Basic Public IP Address SKU to Standard Public IP Address SKU

Question

The title is not completely indicative of the question...

Since the retirement announcement, from Microsoft, of the basic public IP address SKU, and the migration to the standard SKU, I was wondering if in the process of changing an Azure VPN gateway from active/standby to active/active; does the administrator have the opportunity to choose the standard SKU when assigning a new public IP address to the existing connection and for the new redundant/secondary connection?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hello Durborow, Steve

It sounds like you're looking to upgrade a VPN gateway in Azure and want to know if you can choose the Standard SKU for the public IP address while transitioning to an active/active connection.

We recommend the following approach to upgrade to Standard SKU public IP addresses.

1. Learn about some of the key differences between Basic SKU public IP and Standard SKU public IP.
2. Identify the Basic SKU public IP in your organization that requires upgrade.
3. Determine if you would need Zone Redundancy. a. If you need a zone redundant public IP address, create a new Standard SKU public IP address using Portal, PowerShell, CLI, or ARM template. b. If you don't need a zone redundant public IP address, use the following upgrade options.
4. Create a migration plan for planned downtime.
5. Depending on the resource associated with your Basic SKU public IP addresses, perform the upgrade based on the following table:

Upgrading a Basic Public IP Address to Standard SKU - Guidance

Public IP Addresses Overview

Refer: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1033456/retirement-announcement-basic-sku-public-ip-addres

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