You can reserve a VM as a cost saving mechanism for the SBC SWe Edge in Azure. You can purchase reserved instances for one or three years. 

Reserve a VM Resource

Use the following procedure to reserve a VM resource.

  1. Connect to the Azure portal. Refer to portal.azure.com.

  2. Click Reservations.

    All Services

  3. Click + Add.

    Add Reservations

  4. Click Virtual Machine.

    Buy VM


  5. Select one of the following VM instances:

    Caution

    The VM instance you select dictates the networking and performance limits of the SBC SWe Edge. Refer to SBC SWe Edge Performance and Capacity to make sure that you select a VM instance that meets the networking and performance requirements of your SBC deployment.

    • B1ms

    • B2s
    • DS1_v2
    • DS3_v2

  6. Click Select.

  7. Click Review + Buy.
  8. Click Buy.