Virtual Machines - Simulate Eviction

POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/ResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VMName/simulateEviction?api-version=2026-04-01

/**
 * Samples for VirtualMachines SimulateEviction.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineExamples/VirtualMachine_SimulateEviction.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: Simulate Eviction a virtual machine.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to ComputeManager.
     */
    public static void simulateEvictionAVirtualMachine(com.azure.resourcemanager.compute.ComputeManager manager) {
        manager.serviceClient().getVirtualMachines().simulateEvictionWithResponse("ResourceGroup", "VMName",
            com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

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from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-compute
# USAGE
    python virtual_machine_simulate_eviction.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = ComputeManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    client.virtual_machines.simulate_eviction(
        resource_group_name="ResourceGroup",
        vm_name="VMName",
    )


# x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineExamples/VirtualMachine_SimulateEviction.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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package armcompute_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineExamples/VirtualMachine_SimulateEviction.json
func ExampleVirtualMachinesClient_SimulateEviction() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armcompute.NewClientFactory("{subscription-id}", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	_, err = clientFactory.NewVirtualMachinesClient().SimulateEviction(ctx, "ResourceGroup", "VMName", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
}

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const { ComputeManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-compute");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to the operation to simulate the eviction of spot virtual machine.
 *
 * @summary the operation to simulate the eviction of spot virtual machine.
 * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineExamples/VirtualMachine_SimulateEviction.json
 */
async function simulateEvictionAVirtualMachine() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "{subscription-id}";
  const client = new ComputeManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  await client.virtualMachines.simulateEviction("ResourceGroup", "VMName");
}

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