Maximum resizing of a VM

Mark Jacobs 20 Reputation points
2024-10-25T21:57:32.0066667+00:00

What's the maximum size of Azure VM we can spin up? In the portal the max appears to be 64GB in terms of RAM - is it possible to have a VM with 256GB RAM?

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Mark

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  1. akinbade abiola 18,130 Reputation points
    2024-10-27T01:33:09.33+00:00

    Yes yo can.

    To find VMs with 256GB RAM:

    1. In the Azure portal, go to Create a VM
    2. Click See all sizes
    3. Filter by Memory
    4. Look for options like:
      • E64s_v5 (512 GB RAM)
      • M64s (1 TB RAM)
      • Standard_E64_v5 (256 GB RAM)

    You have to note that not all VM sizes are available in every Azure region and  new Azure subscriptions come with default quotas that limit the number and size of resources you can deploy.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/overview?tabs=breakdownseries%2Cgeneralsizelist%2Ccomputesizelist%2Cmemorysizelist%2Cstoragesizelist%2Cgpusizelist%2Cfpgasizelist%2Chpcsizelist

    You can mark it 'Accept Answer' and 'Upvote' if this helped you

    Regards,

    Abiola

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  1. Srinud 2,530 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-10-25T23:04:04.3566667+00:00

    Hi Mark Jacobs,

    Thank you for reaching out to us on the Microsoft Q&A forum.

    Yes, it is possible to create a virtual machine with 256 GB of RAM. Azure offers several VM series that support this configuration, including the Standard_D64_v5 and Standard_D64_v4.

    For detailed information on Azure VM sizes and capabilities, refer to the official Microsoft documentation:

    If an answer has been helpful, please consider accepting the answer and "Upvote" to help increase visibility of this question for other members of the Microsoft Q&A community.

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  2. Mark Jacobs 20 Reputation points
    2024-10-29T11:11:02.14+00:00

    Thank you Abiola and Srinud for your helpful replies. I wonder if I could ask one more question? Is it possible to resize from any Azure VM to any other given model of Azure VM?E.g. we could I resize a B8ms model to a E32-8ds_v4 model?

    Mark

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