Support for Basic and Standard A-series VM families support will be retired on 31 August 2024 for Batch pools

On 31 August 2024, we'll retire support for Basic and Standard A-series VMs in Batch pools. Please refer to the [original Azure retirement announcement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/action-required-migrate-your-azure-workloads-to-av2series-vms-before-31-august-2024/) regarding these VM families. From now to 31 August 2024, you'll need to migrate your Batch pools to Av2-series VMs, which provide more memory per vCPU and faster storage on solid-state drives (SSDs). You may also migrate to a different [Batch-supported VM size](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/batch/batch-pool-vm-sizes). **Required action** To avoid service disruptions, migrate your Batch pools from Basic and Standard A-series VM size to Av2-series or another supported VM size before 31 August 2024\. Existing Batch pools cannot be updated with a different VM size and creating a new Batch pool is required for migration. **Help and support** If you have questions, get answers from community experts in [Microsoft Q&A](https://aka.ms/batchmicrosoftqna). If you have a support plan and you need technical help, create a [support request](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft%5FAzure%5FSupport/NewSupportRequestV3Blade/assetId//callerWorkflowId/f6a02686-b85b-461a-bed1-4f662da46ee1/callerName/Microsoft%5FAzure%5FSupport%2FHelpPane.ReactView/subscriptionId//productId//summary/CycleCloud/topicId//issueType/technical). * Batch * Retirements * [ Batch](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/batch/)