Batch

Retirement: D-series, Ds-series, Dv2-series, Dsv2-series, and Ls-series Virtual Machines for Azure Batch pools

Azure Compute will retire the following Virtual Machine series on May 1, 2028, impacting Azure Batch pools that rely on them:

Retirement: Av2-series, F-series, Fs-series, Fsv2-series, G-series, Gs-series, and Lsv2-series Virtual Machines for Azure Batch pools

Azure Compute will retire the following Virtual Machine series on November 15, 2028, impacting Azure Batch pools that rely on them: Av2-series

Retirement: End of life reminder of HBv2/HC-Series/NP-Series Azure Virtual Machine in Azure Batch Pool

Microsoft Azure will retire support for HBv2-series, HC-series, and NP-series VMs in Azure Batch pools on May 31, 2027, including:

Retirement: End of life reminder of NVv3 and NVv4-series Azure virtual machine in Azure Batch pools

Microsoft Azure will retire support for NVv3 or NVv4- series VMs on September 30th, 2026, including NVv3 Series (NVIDIA Tesla M60 GPU): Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, Standard_NV48s_v3

Retirement: Migration of Azure Batch Low-Priority VMs to Spot VMs in early March

Azure Batch had retired Low-Priority VMs on September 30, 2025 and will begin a system-initiated migration to Spot VMs beginning March 1, 2026. This change aligns Batch with the broader Azure Spot infrastructure and simplifies the platform’s VM offering.

Retirement: Support for Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Azure Batch pools will end on January 12, 2027

Azure Batch periodically retires support for operating systems that reach end-of-life status. Support for Windows Server 2016 concluded on January 11, 2022, with extended support scheduled to end on January 12, 2027.