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Support for certain Linux virtual machine images in the Azure Marketplace is available from the publisher. In some cases, it’s provided by the publisher for free. In other cases, we charge by the minute for the right to receive support. The total charge for running a Linux virtual machine is the support rate (if applicable) plus the Linux compute rate. Microsoft does not provide support for Linux images in the Azure Marketplace. Free trial, MSDN, BizSpark, and Microsoft Partner Network member benefits (monetary credits) don’t apply to publisher provided Linux support, which is billed separately. Customers who deploy virtual machines from Canonical Ubuntu Server Linux images available in the Azure Marketplace are entitled to receive patching from Canonical for those virtual machines at no additional charge over the compute rates. Customers who deploy virtual machines from OpenLogic CentOS-based Linux images available in the Azure Marketplace will be entitled to receive patching from OpenLogic for those virtual machines at no additional charge over the compute rates

• No. All new virtual machines have an operating system disk and a local disk (or “resource disk We don’t charge for local disk storage. The operating system disk is charged at the regular rate for disks. See all virtual machines configurations

• Where can I learn more about Reserved Virtual Machine Instances?
• Where can I learn more about Azure spot virtual machines? You can find more information about spot virtual machines on our website
• A temporary disk is storage that’s attached directly to the deployed VM. Data on a temporary disk is lost once the VM isdown. If you need persistent storage, there are a number of types and sizes of persistent data disks available that are charged separately. Please see storage pricing for information. For persistent VM storage, we recommend that you use Managed Disks to take advantage of better management features, scalability, availability, and security

• If my deployed instance says "stopped,” am I still getting billed? Maybe. If the status says “Stopped (Deallocated you’re not being billed. If it says, “Stopped Allocated,” you’re still being billed for allocated virtual cores (not the software license itself). Full details on virtual machine states are available on the documentation page. The initial starting state of virtual machines as they’re going through the boot cycle. This period is billed as the virtual machines are running. The running state of the virtual machine. You are billed for allocated cores, but not software license

Note—To put a virtual machine in “Stopped” status, use the power option within the virtual machine, not from the Microsoft Azure classic portal. Cores are no longer allocated to the virtual machine, and are no longer billed

Note—The only way to stop all virtual machines in a cloud service is to delete both the staging and production deployments

• Does the virtual machine instance price include storage costs associated with the running image? Virtual machine prices include local disk storage only. You can see the cost to attach Premium (SSD based) and Standard (HDD based) disks to your virtual machines on the Managed Disks pricing page


• Previously, all usage for A0, A2, A3, and A4 Standard and Basic virtual machines was emitted as fractions (for A0) or multiples (for A2, A3, and A4) of A1 virtual machines meter minutes. We heard this caused some confusion for our customers, so we’ve implemented a change to assign per-second usage to dedicated A0, A2, A3, and A4 meters. Because of this transition, the resource GUIDs for A0, A2, A3, and A4 virtual machines will change. If any of your billing routines rely on the resource GUIDs, they’ll need to be modified to take these new billing meters into consideration. Usage emitted as multiple of A1 through January 10, 2016 Usage emitted on dedicated meter as of January 11, 2016
• If my virtual machine ran for 6 minutes and 45 seconds, how much do I get billed? We charge for the number of full minutes your virtual machine is running, so you are not billed for any extra seconds. In this example you would be billed for 6 minutes

• It’s a new preview feature for Azure Virtual Machines with private IP addresses. The internally load-balanced endpoint is only accessible within a virtual network (for virtual machines within a virtual network) or cloud service (for virtual machines outside a virtual network). Internal load balancing is useful for multi-tier applications where some of the application tiers aren’t public facing yet require load balancing functionality

• How can I check that I have properly stopped a virtual machine and that I am not being billed for it? You can check the status of your virtual machines in the Virtual Machines tab, and also in the virtual machine Dashboard. If virtual machine status says "Stopped," you’re still being billed. Only "Stopped (Deallocated)" indicates you’re not being billed. To ensure you’re not being billed, always stop virtual machines from the management portal. You can also stop the virtual machine through Powershell by calling ShutdownRoleOperation with "PostShutdownAction" equal to "StoppedDeallocated"

• If I have instances in two different regions, how am I charged for data transfers? Each instance is charged for its data egress across regions

• Is tax included in the pricing above? No. Tax will be added separately

• Can I use my existing Windows Server or Linux Server licenses on Azure? As you transition your workloads to Azure, take advantage of Azure Hybrid Benefit to reuse your existing Windows Server licenses with Software Assurance or Windows Server subscriptions for significant savings. For each license, Azure covers the cost of the OS, while you pay for just the VM compute costs. Additionally, through Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux, you can use your pre-existing on-premises Red Hat and SUSE software subscriptions on Azure. Learn more


• When will my workload be evicted? Workloads are evicted when Azure no longer has available compute capacity and must reallocate its resources. Workloads will also be evicted when the current price exceeds the maximum price that you agreed to pay before the VMs were allocated

• Why do I have to set maximum prices for Spot VMs in US dollars (USD)? For pricing transparency across all Azure regions and to ensure fairness when allocating available compute capacity, all our customers will enter maximum prices in US dollars. Spot pricing in local currency figures displayed on this page are provided for your information only. These figures represent only an estimate of the actual costs you will incur and will vary based on currency exchange rates

• Will I have to pay my Azure bill in USD? Spot pricing in local currency displayed on this page is provided for your information only. You may pay your Azure bill in one of the supported local currencies below. However, Spot pricing in local currency figures displayed on this page are provided for your convenience and represent only an estimate of the actual costs you will incur and will vary based on currency exchange rates. For all other currencies not listed above, you will have to transact Spot VMs in US dollars and pay your bill in US dollars

• How long is the NC series promo and the H series promo available? The H series and NC series promos are no longer available and normal H series and NC series instances will we decommissioned soon. The promo virtual machines already deployed will continue to run until the associated H series and NC series decommission dates. Please read the H series migration guide and NC series migration guide for additional information and next steps.