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azure advisor cost savings for virtual machine scale set is wrong
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Ramsin Gabriel
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azure advisor recommends D2as_v4 reservations quantity of 3 But we only run D2as_v2. What am i mising?
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Siva shunmugam Nadessin 8,080 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2026-04-08T19:46:52.2333333+00:00 Hello Ramsin Gabriel,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum.
Azure Advisor recommends reservations based on VM family‑level usage rather than the exact VM generation currently running.
Although the environment uses D2as_v2 VMs, Azure recommends D2as_v4 reservations because they are the newer, more cost‑efficient generation within the same family. With instance size flexibility, the reservation can still apply to compatible Das‑series VMs while providing higher long‑term savings.
Hope this helps & let us know if any questions?
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