AKS GPU Image (preview) will be retired on January 10, 2025

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On January 10, 2025, the AKS GPU VHD Image (preview) will be retired. Follow the detailed steps in our documentation create GPU-enabled node pools using the alternative supported options on AKS. Starting January 10, 2025, AKS GPU Image won't be supported and you will no longer be able to create new node pools with the GPU VHD.

Action to take
Migrate your existing AKS workloads from GPU VHD-enabled node pools to GPU-enabled node pools created using the supported alternative solutions.
Alternative solutions include:

1. Create a node pool with a supported GPU VM sku and manually install the NVIDIA device plugin.
2. Create a node pool with a supported GPU VM sku, skip automatic driver installation, and manually install the NVIDA GPU Operator.

Help and Support

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Reminder that AKS GPU Image will be retired on January 10, 2025. Creating new nodepools with the GPU Image will not be supported after that date.

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The AKS GPU Image (preview) is no longer supported. Please migrate your existing AKS workloads from GPU VHD-enabled node pools to GPU-enabled node pools created using the supported alternative solutions.