Microsoft is announcing the retirement of Confidential VM SKUs DCesv5, DCedsv5, ECesv5, ECedsv5 SKUs, which will be succeeded by the DCesv6 and ECesv6 SKUs.
We recently announced the public preview of our next-generation Confidential VM sizes: DCesv6 and ECesv6. These new sizes are the next generation of Confidential VMs with benefits such as integration with OpenHCL, and will be our primary focus moving forward.
As part of this transition, we plan to stop all new and existing DCesv5, DCedsv5, ECesv5, and ECedsv5 series deployments by September 12, 2025. This means that no new VMs can be created after September 12, 2025, and rebooted VMs after that date will no longer be available.
Delete your existing v5 VMs and resources and sign up for the DCesv6 and ECesv6 preview by September 12, 2025.
Once enabled for the v6 preview, you’ll need to redeploy your VMs to the new regions available. VM Sizes with persistent local storage will be available in preview soon, and we’ll keep you informed once they’re ready.