Virtual machine scale sets now simpler to manage
Share
Services
Three new capabilities that simplify the overall management of virtual machine scale sets in Azure are now available.
New custom scale-in policies for virtual machine scale sets let you specify the order in which virtual machines (VMs) within a scale set are deleted during a scale-in operation based on a set of criteria (such as the newest VM that was added to a scale set).
New instance protection policies enable you to protect one or more individual VMs in a scale set. Two new capabilities are provided:
* _Protect from scale-in_ blocks instance deletion during scale-in operations.
* _Protect from scale set actions_ blocks all scale set operations including upgrades and re-image.
It’s also now possible to receive notifications about instance deletions and to set up a predefined delay timeout for the deletion operation. Notifications are sent through Azure Metadata Service Scheduled Events. Delay timeouts can range between 5 and 15 minutes.
[Read the custom scale-in policy documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-scale-in-policy)
[Read the instance protection documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-instance-protection)
[Read the terminate notification documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-terminate-notification)
* Virtual Machine Scale Sets
* Features
* Services
* [ Virtual Machine Scale Sets](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/virtual-machine-scale-sets/)
What else is happening at Microsoft Azure?
Read update
Services
Share
Read update
Services
Share
We’re retiring Azure Time Series Insights on 7 July 2024 – transition to Azure Data Explorer
May 31st, 2024
Services
Share