resource-manager-sku-not-available-errors.md

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Resolve errors for SKU not available

This article describes how to resolve the SkuNotAvailable error.

Symptom

When deploying a resource (typically a virtual machine), you receive the following error code and error message:

Code: SkuNotAvailable
Message: The requested tier for resource '<resource>' is currently not available in location '<location>' 
for subscription '<subscriptionID>'. Please try another tier or deploy to a different location.

Cause

You receive this error when the resource SKU you have selected (such as VM size) is not available for the location you have selected.

Solution

To resolve this issue, you need to determine which SKUs are available in a region. You can use PowerShell, the portal, or a REST operation to find available SKUs.

Solution 1

Use the Get-AzureRmComputeResourceSku command in PowerShell. Filter the results by location. You must have the latest version of PowerShell for this command.

Get-AzureRmComputeResourceSku | where {$_.Locations.Contains("southcentralus")}

The results include a list of SKUs for the location and any restrictions for that SKU.

ResourceType                Name      Locations Restriction                      Capability Value
------------                ----      --------- -----------                      ---------- -----
availabilitySets         Classic southcentralus             MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount     3
availabilitySets         Aligned southcentralus             MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount     3
virtualMachines      Standard_A0 southcentralus
virtualMachines      Standard_A1 southcentralus
virtualMachines      Standard_A2 southcentralus

Solution 2

In the Azure CLI, use the az vm list-skus command. You can then use grep or a similar utility to filter the output.

$ az vm list-skus --output table
ResourceType      Locations           Name                    Capabilities                       Tier      Size           Restrictions
----------------  ------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------------------  --------  -------------  ---------------------------
availabilitySets  eastus              Classic                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
avilabilitySets   eastus              Aligned                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
availabilitySets  eastus2             Classic                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
availabilitySets  eastus2             Aligned                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
availabilitySets  westus              Classic                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
availabilitySets  westus              Aligned                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
availabilitySets  centralus           Classic                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3
availabilitySets  centralus           Aligned                 MaximumPlatformFaultDomainCount=3

Solution 3

Use the portal. Log in to the portal, and add a resource through the interface. As you set the values, you see the available SKUs for that resource. You do not need to complete the deployment.

Solution 4

Use the REST API for virtual machines. Send the following request:

GET
https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/skus?api-version=2016-03-30

It returns available SKUs and regions in the following format:

{
  "value": [
    {
      "resourceType": "virtualMachines",
      "name": "Standard_A0",
      "tier": "Standard",
      "size": "A0",
      "locations": [
        "eastus"
      ],
      "restrictions": []
    },
    {
      "resourceType": "virtualMachines",
      "name": "Standard_A1",
      "tier": "Standard",
      "size": "A1",
      "locations": [
        "eastus"
      ],
      "restrictions": []
    },
    ...
  ]
}

If you are unable to find a suitable SKU in that region or an alternative region that meets your business needs, submit a SKU request to Azure Support.