How to Move VMs from MAP to MCCP

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How to Move VMs from MAP to MCCP

Peter Jones (BIDA) 131

Hi VMs on Azure experts,

I must be doing something simple wrong. My MAP subscription is expiring and I have bought the Launch level MCPP. I need to move my Azure VMs and other resources from my MAP subscriptions across to MCPP.

No matter what I do I get validation status failed on everything I have tried. I have tried to attach a screenshot but it does not tell you much. For example? I have a VM called BIDAAZDEV03, BIDA-Azure-Developer Machine-03.

I select the VM and move and then validate. It complains all the dependencies are not there. So I had all the dependencies. There is a public IP address called BIDAAZDEV03-ip and it says that you can't move that and you need to create it in the target subscription. So I did that. Then it tells me that it can't move anything because that resource is in the target. Then I remove it from the request and it says you can't do that because it's a dependency and it needs to be there.

And so around and around in circles I go. Given everyone is having to move from MAP to MCPP there just HAS to be a good blog post or a video to show EXACTLY what to do and how to get around any issues. But as much as I have searched around and I have read maybe 20 blog posts, there isn't anything that seems to actually make sense.

I have tried to put questions on their community site but for some reason I can only read and reply, I can't post a question.

So...if anyone where knows a blog post or a video or something (anything) than makes it clear how to move VMs from MAP to MCPP? I would love the link. This is just crazy time consuming because every "validation" takes a few minutes.

Thank you very much in advance for any assistance you can offer me in this matter.

Best Regards

Peter Screenshot 2025-10-23 193135

Andreas Baumgarten 129.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-11-06T20:05:11.03+00:00

Hi @Peter Jones (BIDA) ,

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Andreas Baumgarten 129.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-11-06T20:05:11.03+00:00

Hi @Peter Jones (BIDA) ,

are there any additional questions to this topic?

If you found the answer helpful, it would be great if you please mark it "Accept as answer". This will help others to find answers in Q&A.

Regards

Andreas Baumgarten

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Andreas Baumgarten 129.4K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Hi @Peter Jones (BIDA) ,

have you already tried to dissociate the public IP from the Nic of the VM before trying to move?

If a virtual machine is associated with a Standard SKU public IP address, disassociate the public IP address before moving across subscriptions.

Source: Move networking resources to new resource group or subscription - Dependent resources

Here is a step-by-step guide how to disassociate the public IP address:

Dissociate a public IP address from a VM

(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards

Andreas Baumgarten

Peter Jones (BIDA) 131 Reputation points

2025-10-24T10:24:51.18+00:00

Hi Andreas, @AndreasBaumgarten42

thank you for your answer. I just tested it and it works. I am amazed that in all the blog posts I read I didn't see a comment saying to disassociate the IP before the move and then move it last. I was at this a solid 8 hours yesterday and pulling my hair out!! And I don't have that much left to pull out! LOL!

Tell you what. You are an old guy like me. I tried to find a DM option here and could not find one. My email is peter at bida dot ro. If you email me your paypal or revolut or something like that? I will send you some money for a very nice bottle of wine for you and your wife (or lady friend if you are not married) as a Thank You. I could have spent another 8 hours on this today. I see you have answered lots of questions here, and you have earned a nice bottle of wine this time. :-) THANK YOU!
Andreas Baumgarten 129.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2025-10-24T11:16:52.1733333+00:00

Hi @Peter Jones (BIDA) ,

first of all: Thank you for the feedback.

You are right .... sometimes it isn't easy to find the right information in the internet ;-)

Thank you for the kind words and the offer to send some money for a bottle of wine ;-) But there is really no need to. I am happy to help and if I get a feedback like yours it's totally fine.

If my answer worked for you it would be appreciated if you mark my answer with "accept as answer".

It would be great if you can fill the survey, if there is any, regarding my answer.

(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards

Andreas Baumgarten
Peter Jones (BIDA) 131 Reputation points

2025-11-08T22:21:15.9466667+00:00

Hi Andreas,

my apologies, yes, your answer helped me solve my problem. I have marked it just now.

I got a call from MSFT support and I sung your praises! LOL! I said I had been pulling my hair out for about 8 hours and at 61 I did not have that much more hair to pull out. As soon as I disassociated the IP, moved, and put it back all was fine.

It only took me a few more hours to move all my VMs between subscriptions.

Thank you again for your help, and my bottle of wine offer is still valid if you can email me or some how DM me here. :-)

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