--- title: "vNIOS for Azure X5 Series" canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/vniosspec/1488650338/vNIOS%20for%20Azure%20X5%20Series" format: markdown --- This topic lists the details of supported vNIOS for Azure Trinzic X5 appliances that can be deployed in public Azure clouds and in Azure Stack Hub. You have the option to configure the storage in one of the following ways: 250 GB for virtual appliances running on NIOS versions prior to 9.0.1, 500 GB for NIOS versions 9.0.1 and later, or a value between 150 GB and 2.5 TB configured during the first boot if the vNIOS instances are set up with resizable images. # vNIOS Appliances for Azure Public Cloud To achieve an optimum performance, you must select the disk type (`sku`) of a vNIOS instance as `Premium LRS`. > ⚠️ **Note** > ⚠️ > ⚠️ Starting with NIOS 9.0.8, Infoblox supports Esv5 VM sizes as replacement for Standard DSv2 series sizes, which Microsoft will retire on May 1, 2028. Infoblox recommends Esv5 series VM sizes for all new deployments. We will continue to support the existing DSv2-based deployments; however, migration to Esv5 before the retirement date is strongly advised to avoid service disruption. For more information, see [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/retired-sizes-list](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/retirement/retired-sizes-list). ## NIOS for Azure Trinzic Appliances The following models of vNIOS for Azure appliances are supported in NIOS 8.6.x and later releases: | **vNIOS**  **Appliance** | **Overall**  **Disk**  **Space** **(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **VM Size - ** **Esv5 Series** | **Memory**  **Allocation** **(GB)** **Esv5 Series** | **VM Size - ** **DSv2 Series** | **Memory**  **Allocation** **(GB)** **DSv2 Series** | **Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | IB-V825 | 500 | 2 | Standard_E2s_v5 | 16 | Standard DS11 v2 | 14 | Yes | | IB-V1425 | 500 | 4 | Standard_E4s_v5 | 32 | Standard DS12 v2 | 28 | Yes | | IB-V2225 | 500 | 8 | Standard_E8s_v5 | 64 | Standard DS13 v2 | 56 | Yes | | IB-V4015 | 500 | 16 | Standard_E16s_v5 | 128 | Standard DS14 v2 | 112 | Yes | | IB-V4025 | 500 | 16 | Standard_E16s_v5 | 128 | Standard DS14 v2 | 112 | Yes | ## vNIOS for Azure Reporting Appliances The following model of vNIOS for Azure reporting appliance is supported in NIOS 8.6.2 and later releases: | **vNIOS ** **Reporting** **Appliance** | **Overall**  **Disk** **Space** **(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **Memory Allocation** **(GB)** | **Size of Virtual Machine** | **Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | IB-V5005 | 500 + user defined  storage for reporting | User defined | User defined | User defined | No | Infoblox recommends that you allocate a minimum of 250 GB of additional disk space for reporting storage requirements. ## vNIOS for Azure Network Discovery Appliances The following models of vNIOS for Azure appliances are supported starting from NIOS 8.6.3: | **vNIOS** **Network** **Insight** **Appliance** | **Overall** **Disk** **Space ** **(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **VM Size - ** **Esv5 Series** | **Memory Allocation (GB)** **Esv5 Series** | **VM Size - ** **DSv2 Series** | **Memory Allocation (GB)** **DSv2 Series** | **Supported as Grid Master** **and** **Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ND-V805 | 500 | 4 | Standard_E4s_v5 | 32 | Standard DS12 v2 | 28 | No | | ND-V1405 | 500 | 8 | Standard_E8s_v5 | 64 | Standard DS13 v2 | 56 | No | | ND-V2205 | 500 | 16 | Standard_E16s_v5 | 128 | Standard DS14 v2 | 112 | No | | ND-V4005 | 500 | 20 | Standard_E20s_v5 | 160 | Standard DS15 v2 | 140 | No | ## vNIOS for Azure IB-FLEX Appliances The following table lists the vNIOS for Azure IB-FLEX models supported from NIOS 9.0.5 and later releases. For more information about IB-FLEX, see *[Infoblox NIOS Documentation](https://infoblox-docs.refined.site/)**.* | **NIOS** **VM** **Models** | **Overall**  **Disk** **Space** **(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **Memory Allocation** **(GB)** | **Size of Virtual Machine** | **Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | IB-FLEX | 500 | 4 | 32 | Standard_E4s_v3 | Yes | | IB-FLEX | 500 | 8 | 64 | Standard_E8s_v3 | Yes | | IB-FLEX | 500 | 16 | 128 | Standard_E16s_v3 | Yes | ## vNIOS for Azure Cloud Platform Appliances The following models of vNIOS for Azure appliances are supported in NIOS 8.6.x and later releases: | **vNIOS**  **Appliance** | **Overall**  **Disk** **Space(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **VM Size - ** **ESv5 Series** | **Memory Allocation** **(GB)** **ESv5 Series** | **VM Size - ** **DSv2 Series** | **Memory Allocation** **(GB)** **DSv2 Series** | **Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CP-V805 | 500 | 2 | Standard_E2s_v5 | 16 | Standard DS11 v2 | 14 | No | | CP-V1405 | 500 | 4 | Standard_E4s_v5 | 32 | Standard DS12 v2 | 28 | No | | CP-V2205 | 500 | 8 | Standard_E8s_v5 | 64 | Standard DS13 v2 | 56 | No | # vNIOS Appliances for Azure Stack Hub > ⚠️ **Note** > ⚠️ > ⚠️ vNIOS for Azure Stack Hub appliances are available for NIOS 8.6.1 and later releases. Infoblox has validated the vNIOS appliances on Azure Stack Hub version 1.2102.28.87. ## vNIOS for Azure Stack Hub Trinzic Appliances The following Trinzic models are supported in NIOS 8.6.1 and later releases for vNIOS for Azure Stack Hub: | **vNIOS**  **Appliance** | **Overall**  **Disk** **Space ** **(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **Memory**  **Allocation** **(GB)** | **Size of Virtual Machine** | **Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | IB-V825 | 500 | 4 | 28 | Standard DS12 v2 | Yes | | IB-V1425 | 500 | 8 | 56 | Standard DS13 v2 | Yes | ## vNIOS for Azure Stack Hub Cloud Platform Appliances The following cloud models of vNIOS for Azure appliances are supported in NIOS 8.6.1 and later releases: | **vNIOS**  **Appliance** | **Overall**  **Disk** **Space** **(GB)** | **vCPUs** | **Memory Allocation** **(GB)** | **Size of Virtual Machine** | **Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CP-V805 | 500 | 4 | 28 | Standard DS12 v2 | No | | CP-V1405 | 500 | 8 | 56 | Standard DS13 v2 | No | # Guidelines and Recommendations When choosing a vNIOS appliance, consider the following key points: - If a Trinzic X5 vNIOS instance is running on a NIOS version prior to 9.0.1, the overall disk size will be set to 250 GB. - Infoblox recommends that you choose only Esv5 VM sizes for your reporting vNIOS instances. - IB-V4015 and IB-V4025 appliances are supported only in NIOS 8.6.2 and later releases. - The below mentioned vNIOS appliances running on NIOS 9.0.5 or later support the following features: - DNS Cache Acceleration: IB-V2225, IB-V4015, IB-V4025, and IB-FLEX appliances. - DNS Infrastructure Protection (known as Threat Protection in versions earlier than 9.0.8) and dnstap: All supported Trinzic X5 and IB-FLEX appliances. - For information about supported IB-FLEX appliances, see *[vNIOS for Azure X6 Series](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosspec/pages/1488781456)**.*