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Abhijeet
Abhijeet

Reputation: 13856

Auto-scaling virtual machine on Azure: Day In & Day Out

I need to use VM on azure 12 hrs/day, shutdown at EOD & start next day again in morning. I am using to use WASABi block for auto-scaling.

What strategy should I use for optimal cost & reliability?

  1. Do I need to delete the VM completely to stop getting billed when not in use?
  2. Keep .vhd in azure storage & fire a new VM with attached disk ever day?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 72

Answers (1)

Drew Marsh
Drew Marsh

Reputation: 33379

As of June 2013 you will no longer be billed for Stopped VMs. Also, you're billed per-minute now as of then as well. You WILL be charged for the storage space of the VHD in Azure storage though, but that's quite literally pennies.

Upvotes: 2

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