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RSS feedMarch 2023
Batch custom image pools using VHD or managed images will be retired on 31 March 2026
Target retirement date: April 01, 2026
Transition custom image pools use images from Azure Compute Gallery
Batch Service in select regions will be retired on 31 March 2026
Target retirement date: April 01, 2026
Migrate your Batch workloads before 31 March 2026 to other regions where Azure Batch will continue to be available.
Select Batch Pool autoscale service-defined variables will be retired on 31 March 2024
Target retirement date: April 01, 2026
Remove references in your autoscale formula for the service-defined variables
Azure Batch classic compute node communication model will be retired on 31 March 2026
Target retirement date: April 01, 2026
Transition Batch pools to the Simplified compute node communication model
October 2022
Azure Batch Certificates will be retired on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: March 01, 2024
Retirement Notice: Transition to Azure Key Vault before 29 February 2024.
Azure Batch pools without public IP addresses (classic) will be retired on 31 March 2023
Target retirement date: April 01, 2023
Retirement notice: Transition to Simplified compute node communication pools without public IP addresses by 31 March 2023
September 2022
Azure Batch Low Priority VMs will be retired on 30 September 2025
Target retirement date: October 01, 2025
Retirement Notice: Transition to Azure Batch Spot VMs before 30 September 2025.
Azure Batch Job/Pool Lifetime Statistics API will be retired on 30 April 2023
Target retirement date: May 01, 2023
Retirement Notice: Stop using Batch Job/Pool Lifetime Statistics API by 30 April 2023.
Azure Batch TLS 1.0/1.1 will be retired on 31 March 2023
Target retirement date: April 01, 2023
Retirement notice: Transition to Azure Batch TLS 1.2 by 31 March 2023.
August 2021
General availability: New Azure Batch capabilities
Several new pool and security features are now generally available.
General availability: New VM series supported by Azure Batch
Take advantage of VM sizes that are now available when creating your Batch pools.
March 2021
General availability: New VM series supported by Azure Batch
Take advantage of new VM sizes that are now available when creating your Batch pools, including the latest HPC and GPU sizes.
February 2021
Azure Batch rendering VM images & licensing will be retired on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Azure Batching rendering VM images & licensing are being retired.
Azure Batch ‘CloudServiceConfiguration’ pools will be retired on 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Transition to Azure Batch Virtual Machine pool configuration by 29 February 2024.
December 2020
Azure Batch vCPU quota checks are being updated
The vCPU quota checks that are performed during pool operations are being updated to check the dedicated VM series vCPU quotas, in addition to the Batch account total dedicated vCPUs quota that is currently checked.
October 2020
New Azure Batch capabilities available in preview
A number of new security-related features are now available in preview.
New Azure Batch capabilities
New job scheduling and security-related features are now available.
New VM series supported by Azure Batch
An expanded selection of VMs can be used with Azure Batch, providing access to newer Azure VM series.
June 2020
Azure Private Link for Azure Batch is now generally available in select regions
Azure Private Link for Azure Batch is now generally available in the West US 2, East US, South Central US, US Gov Virginia, and US Gov Arizona regions
January 2020
Azure Batch updates—December 2019
Learn about the new or enhanced Azure Batch capabilities that were updated in the second half of 2019.
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