Azure VM Creation -No image for Standard Edition of Windows Server?

Question

I am asking because my application specifically states that it does not support Windows Server Datacenter Edition...

Answer 1

Alternatively you can upload your own Windows image by doing these steps.

1 - upload your VHD disk to Azure (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image)
2 - create a VM from your VHD disk (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/create-vm-specialized-portal)

Have a look at this page for more details https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2721672/microsoft-server-software-support-for-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines. Depends on which version your are looking for, Microsoft does not support operating systems that are past their End of Support date.

Answer 2

Azure only provide DataCenter edition of windows server. I'd expect if it can run on Standard edition it should also run on DataCenter

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started-19/editions-comparison-19

another option may be to use Windows !0 Pro

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Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management

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