Spot VM and Pay-as-you-go VM automatic switch

Elisa Mastroianni 20 Reputation points
2024-07-29T10:00:59.3566667+00:00

Is it possible to have two virtual machines in Azure, where one is a Spot VM (which can be deallocated when Azure reclaims the capacity) and the other is a Pay-As-You-Go VM (which remains available), and have the Pay-As-You-Go VM automatically activated when the Spot VM is deallocated?

If yes, how? Thanks.

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Azure compute resources that are used to create and manage groups of heterogeneous load-balanced virtual machines.
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  1. Nikhil Duserla 2,025 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-30T08:08:15.4466667+00:00

    Hi @Elisa Mastroianni,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

    You can have two Azure virtual machines: a Spot VM and a Pay-As-You-Go VM. Although Azure doesn't offer a built-in feature to automatically start the Pay-As-You-Go VM when the Spot VM is deallocated, you can use other Azure services like Automation, Functions, or Logic Apps to monitor the Spot VM's status and trigger the Pay-As-You-Go VM to start when needed.

    If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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