vCPU Quotas

Overview

The quota is based on the total number of cores in use for both allocated and deallocated VMs.

• Counts against a VM and VMSS
• Counts against each subscription in each region
• Two tiers
  • Total regional vCPU
  • Grouped by VM size
• When a VM is deployed it muct not breach either tier
• If the quota is breached the VM will not deploy

Check usage

Portal

On the subscription blade go to the Usage + Quotas section.

Azure CLI

Get-AzVMUsage -Location "East US"

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/quotas