{"@odata.context":"https://relcomms-prod-dagnegedescbeefs.b02.azurefd.net/api/v2/$metadata#Azure","value":[{"id":"503883","productCategories":["Compute"],"tags":["Retirements"],"products":["Azure VMware Solution"],"generalAvailabilityDate":null,"previewAvailabilityDate":null,"privatePreviewAvailabilityDate":null,"title":"Retirement: Azure VMware Solution AV36 Node Retirement now on August 30, 2027","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPDATED:\u003C/b\u003E Microsoft announced the retirement of the\u0026nbsp;AV36 node type on June\u0026nbsp;30, 2028, that date has changed to align with VMware\u2019s roadmap. Broadcom will end support for the current AV36 version with vSphere 8\u0026nbsp;on September 30, 2027, and the AV36 SKU is not compatible with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9, the next-generation platform.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of this transition,\u0026nbsp;and now to align with the AVS License-include service retirement on August 30, 2027,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003Eall AV36 SDDCs will be retired after August\u0026nbsp;30,\u0026nbsp;2027\u003C/b\u003E,\u0026nbsp;regardless of individual RI expiration\u0026nbsp;dates. On\u0026nbsp;August\u0026nbsp;31,\u0026nbsp;2027, these SDDCs will no longer be accessible.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey dates for AV36 subscriptions:\u0026nbsp;\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cul data-editing-info=\u0022{\u0026quot;orderedStyleType\u0026quot;:1,\u0026quot;unorderedStyleType\u0026quot;:1}\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJune 30, 2026\u003C/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Last day to buy a 1-year RI for AV36 VCF BYOL\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAugust 30, 2027 \u003C/b\u003EAV36 SKU retirement and AVS License -included service retirement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAugust\u0026nbsp;31,\u0026nbsp;2027\u003C/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;SDDC access will be removed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContact\u0026nbsp;your Microsoft Account Team for key dates for AV36 PayGo\u0026nbsp;subscriptions.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERecommended\u0026nbsp;action\u0026nbsp;\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt this time, we recommend that you review your current AV36 SDDCs and then work with your Microsoft Account Team.\u0026nbsp;Identify\u0026nbsp;available AVS node types on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/global-infrastructure/products-by-region/table\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022\u003EAzure Product by Region page\u003C/a\u003E, and visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-migrate\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022\u003EAVS Documentation page\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to learn about HCX migrations between AVS node types.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHelp and support\u0026nbsp;\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions, please reach out to your Microsoft Account Team.\u003C/p\u003E","status":null,"created":"2025-09-27T00:30:39.8577970Z","modified":"2026-06-22T16:30:01.8589816Z","locale":null,"availabilities":[{"ring":"Retirement","year":2027,"month":"August"}]}]}