Summary
Karpenter still recognizes four legacy A100 GPU SKU names that AKS RP removed from its GPU support map after confirmation that they are unusable:
standard_nd112asr_a100_v4
standard_nd120asr_a100_v4
standard_nd112amsr_a100_v4
standard_nd120amsr_a100_v4
Context
PR #1841 synchronized pkg/utils/supported-gpus.yaml with the current AKS GPU matrix while adding Azure Container Linux support. That synchronization removed these entries, but the removal was restored because it was unrelated to ACL and changed existing Karpenter behavior.
Karpenter should evaluate removing these SKUs in a separate, explicitly scoped compatibility change. The current entries must not gain Azure Container Linux support.
Work
- Confirm no supported Karpenter users or Azure regions still expose these SKU names.
- Reconcile stale references in Karpenter and upstream GPU catalogs.
- Remove the four entries from
pkg/utils/supported-gpus.yaml if compatibility impact is acceptable.
- Add tests documenting the intended handling of retired or unusable GPU SKU names.
Summary
Karpenter still recognizes four legacy A100 GPU SKU names that AKS RP removed from its GPU support map after confirmation that they are unusable:
standard_nd112asr_a100_v4standard_nd120asr_a100_v4standard_nd112amsr_a100_v4standard_nd120amsr_a100_v4Context
PR #1841 synchronized
pkg/utils/supported-gpus.yamlwith the current AKS GPU matrix while adding Azure Container Linux support. That synchronization removed these entries, but the removal was restored because it was unrelated to ACL and changed existing Karpenter behavior.Karpenter should evaluate removing these SKUs in a separate, explicitly scoped compatibility change. The current entries must not gain Azure Container Linux support.
Work
pkg/utils/supported-gpus.yamlif compatibility impact is acceptable.