I need to upgrade one of my VM to 512 GB RAM. But this amount of RAM is unavailable in region: (Europe) Germany West Central

Question

I need to upgrade one of my VM to 512 GB RAM. But this amount of RAM is unavailable in the region: (Europe) Germany West Central. Is it possible to order such an amount in this region?

Answer 1

Hi Sergiy Sydorov,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

• In the Germany West Central region, if the amount of RAM you're looking for (512 GB) is unavailable, it could be due to various factors like resource limitations, regional capacity constraints, or the availability of certain VM types in that region. However, there are a few things you can do.
• Explore Alternative Regions: If the required configuration is not available in Germany West Central, consider deploying your VM in a nearby region where 512 GB RAM is supported. Most cloud providers allow you to select from multiple regions.
• Keep an eye on the resource availability in your desired region, as cloud providers frequently update their capacity and offerings.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/understand-vm-reservation-charges

please look into this document for more information:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/esv5-series?tabs=sizebasic

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/cobalt-overview

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-27068-socuff&tabs=breakdownseries%2Cgeneralsizelist%2Ccomp-fx-fam%2Cmemorysizelist%2Cstoragesizelist%2Cgpusizelist%2Cfpgasizelist%2Chpcsizelist

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Answer 2

Hello, @Sergiy Sydorov !

What high memory VMs are available in Germany West Central?

For 512GB in memory, I would look at memory optimized VMs:

az vm list-sizes --location germanywestcentral --output table

In particular, I would start with Standard_E64as_v4, Standard_E64as_v5, or Standard_M32ms depending on your needs. Neighboring regions will have additional options if you have flexibility in which region you deploy. I will reach out directly with specific recommendations.

Additional resources:

• VM Sizes: Memory optimized
• How to query Azure CLI command output using a JMESPath query