Unable to create any VM in any Region

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Unable to create any VM in any Region

Ramesh Ganapathy 0

Tried all possible SKUs at multiple regions but its the same error message

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The command failed with an unexpected error. Here is the traceback:

The content for this response was already consumed

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 789, in _run_job

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 335, in call

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/command_operation.py", line 120, in handler

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/vm/custom.py", line 1244, in create_vm

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/core/tracing/decorator.py", line 119, in wrapper_use_tracer

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/mgmt/resource/resources/v2024_11_01/operations/_operations.py", line 11281, in begin_create_or_update

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/mgmt/resource/resources/v2024_11_01/operations/_operations.py", line 11174, in _create_or_update_initial

azure.core.exceptions.HttpResponseError: (InvalidTemplateDeployment) The template deployment 'vm_deploy_EL1peD26jxx97oIS2yPHfnKmpqwrgTBO' is not valid according to the validation procedure. The following resource provider(s) - 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines (2025-11-01)' reported preflight validation errors. Tracking id is 'f268db9e-d714-455e-b437-e3fa872c74f4'. See inner errors for details.

Code: InvalidTemplateDeployment

Message: The template deployment 'vm_deploy_EL1peD26jxx97oIS2yPHfnKmpqwrgTBO' is not valid according to the validation procedure. The following resource provider(s) - 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines (2025-11-01)' reported preflight validation errors. Tracking id is 'f268db9e-d714-455e-b437-e3fa872c74f4'. See inner errors for details.

Exception Details: (SkuNotAvailable) The requested VM size for resource 'Following SKUs have failed for Capacity Restrictions: Standard_B1s' is currently not available in location 'westus2'. Please try another size or deploy to a different location or different zone. See https://aka.ms/azureskunotavailable for details.

    Code: SkuNotAvailable

    Message: The requested VM size for resource 'Following SKUs have failed for Capacity Restrictions: Standard_B1s' is currently not available in location 'westus2'. Please try another size or deploy to a different location or different zone. See https://aka.ms/azureskunotavailable for details.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py", line 109, in handle_template_based_exception

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'error'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/cli.py", line 233, in invoke

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 677, in execute

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 820, in _run_jobs_serially

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 812, in _run_job

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/arm.py", line 112, in handle_template_based_exception

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\requests/models.py", line 928, in text

File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\requests/models.py", line 899, in content

RuntimeError: The content for this response was already consumed

To check existing issues, please visit: https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues

FAILED: az vm create (exit code 1). Stopping here -- see the error output above.

At C:\AI Tool\Build\CloudSentry AI Agent\cloudsentry-mvp\infra\azure-demo-create.ps1:110 char:9

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- CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (FAILED: az vm c...r output above.:String) [], RuntimeException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : FAILED: az vm create (exit code 1). Stopping here -- see the error output above.

Ramesh Ganapathy 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T19:03:11.6066667+00:00

Tried various sizes and three different regions but getting the same response
Ramesh Ganapathy 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T19:06:51.2566667+00:00

Already tried az vm list-skus --all and confirmed the NotAvailableForSubscription restriction directly.

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Ramesh Ganapathy 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T19:03:11.6066667+00:00

Tried various sizes and three different regions but getting the same response
Ramesh Ganapathy 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T19:06:51.2566667+00:00

Already tried az vm list-skus --all and confirmed the NotAvailableForSubscription restriction directly.

Answer 1

Hello @Ramesh Ganapathy

The key point is that az vm list-skus --all already shows NotAvailableForSubscription. That confirms this is not just a transient capacity issue with Standard_B1s in West US 2; Azure Compute is applying a subscription-level SKU restriction.

Since you have already tested several VM sizes and multiple regions with the same result, continuing to change SKU/region is unlikely to resolve it. NotAvailableForSubscription means that the VM SKU isn't available to the current subscription in the selected location.

At this point, I recommend opening an Azure Support request under Subscription/Compute and asking Microsoft to review the subscription's VM SKU eligibility/restrictions. Include the az vm list-skus output and the deployment Tracking ID: f268db9e-d714-455e-b437-e3fa872c74f4 and examples of the regions/SKUs already tested.

The later Azure CLI traceback (the content for this response was already consumed) appears secondary. The actual deployment failure occurred earlier during Compute preflight validation with SkuNotAvailable.

Reference: Resolve SKU not available errors

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