Retirement vm list

Question

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=500682
The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series of Azure Virtual Machines will retire on November 15th, 2028. These VMs will no longer be able to be used or purchased after this date.   

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Can you tell me exactly which VMs are being retired? For example, "b2ms v2".
"B Series" seem ambiguous.

Answer 1

The following Azure Virtual Machine series are being retired on November 15, 2028:

• F-series
• Fs-series
• Fsv2-series
• Ls-series
• Lsv2-series
• G-series
• Gs-series
• Av2-series
• Amv2-series
• B-series

These series will no longer be available for use or purchase after the retirement date.

Answer 2

Hi kjh

Thanks for reaching out Q/A. At first, B2ms is part of the original B-series (v1) and will be retired on November 15, 2028.

1. Retiring: B1s, B2s, B2ms, B4ms, B8ms, etc.
2. Not Retiring: Bv2-series

Recommended Replacement VM Series-

Version numbers only appear in the size name if there are multiple versions of the same series. If you're using the first version of a series (HB-series, B-series, etc.) it's often not included in the size name- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/overview?tabs=breakdownseries%2Cgeneralsizelist%2Ccomputesizelist%2Cmemorysizelist%2Cstoragesizelist%2Cgpusizelist%2Cfpgasizelist%2Chpcsizelist#name-structure-breakdown

References for retirement details:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/updates/?id=500682&ref=cloudhpc.news

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/retired-sizes-list

Hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any queries.