ODCR and the word guaranteed Capacity

Question

Hello, there is a use of Guarantee in the document for ODCR. Does this mean if the customer successfully purchased ODCR they will not get VM allocation failure for that ODCR group? Is it a guarantee that capacity is reserved for those core/VM SKU as soon as the ODCR is successfully purchased? As one of the documents mentions that ODCR will work as long as there is UNUSED CAPACITY ... but if the ODCR is purchased and then after few mins or hours the Provisioning of the VM is done for that ODCR and that unused capacity is taken by someoneelse then there could be VM allocation possibility even with ODCR? is that true? Look at Pg 70/71 in this Microsoft doc from June 2024 https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Firp.cdn-website.com%2Ff0d79fa1%2Ffiles%2Fuploaded%2FOnlineSvcsConsolidatedSLA%2528WW%2529%2528English%2529%2528June2024%2529%2528CR%2529.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

Answer 1

Hi Ketaanh Shah,
Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for posting your query here.

As you attached the document and over all query, What I understand is that when you purchase the ODCR, there may be a delay in provisioning the VM, which can take a few minutes or even a few hours. During this time, if someone else uses the resources, the capacity you need might no longer be available is this your question means if that is the case at this scenario Not exactly, but there's a catch. When you purchase an ODCR, It does reserve the capacity for you. But if you wait too long to create your VMs, there's a small risk that someone else might use that unused capacity, leading to potential allocation failure for your reserved VMs.

To avoid this issue, it's important to quickly reserve the capacity. Deploying soon ensures that you make the most of your reservation and avoid potential allocation problems.

You can check this documentation, The document touches where it states that the capacity reservation depends on available resources at the time. It implies that the reservation isn’t indefinite and depends on immediate use to secure capacity, but it doesn’t specifically address the scenario you mentioned. which discusses the importance of immediate usage and available resources, If you're still unclear, you might want to reach out to Azure support for more specific details.

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