Azure Compliance ControlsAzure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Virtual machine scale sets should have at least one VM instance
Azure VM scale sets with `0` VM instances are identified as empty. The Prowler check vm_scaleset_not_empty verifies that a Virtual Machine Scale Set has at least one VM instance.
What this control checks
Virtual machine scale sets should have at least one VM instance
Tool mappings
Use these identifiers to cross-reference this control across tools, reports, and evidence.
- Compliance.tf Control:
azure_vm_scaleset_not_empty - Prowler Check:
vm_scaleset_not_empty
Last reviewed: 2026-10-11