Correct Answer: The VM must be restarted to apply the new size
Resizing an Azure Virtual Machine to a different size family requires a virtual machine restart because Azure must deallocate the VM and reallocate it onto a physical host machine ...
Correct Answer
The VM must be restarted to apply the new size
Why This Answer Is Correct
Resizing an Azure Virtual Machine to a different size family requires a virtual machine restart because Azure must deallocate the VM and reallocate it onto a physical host machine with the requested hardware specifications.
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