,

I’m sorry for any confusion this may have caused. As of now, Azure Machine Learning does not have a specific retirement plan for low-priority VMs similar to the deprecation schedule announced for Azure Batch. While Azure Batch has set a retirement date for low-priority VMs, Azure ML’s use of these VMs does not yet have any retirement plans.

I hope you understand.

Could you please take a moment to retake the survey on earlier response? Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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