Azure Reserved Instances change region

Question

Hi, I have a lot of VMs (100+) with Reserved Instances(RI) in the West Us location. I want to move all my VMs to another location (East Us). My questions are:

1. Should I wait for my RI will be finished, move VMs, and buy a new RI for a new region.
2. If I shouldn't, how will RI be recalculated? I mean, in another region there is another price for compute, disks and so on
3. If RI will be recalculated, is there any formula or information about the new price?

Answer 1

You have to options.

Option 1:
Wait until your existing RI is finished -> Maybe depends when this will be.

Option 2:
It's possible to exchange existing RIs to new RIs without a fee. Limitation: The new RI must have at least the same value than the prorated existing RI.
Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/reserved-vm-instances/ -> FAQ "Are there any restrictions on exchanges?" and "How do I exchange or cancel my Azure Reserved VM Instances?"

Maybe this is helpful.

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

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