No VM Sizes Available

Question

I am trying to create a VM for Veeam 365 backup and there are no sizes available. I have tried selecting different regions and none have any available sizes.

Answer 1

Are you using Dev/Test subscription or a pay-as-you-go model, in either case, you can create a request to increase the number of cores, once it is increased you may be able to see the available sizes.

Answer 2

Thank you. Looks like that is my issue.

Answer 3

@COW ,

Adding to what @Udaiappa Ramachandran has said, paid subscriptions can find instructions for submitting a ticket in our documentation for region access. You'll need to create a support request with an Issue Type of Service and subscription Limit (quotas) and Quota type of Compute-VM (core-vCPUs) subscription limit increases:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/general/region-access-request-process

You can also look for VMs in neighboring regions (this has been effective for some free subscriptions so far). If you are having difficulty finding one, reach out to us and we'll be happy to help.

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