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Hi Deven,
Thank you for flagging this and for attaching the Microsoft documentation, you are absolutely correct, and I sincerely apologize for the confusion caused by my earlier response to Margulan.
After reviewing the official Microsoft docs, quota is indeed calculated based on the total number of cores in use both allocated and deallocated.
Reference: http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas?tabs=cli
This means VM2’s 8 vCPUs do count toward the North Central US regional quota, making the corrected calculation:
• Starting usage: VM1 (4) + VM2 (8, deallocated) = 12 of 15 vCPUs consumed
• VM4 (A2m_v2, 2 vCPUs): 12 + 2 = 14 of 15 ✅ Can be created
• VM5 (D2s_v3, 2 vCPUs): 14 + 2 = 16 of 15 ❌ Exceeds quota — cannot be created
• VM6 (A8_v2, 8 vCPUs): Also cannot be created ❌
The correct answers should be Yes, No, No — not Yes, Yes, No as currently stated.
My previous reply to Margulan, stating that deallocated VMs do not count, was incorrect, and I apologize for that error. We will be escalating this to our content team to update both the question answers and the explanation to reflect the accurate Azure behavior.
Thank you again for taking the time to provide documentation. This is exactly the kind of feedback that helps us keep our practice questions accurate and trustworthy.
Best,
Irene @ Tutorials Dojo
