Can you move "Connection, ExpressRoute, Virtual Network and Virtual Network Gateway to another RG in the same subscription??

Question

Hi All

I know you can move object types between resources, but the question I have is, can you move network resources to another resource group?

• Connection
• ExpressRoute
• Virtual Network
• Virtual Network Gateway

I would like to separate the network objects into their own resource group.

Cheers

Dave

Answer 1

Hello @Dave Thank you for reaching out to us. Happy to answer any questions you may have!

Based on your post, I understand that your ask is to know if the following network resources can be moved to another resource group (RG)?

• Connection
• ExpressRoute
• Virtual Network
• Virtual Network Gateway

Not all the resources can be moved across resource groups/subscriptions due to certain limitations and dependencies.

As per MS documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/move-support-resources

• Connection
• Virtual Network

Yes - Supports move to another RG

• ExpressRoute
• Virtual Network Gateway

No - You need to recreate the resources in the target RG, if the move is not supported.

Reference document: Move Azure Networking resources to new subscription or resource group - Azure Resource Manager | Microsoft Learn

Hope this answers your question. Please let us know if you have any questions!

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Answer 2

Hi @Dave ,

• Connection -> Yes
• ExpressRoute -> No
• Virtual Network -> Yes
• Virtual Network Gateway -> No

Source: Move operation support for resources - Microsoft.Network

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Andreas Baumgarten