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Various gen2 doc fixes
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articles/virtual-machines/linux/generation-2.md

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description: Overview of Azure support for generation 2 VMs
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services: virtual-machines-linux
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documentationcenter: ''
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tags: azure-resource-manager
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ms.date: 01/28/2020
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# Support for generation 2 VMs on Azure
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## Generation 2 VM sizes
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Generation 1 VMs are supported by all VM sizes in Azure. Azure now offers generation 2 support for the following selected VM series:
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Generation 1 VMs are supported by all VM sizes in Azure (except for Mv2-series VMs). Azure now offers generation 2 support for the following selected VM series:
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* [B-series](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/b-series-burstable)
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* [DC-series](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/sizes-general#dc-series)
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Get-AzVMImageSku -Location westus2 -PublisherName MicrosoftWindowsServer -Offer WindowsServer
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Alternatively, you can use the Azure CLI to see any available generation 2 images, listed by **Publisher**.
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```azurecli
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az vm image list --publisher Canonical --sku gen2 --output table --all
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If you're creating a VM with Windows Server 2012 as the OS, then you will select either the generation 1 (BIOS) or generation 2 (UEFI) VM SKU, which look like this:
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articles/virtual-machines/windows/generation-2.md

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# Support for generation 2 VMs on Azure
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## Generation 2 VM sizes
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Generation 1 VMs are supported by all VM sizes in Azure. Azure now offers generation 2 support for the following selected VM series:
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Generation 1 VMs are supported by all VM sizes in Azure (except for Mv2-series VMs). Azure now offers generation 2 support for the following selected VM series:
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* [B-series](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/windows/b-series-burstable)
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* [DC-series](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes-general#dc-series)
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Get-AzVMImageSku -Location westus2 -PublisherName MicrosoftWindowsServer -Offer WindowsServer
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Alternatively, you can use the Azure CLI to see any available generation 2 images, listed by **Publisher**.
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```azurecli
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az vm image list --publisher Canonical --sku gen2 --output table --all
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If you're creating a VM with Windows Server 2012 as the OS, then you will select either the generation 1 (BIOS) or generation 2 (UEFI) VM SKU, which looks like this:
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```powershell
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