Setting the file. One moment.
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workflows/vm-recommender/references/web-fetch-policy.mdMarkdown2 KBView on GitHub
Steps 2 and 3 of the recommender rely on web_fetch against learn.microsoft.com to verify that a recommendation reflects current capabilities (especially VMSS features, family availability, and Spot eligibility).
web_fetch succeedsUse the live documentation as the source of truth. Cite the URL in the recommendation so the user can verify.
Proceed using the reference files in ../../references/ — but always include this warning in the recommendation:
⚠ Unable to verify against latest Azure documentation. Recommendation is based on reference material that may not reflect recent updates (e.g., new VM families, Spot eligibility changes, regional rollouts).
Do not block the recommendation on web_fetch failure. The user is better served by an annotated recommendation than by no recommendation.
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-autoscale-overviewhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/<family-category>/<series-name>Examples:
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/b-familyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/general-purpose/ddsv5-serieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-familyFor Spot, also: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/use-spot.