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connrs
Dec 07, 2021Copper Contributor
VM reservations - exchanges and series
Hey folks, I'm a little uncertain about what's possible with VM reservations and I'd like to know what's possible and (if applicable) automatic about reservations. I understand that there is an e...
lukemurraynz
Jan 15, 2022Learn Expert
You need to stay with the same series, for example, a reservation purchased for ES series VMs don't apply to E series VMs, and vice-versa, in your examples above it should work, but the 3a reservation will need to be changed.
You can refer to the Azure Virtual Machine pricing guide to confirm what VM is in what series - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/windows/
You can also do an exchange: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/exchange-and-refund-azure-reservations
You can refer to the Azure Virtual Machine pricing guide to confirm what VM is in what series - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/windows/
You can also do an exchange: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/exchange-and-refund-azure-reservations