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Compute premium Accelerated networking for VM Accelerated networking is a VM network performance feature. When the VM size and OS support it, Azure can send packets through a faster path that reduces CPU work, latency, and jitter. It is most useful for network-intensive workloads. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Automatic OS image upgrade Automatic OS image upgrade lets Azure update the operating system image used by a virtual machine scale set as new image versions are published. In plain terms, instead of manually replacing every instance, the scale set can roll newer OS disks across the fleet in batches. It helps keep Windows and Linux scale-out workers current. The. Virtual Machines intermediate 4 commands Aliases: VMSS automatic OS image upgrade, automatic OS upgrade, scale set automatic image upgrade, enable-auto-os-upgrade Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Availability set Availability set is a placement group for Azure virtual machines that spreads instances across separate fault and update domains inside one datacenter. In Azure, teams encounter it when architects deploy two or more classic VM instances for an application tier that still needs datacenter-level hardware separation. The useful question is what behavior it proves, who Availability fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: VM availability set, fault domain set, update domain set Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Availability zone Availability zone is a physically separate zone inside an Azure region with independent datacenter infrastructure such as power, cooling, and networking. In Azure, teams encounter it when architects choose whether a workload should pin resources to one zone or spread service instances across multiple zones. The useful question is what behavior it proves, who owns Availability fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Azure availability zone, zone, zone-redundant deployment, zonal deployment Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Availability zone strategy An availability zone strategy answers a practical question: if part of a region has a problem, what keeps the workload alive? Azure availability zones are separate groups of datacenters inside a supported region, and they are designed with independent power, cooling, and networking. That does not mean every resource automatically becomes zone-resilient. Microsoft Learn anchors this term in What are Azure availability zones?, but this field-manual definition is intentionally wider than an older short glossary entry because the page must teach what to inspect, what can break, who owns the. Operational hygiene fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Azure Compute Gallery A service for organizing, versioning, replicating, and sharing VM images and application packages across Azure subscriptions, tenants, and regions. Disks and images intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Shared Image Gallery Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Azure Functions Azure Functions is Azure serverless compute for running code from triggers such as HTTP requests, queues, timers, events, and service integrations without managing servers. Serverless compute intermediate 6 commands Aliases: Functions, Function App, serverless functions Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Azure Update Manager Azure Update Manager is a unified service for managing and governing operating system updates across Azure virtual machines, on-premises servers, and other cloud servers connected through Azure Arc. Virtual Machines intermediate 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Capacity reservation group A capacity reservation group is the Azure Compute container that holds one or more on-demand capacity reservations for virtual machines. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium cloud-init A Linux initialization mechanism commonly used to configure VMs during first boot. Virtual Machines intermediate 3 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Custom Script Extension a virtual machine extension that downloads and runs scripts on Azure VMs for post-deployment configuration, software installation, or management tasks. Virtual Machines fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Azure VM Custom Script Extension, CustomScript extension, VM script extension Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Disk attachment Disk attachment is the association between a managed disk and a virtual machine or compatible scale set instance, allowing the workload to use the disk as OS or data storage. Managed disks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: VM disk attachment, data disk attachment, attach managed disk, attached disk Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Disk bursting Disk bursting is an Azure managed disk capability that lets supported disks temporarily exceed baseline IOPS or throughput targets to handle short workload spikes. Managed disk performance intermediate 4 commands Aliases: managed disk bursting, Premium SSD bursting, Standard SSD bursting, on-demand disk bursting Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Disk encryption set A disk encryption set is an Azure resource that connects managed disks, snapshots, or images to a customer-managed key used for server-side encryption. Managed disk encryption intermediate 4 commands Aliases: DES, managed disk encryption set, disk CMK set, customer-managed key disk encryption set Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Durable Functions Microsoft Learn describes Durable Functions as an Azure Functions extension for building stateful workflows in a serverless environment. Developers write orchestrator, activity, and entity functions while the runtime manages checkpoints, state, retries, timers, recovery, and long-running operations across restarts and long delays. Serverless workflows intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure Durable Functions, Durable orchestration, Durable workflow Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Durable orchestration A durable orchestration coordinates a reliable long-running workflow by using an orchestrator function that schedules activities, checkpoints progress, and resumes after interruptions. Serverless workflows intermediate 4 commands Aliases: durable orchestrator, orchestration instance Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Entity function An entity function is a Durable Functions function that defines operations for reading and updating small pieces of durable state called durable entities. Azure Functions / Durable Functions intermediate 4 commands Aliases: entity function Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Fault domain A Fault domain is a logical group of Azure infrastructure that shares a common failure boundary, such as power, cooling, or network equipment, used to spread related virtual machines. Teams use it to reduce the chance that one physical infrastructure problem takes down every instance of the same application tier at the same time. It is not an availability zone, backup copy, application health probe, exact rack identifier exposed to customers, or guarantee that every dependency is isolated from every other dependency. Virtual Machines intermediate 6 commands Aliases: Azure fault domain, platform fault domain, availability set fault domain, VM fault domain Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Flexible orchestration Flexible orchestration is a Virtual Machine Scale Sets mode that lets Azure manage a group of VMs while exposing individual instances through standard Azure IaaS VM APIs. Teams use it to run highly available or mixed virtual machine workloads that need scale-set grouping, instance-level VM control, spreading, load balancing, and more flexible lifecycle management than uniform orchestration. It is not an autoscale rule by itself, a way to change an existing scale set orchestration mode after creation, a replacement for application failover, or a guarantee that every VM size supports every feature. Virtual Machine Scale Sets intermediate 6 commands Aliases: VMSS flexible orchestration, Flexible scale set orchestration, Azure VM Scale Sets flexible mode Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Gallery image definition Gallery image definition is the Azure Compute Gallery record that defines an image family before individual image versions are published. Teams use it to standardize OS type, generation, publisher, offer, SKU, architecture, and image state so teams deploy consistent virtual machine builds. In daily Azure work, it appears when engineers create hardened Windows or Linux baselines, separate application images, control VM generation compatibility, or publish reusable images across regions. It is not the actual disk snapshot, a VM instance, an image version, a patching process, or proof that every VM deployed from it is secure. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure Compute Gallery image definition, SIG image definition, image definition Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Gallery image version Gallery image version is a specific published version of a gallery image that virtual machines and scale sets can use as their source. Teams use it to roll out tested OS and application baselines with version numbers, regional replication, retirement dates, and rollback options. In daily Azure work, it appears when engineers promote a golden image, deploy identical VMs across regions, retire vulnerable builds, or troubleshoot why a new VM used the wrong baseline. It is not the image family definition, a live VM, an operating system patch job, or proof that every deployed VM remains compliant after boot. Disks and images intermediate 6 commands Aliases: Azure Compute Gallery image version, SIG image version, image version Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Generalized image Generalized image is a virtual machine image whose machine-specific identity has been removed so many new VMs can be created safely from the same source. Teams use it to publish reusable Windows or Linux baselines to Azure Compute Gallery without cloning host names, security identifiers, SSH host keys, or machine-specific state. In daily Azure work, it appears when engineers capture a golden image, prepare VM scale set images, build hardened server templates, or explain why a source VM cannot be reused after generalization. Disks and images intermediate 4 commands Aliases: generalized VM image, sysprepped image, deprovisioned image Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Host key Host key is an Azure Functions access key scoped to the function app host that can authorize requests to multiple HTTP-triggered functions. Azure Functions beginner 4 commands Aliases: Azure Functions host key, function app host key, Host key, host-key Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Image Image is a captured virtual machine operating system and configuration used to create new Azure virtual machines or image versions. Images beginner 4 commands Aliases: Azure VM image, image, Image, virtual machine image, VM image Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium Input binding Input binding controls how serverless code receives external data without hand-writing every service connection, query, or blob read inside the function body. Teams see it in function.json files, code attributes. It is not a trigger, output binding, SDK call, API route, or dependency injected service; confusing them can create missing input data, secret exposure in settings. Use the term when reviewing access, monitoring, cost, recovery, or performance. It keeps architects, operators, security reviewers, and support teams focused on the same setting, resource, or behavior. Azure Functions Fundamentals 5 commands Aliases: Azure Functions input binding, function input binding, binding input, declarative input binding Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium LUN A LUN, or logical unit number, identifies a data disk attachment on an Azure virtual machine. Azure records the LUN with each attached data disk so the VM, operating system, automation, and operators can distinguish disks and keep mount or application mappings consistent. Disks and images intermediate 4 commands Aliases: disk LUN, logical unit number Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Deallocated VM A virtual machine state where compute allocation is released and billing changes accordingly. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Dedicated host group A group resource that organizes Azure Dedicated Hosts. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete Premium SSD disk A Premium SSD disk is a faster Azure managed disk for virtual machines that need steadier storage performance than standard disks. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Proximity placement group A proximity placement group keeps Azure compute resources physically close to reduce latency. Performance intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Queue polling interval Queue polling interval is the wait pattern a queue consumer uses between checks for new messages. For Azure Functions Storage Queue triggers, host settings such as maxPollingInterval control the maximum delay between polls, affecting idle transactions, processing latency, and how quickly new work starts. Azure Functions intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Queue polling interval Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Queue trigger Queue trigger is an Azure Functions trigger that starts a function when a message appears in an Azure Storage queue. The runtime reads messages, applies visibility and retry behavior, and can move repeated failures to a poison queue for later handling. Azure Functions intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Queue trigger Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Queue trigger binding A queue trigger binding is the Azure Functions binding that connects a function to an Azure Storage queue. The binding names the queue, resolves the storage connection, supplies message metadata to code, and lets the runtime start executions when queue messages arrive. Azure Functions intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure Functions queue binding, Storage Queue trigger binding Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Replica region A replica region is a target region where an Azure Compute Gallery image version is copied for regional VM deployment. Disks and images intermediate 6 commands Aliases: Compute Gallery target region, image replica region, target region Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete Uniform orchestration Uniform orchestration is a Virtual Machine Scale Sets mode where Azure creates and manages a set of mostly identical VM instances from one scale set model. It is suited to stateless, homogeneous fleets that need centralized scaling, upgrades, health, and instance management through the VMSS resource. Virtual Machine Scale Sets intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VMSS Uniform orchestration, uniform VM scale set, Virtual Machine Scale Sets Uniform mode, orchestration mode Uniform Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete Update domain An update domain is a logical group of virtual machines that Azure can reboot or update together during planned platform maintenance. In an availability set, Azure spreads VMs across update domains so only part of the application tier is affected at one time. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: platform update domain, VM update domain, availability set update domain, planned maintenance domain Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete vCPU A vCPU is a virtual processor used to size Azure compute resources and enforce regional quota limits. Compute intermediate 4 commands Aliases: virtual CPU, Azure VM vCPU, compute vCPU, regional vCPU quota Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete Virtual machine An Azure compute resource that runs a full guest operating system for workloads needing server-level control. Azure Virtual Machines beginner 5 commands Aliases: Azure VM, VM, cloud virtual server, IaaS virtual machine, virtual machine Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete Virtual machine scale set A managed group of VM instances that can scale and update as a fleet. Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM scale set, Azure VMSS, Virtual Machine Scale Set, scale set, virtual machine scale set Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM auto-shutdown VM auto-shutdown is an Azure Virtual Machines setting that schedules a virtual machine to shut down at a chosen time. Teams use it mainly for non-production VMs to reduce compute charges when machines are idle outside working hours or training windows. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: auto-shutdown, scheduled shutdown, VM scheduled shutdown, Azure VM auto shutdown Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM availability set A VM availability set is a logical grouping that helps Azure spread related virtual machines across fault domains and update domains. It reduces correlated hardware or maintenance impact for workloads that run multiple VM instances in one region or datacenter area. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: availability set, Azure availability set, fault domain set, update domain set Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM boot diagnostics storage VM boot diagnostics storage is the storage location used by Azure boot diagnostics to capture serial console logs and screenshots during virtual machine startup. It helps operators troubleshoot startup failures, kernel messages, inaccessible consoles, and early boot problems for Linux and Windows virtual machines. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: boot diagnostics storage, Azure boot diagnostics, serial log storage, VM boot log storage Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM custom data VM custom data is text or a file payload supplied to a virtual machine at creation time. Azure passes it into the guest so cloud-init, agents, or first-boot scripts can configure software, register the node, or write initial settings securely. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: custom data, Azure VM custom data, cloud-init custom data, VM bootstrap data Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM deallocate operation The VM deallocate operation stops a virtual machine, releases compute capacity, and leaves the VM resource, disks, network settings, and configuration for later start. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM deallocation, deallocate VM, stopped deallocated VM, Azure VM deallocate, release VM compute Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM extension A VM extension is an Azure-managed package installed through the VM agent to configure, monitor, secure, or troubleshoot a virtual machine after deployment. Virtual Machines fundamentals 5 commands Aliases: Azure VM extension, virtual machine extension, VM agent extension, extension handler, custom script extension Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM host caching VM host caching controls whether an attached VM disk uses Azure host-side cache for read-only, read/write, or no caching behavior. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure disk host caching, disk caching, VM disk caching, ReadOnly caching, ReadWrite caching Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM image offer A VM image offer is the Marketplace product-family value in a VM image URN, positioned between publisher and SKU. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: image offer, Marketplace image offer, Azure VM offer, imageReference offer, VM offer Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM image publisher A VM image publisher is the vendor or organization named first in an Azure Marketplace VM image URN before offer, SKU, and version. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: image publisher, Marketplace image publisher, VM publisher, imageReference publisher, Azure VM publisher Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM image SKU A VM image SKU is the edition, generation, or variant inside an Azure Marketplace image offer. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: image SKU, VM SKU in image reference, Marketplace image SKU, imageReference sku, Azure VM image SKU Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM image version A VM image version is the exact build of a VM image used to create a virtual machine or scale set. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: image version, VM image build, Marketplace image version, imageReference version, Compute Gallery image version Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM patch assessment VM patch assessment checks an Azure VM for available operating-system updates before installation is scheduled or started. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: patch assessment, assess patches, VM update assessment, guest patch assessment, Azure VM patch check Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM patch installation VM patch installation applies selected operating-system updates to an Azure VM after assessment and maintenance planning. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: patch installation, install patches, VM update installation, guest patch installation, Azure VM patching Quick peek Open full term page

Compute field-manual-complete VM power state VM power state shows whether an Azure virtual machine is running, stopped, deallocating, or deallocated. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: power state, VM state, Azure VM power status, stopped deallocated, running VM state Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM redeploy operation A VM redeploy operation is an Azure Compute action that shuts down a virtual machine, moves it to another Azure host, and powers it back on. It is used when host-level problems, stuck provisioning, or unexplained connectivity issues suggest the current physical host may be unhealthy. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM redeploy operation, vm redeploy operation Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM resize operation A VM resize operation changes the Azure virtual machine size assigned to an existing VM. The new size controls vCPU count, memory, local storage characteristics, network limits, and supported capabilities. Some size changes require the VM to be stopped or deallocated first. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM resize operation, vm resize operation Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM restart operation A VM restart operation reboots an Azure virtual machine through the Azure control plane. It stops and starts the guest operating system on the same VM resource, preserving disks, network interfaces, identity settings, and configuration while causing a planned service interruption. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM restart operation, vm restart operation Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM run command VM run command is an Azure feature for running scripts inside a virtual machine through Azure management access, commonly for diagnostics or remediation. It relies on the VM agent and is useful when normal remote access is blocked, unavailable, or operationally inconvenient. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM run command, vm run command Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM scale set instance A VM scale set instance is an individual virtual machine that belongs to an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set. Operators can inspect, restart, reimage, update, delete, or run commands against specific instances while the scale set manages the broader group model. Virtual Machine Scale Sets intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM scale set instance, vm scale set instance Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM serial console VM serial console is Azure's text-based recovery channel for a virtual machine or scale set instance. It connects to the VM serial port through Azure management access, so operators can troubleshoot boot, login, firewall, and network failures even when RDP or SSH is unavailable. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM serial console, vm serial console Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM start operation VM start operation is the Azure Compute action that starts a stopped or deallocated virtual machine. It allocates compute capacity when needed, boots the guest operating system, restores the running power state, and begins normal workload execution for that VM. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM start operation, vm start operation Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM stop operation VM stop operation is the Azure Compute action that powers off a running virtual machine. It stops the guest from running workloads, but it is different from deallocation; use deallocate when the goal is to release compute allocation and avoid VM compute charges. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM stop operation, vm stop operation Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM system-assigned identity VM system-assigned identity is a Microsoft Entra managed identity created directly on an Azure virtual machine. Azure manages its credentials, ties its lifecycle to that VM, and lets the guest request tokens for authorized Azure resources without storing secrets in code. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM system-assigned identity, vm system-assigned identity Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM user data VM user data is scripts or metadata associated with an Azure virtual machine and retrievable from the Instance Metadata Service after provisioning. It can be added or updated outside the VM, persists for the VM lifetime, and must not contain confidential information. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM user data, vm user data Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified VM user-assigned identity VM user-assigned identity is a reusable managed identity resource attached to a virtual machine so software on that VM can request Microsoft Entra tokens without stored credentials. Its lifecycle and permissions are managed separately from the VM across rebuilds and fleets. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: VM user-assigned managed identity, user-assigned managed identity for virtual machines, virtual machine user-assigned identity, managed identity attached to VM Quick peek Open full term page

Compute verified Write accelerator Write Accelerator is an Azure VM disk capability for supported M-series virtual machines using Premium SSD managed disks. It improves write I/O latency, especially for database transaction log or redo log volumes that must persist updates quickly during demanding enterprise database operations. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure Write Accelerator, VM disk Write Accelerator, writeAcceleratorEnabled, Accelerated log disk writes Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium field-manual Managed disk A managed disk is an Azure-managed block storage resource used as an operating system disk or data disk for a virtual machine. Teams use it when VM storage needs durable disks without manually managing storage accounts or page blobs. In plain English, it gives operators a named control for clear disk ownership, backup evidence, encryption control, and repeatable VM recovery instead of leaving the decision hidden in a portal setting, script, or deployment file. Treat it as production-ready only when the owner, dependencies, permission boundary, monitoring signal, and rollback evidence are clear. Azure Disk Storage intermediate 3 commands Aliases: Managed disk, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Disk Storage Quick peek Open full term page

Compute premium field-manual Managed disk SKU A managed disk SKU is the selected disk type and performance tier for a managed disk, such as Standard HDD, Standard SSD, Premium SSD, Premium SSD v2, or Ultra Disk. Teams use it when a VM workload needs the right balance of latency, IOPS, throughput, durability options, and cost. In plain English, it gives operators a named control for right-sized storage performance without paying for unnecessary disk capability instead of leaving the decision hidden in a portal setting, script, or deployment file. Treat it as production-ready only when the owner, dependencies, permission boundary, monitoring signal, and rollback evidence are clear. Azure Disk Storage intermediate 3 commands Aliases: Managed disk SKU, Azure Disk Storage Quick peek Open full term page

Compute template-specs-upgraded Scale set capacity Microsoft Learn describes Virtual Machine Scale Set capacity as the instance count declared for a scale set. Operators can manually change sku.capacity or let autoscale rules adjust it, but each capacity decision affects compute cost, load-balancer health, zone distribution, and whether enough VM instances exist to serve traffic. Virtual Machines intermediate 4 commands Aliases: VMSS capacity, Virtual Machine Scale Set capacity, scale set instance count, sku.capacity, VMSS instance count Quick peek Open full term page

Compute template-specs-upgraded Scale set upgrade policy Microsoft Learn explains that a Virtual Machine Scale Set upgrade policy controls how model changes reach individual VM instances. Manual, automatic, and rolling modes affect when instances receive image, SKU, disk, extension, or zone changes, and rolling policies help production fleets update in batches while preserving serving capacity. Virtual Machines intermediate 4 commands Aliases: VMSS upgrade policy, Virtual Machine Scale Set upgrade policy, upgradePolicy.mode, rolling upgrade policy, manual upgrade policy, automatic upgrade policy Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Shared disk A managed disk configured for simultaneous attachment to multiple VMs so supported clustered applications can use shared block storage. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure shared disk, shared managed disk, shared data disk, managed disk maxShares Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Snapshot Microsoft Learn describes an Azure managed disk snapshot as a point-in-time copy of a disk. A snapshot applies to one disk, exists independently of the source disk, and can be used to create new managed disks for recovery, testing, migration, or troubleshooting work. Storage for compute fundamentals 5 commands Aliases: managed disk snapshot, disk snapshot, VM disk snapshot, Azure snapshot Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Specialized image Microsoft Learn describes a specialized image in Azure Compute Gallery as an image from a VM that has not been generalized. It retains machine-specific information and accounts, can boot faster, and creates VMs with limitations such as no osProfile. in practice. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure Compute Gallery specialized image, stateful VM image, specialized VM image, non-generalized image Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Spot eviction Microsoft Learn explains that Azure Spot Virtual Machines can be stopped when Azure needs capacity for pay-as-you-go workloads or when the Spot price exceeds the maximum price you set. The eviction policy determines whether the VM is deallocated or deleted. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Spot eviction, spot eviction, spot-eviction Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Standard HDD disk Microsoft Learn lists Standard HDD as an Azure managed disk type that uses hard disk storage and is available for Azure VMs. It is designed for cost-sensitive, low-IO workloads, with more variable performance than SSD-backed disks, and can often be converted when workload needs change. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: standard-hdd-disk, Standard HDD disk, Azure Standard HDD, Standard_LRS disk, HDD managed disk, standard hard disk Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Standard SSD disk Microsoft Learn lists Standard SSD as an Azure managed disk type that uses solid-state storage for general-purpose VM disks. It sits between Standard HDD and Premium SSD, giving better consistency than HDD for many workloads while keeping cost lower than premium disks for moderate IO requirements. Disks and images intermediate 5 commands Aliases: standard-ssd-disk, Standard SSD disk, Azure Standard SSD, StandardSSD_LRS disk, SSD managed disk, standard solid-state disk Quick peek Open full term page

Compute complete Stopped VM Microsoft Learn describes a stopped Azure virtual machine as allocated on a host but not running, also called PoweredOff or Stopped (Allocated). This state can result from guest operating system shutdown or the PowerOff operation, and the VM remains billed for compute. Virtual Machines intermediate 5 commands Aliases: stopped-vm, Stopped VM, VM stopped, Stopped allocated VM, PoweredOff VM, Azure VM stopped state Quick peek Open full term page