When using Azure Resource Mover tool to move a VM what are the dependencies?

Question

Want to move a VM to another region using azure resource mover. Unsure about the dependencies for the VM to be moved?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resource-mover/tutorial-move-region-virtual-machines - Is the RG considered a dependency? If I want to move the VM to another region then I would have to move the VNET, NIC, NSG, Public IP, attached disks,... with the VM. Do we need to move the source RG which contains the VM to the new region? Is the resource group considered a dependency? What are considered dependencies involved in moving a VM from one region to another?

Answer 1

Hello David.

I believe you are looking for this checklist:

Network Infrastructure (VNet / NSGs)

Storage Accounts

Availability Sets

Load Balancers

Public IP Addresses (and DNS)

and no, you don't need to move RG

I hope this help you, and if yes, please, don't forget to upvote and accept the answer

Regards

Answer 2

The resource group is a dependency.

Azure Resource Mover will give you the opportunity to create a new resource group or map to an existing resource group in your new region - in fact, it's one of the first things you should do - to resolve the dependencies on the rest.

The resource group and other dependencies aren't deleted unless you look at committing your change.

Check out a few resources below - the videos will be useful in saying its behavior:

• • https://luke.geek.nz/azure/migrating-resources-between-regions-using-azure-resource-mover/
• • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1Egke6ESs

Answer 3

Hi @David Kim Thank you for contacting us on Microsoft Q&A platform. Happy to answer any qusestions you may have!

When you use Azure Resource Mover to move a VM to another region, the corresponding resource group is added automatically for moving. This is so that the destination resource can be placed in a resource group**.** However, moving a resource group doesn't mean that all the resources in the source resource group will be moved. So, the resource group is not considered a dependency, but it is added automatically for moving the corresponding resource. You can choose to customize and provide an existing resource group after it's added for move.

Is the RG considered a dependency?
No.

Do we need to move the source RG which contains the VM to the new region?
No.

What are considered dependencies involved in moving a VM from one region to another?

• NICs
• Availability sets
• Azure virtual networks
• Public IP addresses
• Network security groups (NSGs)
• Internal and public load balancers

Hope this answers your question. Please reply if you've any questions.

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