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Unable to create VMSS

System Administration 20 Reputation points
2026-01-02T06:03:42.9766667+00:00

As per my development need Iam trying to create Azure Virtual machine scale sets in Centra India, E2a v4 but iam getting an error "Your subscription doesn't support virtual machine creation in South India. Choose a different location."

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Azure compute resources that are used to create and manage groups of heterogeneous load-balanced virtual machines.

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  1. Q&A Assist
    2026-01-02T06:03:49.45+00:00
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    The error message you are encountering indicates that your subscription does not support the creation of virtual machines in the Central India region. This is likely due to regional availability or subscription limits. To resolve this issue, you can either:

    1. Choose a different region where the E2a v4 VM size is available for your subscription.
    2. Check your subscription limits to see if there are any restrictions on the Central India region.

    You may also want to verify the available VM sizes in the desired region by checking the Azure portal or using the Azure CLI to list available sizes.

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  1. System Administration 20 Reputation points
    2026-01-07T11:41:49.1133333+00:00

    Able to create VMS in different region

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  2. Manish Deshpande 5,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-01-02T09:08:11.2866667+00:00

    Hello @System Administration

    Your subscription doesn't support virtual machine creation in South India. Choose a different location.

    Causes

    1. SKU Not Available in Region
    2. Subscription Region Restrictions
    3. Regional Capacity Constraints

    Check VM SKU Availability in the Region

    az vm list-skus --location centralindia --size Standard_E2a_v4 --output table

    **Try an Alternate Region
    **Common alternatives in India:

    • West India (Mumbai)
    • East US / East US2 (best availability for E‑series)

    https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/global-infrastructure/products-by-region/table

    **Check Subscription Quotas / Region Restrictions
    **Steps:

    1. Go to Azure Portal > Subscriptions > Your Subscription
    2. Open Usage + quotas
    3. Verify vCPU quota for E‑series in Central India
    4. If low or restricted → Request quota increase

    https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits

    Request Region Access (If Region is Restricted)

    1. Open Azure Portal → Help + Support
    2. Create new case → Quota / Region Access
    3. Specify region: Central India
    4. Provide justification: business requirement, workload type, etc

    Consider Capacity Constraints

    1. Retry after some time
    2. Choose a newer VM SKU
    3. Remove zone constraints (if pinned)
    4. Deploy smaller batches
    5. Use On‑Demand Capacity Reservations

    https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/capacity-reservation-overview

    Thanks,
    Manish Deshpande

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