Access emerald rapids based VMs in Azure

Question

Hi,

I'm looking to create a VM using azure with an emerald rapids CPU.
I saw multiple microsoft documentation entries stating that these CPU were available in multiple VM sizes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/compute-optimized/fxmdsv2-series?tabs=sizebasic; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv6-series?tabs=sizebasic#sizes-in-series.

However, when I try to create a VM, I can see any of the series mentioned in the articles in question. The documentation states that these VM series are in "preview", but I can't find any preview feature that would get me access to the VMs.

Is there a way to create VMs of this family or is it a private preview feature that I won't be able to use?

Answer 1

Hi Sadiinso ,

Thank You for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum.

Below list of Azure VM series which supports Emerald Rapids processor are :

• Dsv6 Series
• Ddsv6 Series
• Esv6 Series
• FXmsv2 Series

However if you are trying to create a VM from above VM series which is in preview, sometimes you cannot create a VM because their availability is restricted to particular regions or your subscription is not supported.

To manage preview features in your Azure subscription, some preview features are available to anyone who wants to opt in whereas other preview features require approval from the product team. Preview features let you opt in to new functionality before it's released.

Whenever you are trying to create a VM which is in preview, you have to Register a preview feature in your Azure subscription to expose more functionality for a resource provider.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/preview-features?tabs=azure-portal#register-preview-feature

If you want to register a feature using Azure Cloud Shell, Login to account and ensure correct subscription is selected and execute below command to register.

Before executing the command to register a feature, first verify the list of features available for your subscription to register;

az feature list --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "[].{Name:name, State:properties.state}" --output table

az feature register --namespace Microsoft.Compute --name <FEATURE NAME>

After a preview feature is registered in your subscription, you'll see one of two states: Registered or Pending. -- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/preview-features?tabs=azure-portal#register-preview-feature

However, to register a feature, all the preview features may not be available for your subscription or in your region.

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