When you create a virtual network gateway, you need to specify the gateway SKU that you want to use. When you select a higher gateway SKU, more CPUs and network bandwidth are allocated to the gateway, and as a result, the gateway can support higher network throughput to the virtual network.
VPN Gateway can use the following SKUs:
- Basic
- Standard
- HighPerformance
VPN Gateway does not use the UltraPerformance gateway SKU. For information about the UltraPerformance SKU, see the ExpressRoute documentation.
When selecting a SKU, consider the following:
- If you want to use a PolicyBased VPN type, you must use the Basic SKU. PolicyBased VPNs (previously called Static Routing) are not supported on any other SKU.
- BGP is not supported on the Basic SKU.
- ExpressRoute-VPN Gateway coexist configurations are not supported on the Basic SKU.
- Active-active S2S VPN Gateway connections can be configured on the HighPerformance SKU only.