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Migrating Azure VPN Gateway SKU and Public IP Address.

Introduction

Microsoft announced that the Basic Public IP Address and the Legacy VPN Gateway SKU (Standard / VpnGw1-5) will be retired on September 30, 2025. However, Microsoft has extended the VPN Gateway SKU migration deadline until March 2026. Previously, Microsoft introduced a tool called β€œMigrate,” which has now been replaced by the new migration tool β€œMigrate to Standard IP,” launched in September. This tool will migrate both your VPN Gateway SKU and Public IP SKU. In this article, we will explore how to migrate a Basic Public IP address associated with a VPN Gateway.

The Existing Option

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Step 1. Go to the VPN Gateway and select 'Configuration' under Settings. You will find the 'Migrate to Standard IP' tab.

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Step 2. Click the Prepare button to initiate the migration process. This step typically takes around 30 to 45 minutes to complete.

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During this time, you may see the message: β€œThe gateway is updating, please wait for it to finish and retry.”

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 Step 3. Once the preparation is completed, we will activate the Commit Button.

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Step 4. Once we click the Commit button, the migration process will begin, and it will clean up old resources.

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 Conclusion

Once completed, we can verify the VPN Gateway SKU and the Public IP SKU.

A couple of questions from the migration.

Dynamic IP Address

  • There are no issues if your Public IP address assignment is Dynamic; this will never change. 

VPN SKU

  • If your VPN Gateway SKU is Standard or VpnGw1, it will be migrated to VpnGw1AZ.

  • If your VPN Gateway SKU is VpnGw2, it will be migrated to VpnGw2A.Z

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