How to move my current VM to anouther zone? Such as korean central

Question

I want to move my VM from north europe to korean central. I followed with this link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/azure-to-azure-tutorial-migrate but I cannot find the VM that I want to move. Can you please help to move it? Thanks!

Answer 1

Hello MengZhi Jessica Cai,

Kindly let us know the error you are receiving for us to investigate further?

Answer 2

Hello MengZhi

Why the VM isn’t showing in Azure Site Recovery

A VM will only appear in Azure Site Recovery if it meets all requirements. Common reasons it doesn’t show up include:

• Unsupported region pair: North Europe → Korea Central isn’t supported for Azure-to-Azure recovery.
• Unsupported VM configuration: Disk type, encryption, or other settings may not be compatible.
• Different subscription or tenant: The VM and Recovery Services Vault must be in the same subscription and tenant.
• Existing ASR protection: The VM may already be protected or partially configured.

Key takeaway: Since North Europe → Korea Central isn’t a supported region pair, the VM won’t appear for selection.

How to move a VM to Korea Central

Option 1: Snapshot and Recreate

• Stop (deallocate) the VM.
• Take snapshots of OS and data disks.
• Copy snapshots to Korea Central.
• Create managed disks from snapshots.
• Deploy a new VM using these disks.

Option 2: Azure Resource Mover

• Use Azure Resource Mover to migrate the VM and its dependencies.
• Supports inter-region moves, including Korea Central.
• Best for production workloads with multiple resources. Please dont forget to "Accept the Answer " If this was helpful