Convert Azure Spot VM to Regular Standard VM

Question

Convert Azure Spot VM to Regular Standard VM

Sathwik 0

I'm want the Azure Spot VM into a regular standard VM? If so, what are the steps involved in this process?
I would appreciate any suggestions.!

Accepted answer

0 additional answers

Your answer

Answer 1

Akshay kumar Mandha 3,075 Microsoft External Staff

Hi Sathwik,
Based on your query,
it looks like you're looking to switch an Azure Spot VM to a regular Standard VM. Unfortunately, there's no direct way to convert an Azure Spot VM into a Standard VM. Azure Spot VMs can only be set at the time of creation, and once they're created, you cannot change them into Standard VMs.

If you need to continue using the resources you've set up with the Spot VM, you’d need to create a new Standard VM and migrate your work to that VM. Here's what you can do:

Deallocate your Spot VM: Make sure to save any necessary data.
Create a new Standard VM: In the Azure portal, select the "Create a resource" option, then choose "Virtual Machine" and specify the VM details as required for a Standard VM.
Transfer your data: You can either use Azure Backup, Azure Blob Storage, or any other data transfer method supported by Azure to transfer data from the Spot VM to the new Standard VM.

Please refer the below SS & documentation for more information
User's image

Frequently asked questions

Please ping me in comment if you have any query if you need more assistance

Sathwik 0 Reputation points

2025-05-07T10:17:29.8633333+00:00

Hi Akshay,
How to create the new standard VM with existing data ?
Akshay kumar Mandha 3,075 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-05-07T11:06:28.43+00:00
Hi Sathwik,
Thanks for reply
Based on your latest comment
Please follow the below steps:
Alternate approach is Create a snapshot of the OS disk
In the Azure portal, go to Disks, select the OS disk, and choose Create snapshot. This ensures you have a point-in-time backup.

Generate a new managed disk from the snapshot Once the snapshot is created, you can use it to create a new managed disk.

Please refer below SS & documentation for more information
SS

Create a snapshot of a virtual hard disk

Deploy a new Standard VM – Set up a new VM attach the managed disk created from the snapshot.
Or
You can use below command to attach the disk to the VM after VM creation

az vm disk attach --resource-group <your-resource-group> --vm-name <your-new-vm> --name <disk-name>

which allows you to restore your previous setup and continue working seamlessly. This approach helps you transition from a Spot VM to a stable Standard VM while preserving your data and configuration

Please refer the below documents for more information

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/detach-disk

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/vm/disk?view=azure-cli-latest

Please let me know if you need any assistance or need any other information will help you as needed

Note:- Before performing any activity please make sure backup your configuration

If you found this information helpful, please click an accepting the answer and 👍"Upvote" on my post for other community member's reference

Share via

Convert Azure Spot VM to Regular Standard VM

0 additional answers

Your answer