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Spot instances in Azure Education

Chinmay Patil 1 Reputation point
2020-06-12T01:05:04.043+00:00

As an azure student account user, can I use spot instances? Every time that I have attempted to create one, I always get a validation failed error,
'The requested size for resource '[Vm here]' is currently not available in location 'westus' zones '' for subscription '[My education Subscription]'.
I have tried switching to different zones, and it is always the same error.

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  1. Manu Philip 18,671 Reputation points MVP
    2020-06-12T06:30:18.65+00:00

    Hello @ChinmayPatil-4169 ,

     Get-AzureRMVMSize -Location 'locationname'

    Above cmlet returns all the possible SKUs available for the location disregarding limitations of your subscription. So, try and see the option suitable for your account and create the spot instance available at the location you selected.

    If you need the details of the location name, you can check it using the following cmdlet

     Get-AzureRmLocation |Format-Table

    Please mark as "Accept the answer" if the above steps helps you. Others with similar issues can also follow the solution as per your suggestion

    Regards,

    Manu

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