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Pradeep Kandel
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Jul 28, 2023

Base Azure VM instance that supports nested virtualization

Hi folks,

I need to know what baseline Azure VMs are available that supports virtualization technology (nested virtualization) as customer wants to run Proxmox on it.

Looking forward to some guidance please. 

Thanks,

Pradeep

basic instance
Compute
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  • hariskhurshid's avatar
    hariskhurshid
    MCT
    May 15, 2025

    Hi Pradeep Kandel​  Below VM series support Intel VT-x or AMD-V, which are required for nested virtualization:

    • D_v3 / Ds_v3
    • D_v4 / Dsv4 / Ddv4 / Ddsv4
    • E_v3 / Es_v3
    • Ev4 / Esv4 / Edv4 / Edsv4
    • F2s_v2 – F72s_v2
    • FX4 – FX48
    • M-series

    These VM sizes are based on newer Intel or AMD processors that support Hyper-Threading and virtualization extension.

     

    regards,

    Haris Khurshid

    • hariskhurshid's avatar
      hariskhurshid
      MCT
      May 15, 2025

      below vms VM series support Intel VT-x or AMD-V, which are required for nested virtualization:

      • D_v3 / Ds_v3
      • D_v4 / Dsv4 / Ddv4 / Ddsv4
      • E_v3 / Es_v3
      • Ev4 / Esv4 / Edv4 / Edsv4
      • F2s_v2 – F72s_v2
      • FX4 – FX48
      • M-series

      These VM sizes are based on newer Intel or AMD processors that support Hyper-Threading and virtualization extension

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