VM scale sets on VM sizes that retire between March 2027 and November 2029
AzureDeprecations & retirementsTeam planSeverity: high
azure.vmssVirtual Machine Scale Sets (not AKS-managed) whose model uses a VM size that Microsoft retires between March 2027 and November 2029
What LeftSize checks
Find Virtual Machine Scale Sets whose model (sku.name) uses a VM size that Microsoft retires between 2027 and 2029.
Why it matters
Missed retirement and end-of-support dates turn into forced upgrades, outages or extended support charges at a moment you did not choose.
What you get in the GitHub issue
LeftSize runs this check from a scheduled GitHub Action with a read-only identity in your Azure account and opens one issue per scope, updated on every scan. The issue includes:
- The affected resources, grouped per subscription, resource group or account and region
- Background on why it was flagged and when it is a false positive
- Cost and operational impact of fixing it
- Alternative approaches and their trade-offs
- Step-by-step remediation with safety checks
- Ready-to-run fix scripts (CLI, PowerShell or Terraform where available)
- Snooze, ignore or report a finding with a comment on the issue
Install LeftSizeIncluded in the Team and Business plans.