How to migrate PAYG subscription to CSP subscription model. Please advise on the steps from CSP vendor standpoint.

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Prrudram-MSFT 26,596 Reputation points

2023-03-03T06:46:01.8+00:00
Hello @SwojasLab

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A platform. I am happy to answer your question.

To migrate a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) subscription to a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) subscription model, you need to follow these steps:

Ensure that the source and target subscriptions are in the same Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. You can't change the Azure AD tenant for an Azure CSP subscription<sup>.</sup>
Instead, you must add or associate the source subscription to the CSP Azure AD tenant
The user account that you use to do the transfer must have Azure RBAC owner access on both subscriptions.

Validate that all Azure resources can move from the source subscription to the destination subscription. Some Azure resources can't move between subscriptions.<sup>[0]</sup> To view the complete list of Azure resources that can move, see Move operation support for resources.

Verify that all source subscription services use the Azure Resource Manager model. Then, transfer resources from source subscription to destination subscription using Azure Resource Move.

Here is the official document from microsoft on transfers of subscriptions to CSP that provides brief details https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/transfer-subscriptions-subscribers-csp#other-subscription-transfers-to-a-csp-partner

Hope this helps!
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SwojasLab 20 Reputation points

2023-03-03T07:40:40.0133333+00:00

@Prrudram-MSFT : Thanks ! Could you also confirm, the below point:

If we need to plan for Resources Migration separately in this movement using Azure Migrate or so or that is not needed.

Prrudram-MSFT 26,596 Reputation points

2023-03-03T07:55:30.0833333+00:00

SwojasLab

There are 2 cases,

one is billing transfer to CSP, in which you don't need to migrate resources. This is Transfer EA or MCA enterprise subscriptions to a CSP partner

Here, CSP direct bill partners certified as an Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) can request to transfer Azure subscriptions for their customers. The customers must have a Direct Enterprise Agreement (EA) or a Microsoft account team (Microsoft Customer Agreement enterprise). Subscription transfers are allowed only for customers who have accepted an MCA and purchased an Azure plan with the CSP Program.

Another is Other subscription transfers to a CSP partner

To transfer any other Azure subscriptions that aren't supported for billing transfer to MPA as documented in the Azure subscription transfer hub article, the subscriber needs to move resources from source subscriptions to CSP subscriptions. Use this guidance to move resources between subscriptions.(Step1 to step6)

If this does answer your question, please accept it as the answer as a token of appreciation.

SwojasLab 20 Reputation points

2023-03-03T08:23:06.84+00:00

Prrudram-MSFT: Great, thanks a lot - one last question.

with respect to above question, The PAYG resources are in US locations, Can it be moved to India Location in CSP subscription. Please provide the details.

Prrudram-MSFT 26,596 Reputation points

2023-03-03T10:49:30.3133333+00:00

Hello SwojasLab

It depends on the type of resource that is supported for Move between subscriptions as per the support matrix for Azure Resource Manager.
Some specific resources does suppport move between regions. You can check this document https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/move-support-resources

Would you be so kind to accept this as answer if my responses have helped you here?

Kirby Oulela 0 Reputation points

2023-10-02T21:21:54.9166667+00:00

Can you move PAYGO Savings Plans to CSP? What about Reservations? This is not addressed on the Transfer Hub documentation.

Chris Thompson 11 Reputation points

2023-10-05T13:25:48.8733333+00:00

Why is it so difficult for you to just change the billing type from PPAYG to CSP - Like you can a CSP to CSP transfer.

It makes it really difficult in most scenarios doing subscription moves.
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