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I have activated Microsoft Startup benefit for which I received Azure credits. When activating them, I got a new subscription called "Microsoft Azure Sponsorship". However, I already have created all of my resources under the old subscription that was set up with the free trial. How do I use my new credits without having to recreate all of my resources?
I already tried moving the resources to the new subscription but this does not seem to work:
They all show the same error:
{"message":"The resource batch move request has '1' validation errors. Diagnostic information: timestamp '20250221T130316Z', tracking Id 'XXX', request correlation Id 'XXX'. (Code: ResourceMoveValidationFailed) Resource move is not supported for resource types 'Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities'. (Code: ResourceMoveNotSupported, Target: /subscriptions/XXX/resourceGroups/XXX/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/XXX)","code":"ResourceMoveValidationFailed","name":"XXX","status":400}
How can I either apply my credits to my existing subscription or fix this error to be able to move my resources to the new subscription?
Hey Erik,
Annoying, right? Unfortunately, you can’t transfer credits to your old subscription, and some resources (like Managed Identities) just won’t move between subscriptions.
Your best options is keep using your old subscription and manually swap billing to the new one where possible. Recreate only non-movable resources and move the rest. Check Azure’s resource move support to see what can/can't be moved. Migrate via backup/restore some services (like VMs, databases) let you back up from one sub and restore in another. Azure loves making things complicatd!
Cheers,
Alex
Thank you for your quick response. In the end I managed to move everything but the managed Identity and I think my problem is solved for now.
You are very WELCOME Eric!
Hey Erik,
Annoying, right? Unfortunately, you can’t transfer credits to your old subscription, and some resources (like Managed Identities) just won’t move between subscriptions.
Your best options is keep using your old subscription and manually swap billing to the new one where possible. Recreate only non-movable resources and move the rest. Check Azure’s resource move support to see what can/can't be moved. Migrate via backup/restore some services (like VMs, databases) let you back up from one sub and restore in another. Azure loves making things complicatd!
Cheers,
Alex