Azure AMI? Or Image template to use on a different account?

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Azure AMI? Or Image template to use on a different account?

Laurenz 22. Millin 21

How can I create a duplicate of a vm that was made on another account and use it on a new one. For instance, like AWS AMI which has preconfiguration and data already loaded on a template all you have to do is deploy. Is something like that available for Amazon so I can deploy a machine on a totally separate account with my apps and data already installed on the machine?

Thanks in advance,

singhh-msft 2,431 Reputation points

2021-04-15T09:17:54.453+00:00

@Laurenz 22. Millin , thank you for reaching out to us. I am sorry if I misunderstood your question, but can you check out this thread and let me know if it helps your query?
Laurenz 22. Millin 21 Reputation points

2021-04-15T12:09:59.41+00:00

This is cloning the VM on the same account. I want to clone this VM and use it on a totally different azure account. Where I can launch an instance with my data and configurations from the VM on my main account, like a template.
Laurenz 22. Millin 21 Reputation points

2021-04-15T12:10:54.187+00:00

I want to transfer the vm and all its data, configs, etc. to another account

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singhh-msft 2,431 Reputation points

2021-04-15T09:17:54.453+00:00

@Laurenz 22. Millin , thank you for reaching out to us. I am sorry if I misunderstood your question, but can you check out this thread and let me know if it helps your query?
Laurenz 22. Millin 21 Reputation points

2021-04-15T12:09:59.41+00:00

This is cloning the VM on the same account. I want to clone this VM and use it on a totally different azure account. Where I can launch an instance with my data and configurations from the VM on my main account, like a template.
Laurenz 22. Millin 21 Reputation points

2021-04-15T12:10:54.187+00:00

I want to transfer the vm and all its data, configs, etc. to another account

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singhh-msft 2,431

@Laurenz 22. Millin , I understand that you want to copy/clone your VM into completely new Azure account and/or subscription. To do so, Azure provides couple of options to choose from:

Using shared image gallery, you could make image based on your current VM and share it out so that it could be used to build a VM in the other subscription. Check out the below documentation to help you with this step:
Create a VM from a specialized image version using the Azure CLI - Azure Virtual Machines | Microsoft Learn
Copy the underlying VHD and create the VM in the other subscription from that disk. Check out the below documentation to help you with this step:
azure-cli-samples/copy-managed-disks-to-same-or-different-subscription.sh at master · Azure-Samples/azure-cli-samples (github.com)

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singhh-msft 2,431 Reputation points

2021-04-19T04:39:06.52+00:00

@Laurenz 22. Millin , just checking in to see if you got a chance to check out this answer.
Laurenz 22. Millin 21 Reputation points

2021-04-19T12:11:51.453+00:00

Yes. Thanks a lot
Laurenz 22. Millin 21 Reputation points

2021-04-19T12:13:40.907+00:00

For the second option, what am I supposed to do? I have never used aws cli or any scripts before.
singhh-msft 2,431 Reputation points

2021-04-19T16:29:28.777+00:00

@Laurenz 22. Millin , if you want to do this activity for one-time, you can use Windows PowerShell desktop application to provide appropriate values for variables (like sourceSubscriptionId, sourceResourceGroupName, etc.) and run the script in second option.

If you want to do this frequently, I would suggest you to automate the process by using ADO pipelines.

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