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is it possible to access south india region if i upgrade my account?

I've just created an Azure Free-trial account. I wish to create a small size VM in South India location data centre, but region selection doesn't list South India. So if i upgrade my account will i be able to access it adn create VM in south india?

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T18:20:36.88+00:00
Jinse T J 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-10-23T01:12:11.3533333+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha 2,790 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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DC16ads_v5 local SSDs do not scale with high contention reads

I'm benchmarking the local SSD attached to a Azure DC16ads_v5 VM using fio. I'm running the following command: sudo fio --name=test --rw=read --direct=1 --filename=/dev/sdb --numjobs=1 --bs=4k --runtime=60 --time_based --iodepth=1 --group_reporting…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T23:12:01.7766667+00:00
David Chu 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Availability zones in US West

I am working on a design for a very large global company migrating to the cloud. Azure was the first choice and they would like to have their primary presence in Northern California. But I'm finding US West does not have any availability zones. This…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2023-04-11T01:06:08.8033333+00:00
Barry Bahrami 16 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-22T21:31:03.2833333+00:00
Sundar Pasupathy 21 Reputation points
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Unable connect to Windows Virtual Server in Azure, Tried both RDC and Bastian

I turned off our Firewall settings (Private, Public & Domain). It is our policy to have these turned off on the servers that are on our network and connected to our Active Directory Domain. The moment I did this, my RDC session was terminated and I…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T14:47:53.1833333+00:00
Vern Rausch 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-10-22T21:29:54.65+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha 2,790 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Migration of Unmanaged os disk vm to managed disk

Hi As, we know azure is retiring the Unmanaged disk completely on March 2026. I have one VM with external image it's a Zscaler NSS server and its OS version is showing as Linux (freebsd 24) which does not exist. so, if i try to migrate this vm will it…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T13:07:43.5233333+00:00
Shubham Prajapati 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T17:45:34.41+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 9,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How can I run Docker containers with access to nvidia gpu of my host vm

Hello, I am trying to run docker containers on my vm using the commands bellow sudo docker run --rm --gpus all nvidia/cuda:12.2.0-base-ubuntu20.04 nvidia-smi sudo docker run --rm --device nvidia.com/gpu=all nvidia/cuda:12.2.0-base-ubuntu20.04…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-15T06:42:19.6033333+00:00
KOSTAS KARAGIOVANIS 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T17:44:58.87+00:00
Manish Deshpande 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure VM RDP connectivity broken

I have a VM in Azure that I was usually able to connect to via RDP. After attempting to remediate the retirement of the basic public IP address resource in Azure at the end of September, I cannot RDP into my VM anymore. I had created a public standard IP…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T15:41:00.9066667+00:00
Joel Happ 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T17:04:47.4066667+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 9,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

How to fix this error in VM?

How to fix this error <name>VMname</name> <guid>masked by moderator </guid> <processor-architecture>AMD64</processor-architecture>

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T16:02:21.83+00:00
Bhaskar Roy (SONATA SOFTWARE NORTH AMERICA) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
commented 2025-10-22T16:44:49.5733333+00:00
Ankit Yadav 3,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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VM Fails to respond despite re-deply, re-apple, reboot, reset nic, etc.

I have a Windows VM in Azure which is not responding to RDP and the app on it is not functioning. I have rebooted it, re-deployed it, done a re-apply and reset the NIC via the Azure web interface but nothing seems to address the issue.

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T14:07:31.6733333+00:00
Eli Vojnovich 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T15:57:36.4966667+00:00
Manish Deshpande 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

VM not Starting

VM not Starting Advisor (1 of 3): Migrate workload to D-series or better virtual machine 

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-22T13:53:53.7633333+00:00
Julio Quinteiro 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T14:41:35.0466667+00:00
Ankit Yadav 3,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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virtual machine shutdown by itself

virtual machine shutting down by itself. I have disable auto shut down what could be the cause

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-17T14:48:22.7633333+00:00
Harold Hernandez 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-10-22T09:28:57.7+00:00
Ankit Yadav 3,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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We cannot stand up a tenant due to a "quota" issue.

Getting this error message while trying to stand up a tenant: {"Code":"Unauthorized","Message":"Operation cannot be completed without additional quota. \r\nAdditional details - Location: \r\nCurrent Limit (IsolatedV2…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-19T15:36:22.1233333+00:00
Kelly McCutchen 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T09:09:09.1733333+00:00
Ankit Yadav 3,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Migrate your retiring Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) to latest-generation VMs before 15 November 2028

On 15 November 2028, we'll be retiring F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B-series Azure VMs. You won't be able to use or purchase these VMs, or any constrained core sizes that are part of the retiring VM series, after that date. …

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-20T11:25:16.1566667+00:00
$@chin 270 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-22T08:05:36.57+00:00
Maciej Kurzeja 25 Reputation points
2 answers

Multiple instances of Windows Server 2025 become unresponsive / freeze (NO “Ultra” or “Premium SSD v2 disk"

Hi I have multiple Windows Server 2025 VMs running i multiple Azure regions that become unresponsive / freeze after a couple of days. They are all "Standard D2ds v6" with "Premium SSD LRS" storage. When this happens, the only option…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-08-13T13:57:48.14+00:00
JohanFlth-6460 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-22T06:24:10.8333333+00:00
JohanFlth-6460 0 Reputation points
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How do I restore a VM that was created from a deprecated Marketplace image?

I have backups of a Linux VM that was created using a Marketplace AlmaLinux iamge. When I go to restore the VM (as part of our disaster recovery drill) I get an error that states "creating a virtual machine from Marketplace image or a custom image…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-09-26T02:01:20.8266667+00:00
JR223 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T05:03:09.8066667+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 9,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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SMTP blocked on Windows VM

I provisiomed new VM with Win Server 2025 and Outlook 2010 and trying to send an email, but its getting blocked. Locally with the same SMTP works fine. I turned off Windows firewall and opened outgoing port 25 on virtual network, but didn't help. …

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-17T12:08:53.9566667+00:00
Hrvoje Hudo 46 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T03:43:17.0566667+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar 1,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

How to determine Ultra Disk availability by region and availability zone using Java SDK

I want to check if Ultra Disk creation is possible in a given region and availability zone combination without creation. Test Parameters: Region: eastasia Disk Size: 1024GB Disk Type: UltraSSD_LRS Availability Zones: 1, 2, 3 Usage API to test: …

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-20T02:01:21.13+00:00
Joonsoo Park 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-10-22T03:41:31.6433333+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar 1,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I upgrade Azure RHEL 8.6 VMs to RHEL 8.10?

Hello, I’m currently using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 on Azure. I would like to upgrade all my VMs to RHEL 8.10, but I could only find documentation related to SAP-based RHEL images. Could you please explain the proper way to upgrade from RHEL 8.6 to…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-15T05:03:14.71+00:00
Yu-Jeong Seo 270 Reputation points
accepted 2025-10-22T01:26:30.4733333+00:00
Yu-Jeong Seo 270 Reputation points
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Azure VM Local Security Policy Instantly Reverts RDP 'Deny' Settings, Blocking User Access

Our standalone Azure Windows VM is automatically blocking RDP access for ALL local administrator accounts. Said accounts have local administrator and RDP privileges, but are blocked from signing on remotely by policy. Any attempt to fix the local…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-21T10:34:45.8666667+00:00
CvC 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-21T16:00:50.4033333+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 9,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Unable to Access or Connect to VM

I need to speak with Microsoft asap. I've redeployed, reset nic, rebooted, etc and I am unable to RDP or access via Windows Admin Center any longer.

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,496 questions
asked 2025-10-17T13:49:59.3566667+00:00
Larry Yaffe 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-21T14:23:07.75+00:00
Manish Deshpande 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator