Want to migrate a Standard D2s v3 to an incompatible VM size

Robert Sudbury 0 Reputation points
2024-07-17T20:20:37.2733333+00:00

Is it possible, or impractical?

Current VM size is D2s_v3, that cannot be 'resized' to a B4ms. Would it be technically possible to backup the original D2s_v3, then build a new B4ms by using the backed up VHD of the original D2s_v3?

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  1. akinbade abiola 13,565 Reputation points
    2024-07-17T23:05:57.7666667+00:00

    Hello Robert Sudbury,

    Yes, It's possible to migrate your D2s_v3 VM to a B4ms using a backup and restore process.

    It involves:

    1. Stop and deallocate the original D2s_v3 VM.
    2. Create a snapshot or managed image of the VM's OS disk.
    3. Create a new B4ms VM using this snapshot.

    Possible drawbacks I can think of include: changing VM sizes might affect performance; it may involve some downtime during the process.

    https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/snapshot-copy-managed-disk?tabs=portal

    You can mark it 'Accept Answer' and 'Upvote' if this helped you

    Regards,

    Abiola

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