Migrate your classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager

Question

Hello,

I am finance professional who loosely looks after our IT after our It manager left 2 months ago i have received an email see below this paragraph. How can I migrate my classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager to ensure a seamless transition before the August 31, 2024 deadline? Are there specific tools or services recommended by Microsoft to assist with this migration?

Note i have tried the help section but that in itself is like a maze, it will probably make sense to those with more expertise

Email received:

Migrate your classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager by 31 August 2024

You’re receiving this email because there are classic storage accounts in your subscription(s).

We previously announced that Azure Cloud Services (classic) will be retired on 31 August 2024. Because classic storage accounts are dependent on Azure Cloud Services (classic), they’ll be retired on the same date.

Before that date, you’ll need to migrate classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager, which provides the same capabilities as well as new features, including:

• A management layer that simplifies deployment by enabling you to create, update, and delete resources.

• Resource grouping, which allows you to deploy, monitor, manage, and apply access control policies to resources as a group.

After 31 August 2024, you’ll no longer be able to perform any classic storage account management operations through the classic deployment model. However, your data will be preserved and unaffected by this change.

Required action

To avoid service disruptions, migrate your classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager by 31 August 2024. Additionally, update any management operations in code or applications that target the classic deployment model. Read the FAQ and other details about this migration.

Help and support

If you have questions, get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and you need technical help, please create a support request:

1. For Issue type, select Technical.
2. For Subscription, select your subscription.
3. For Service, select My services.
4. For Service type, select Storage Account Management.
5. For Resource, select the resource you want to migrate.
6. For Summary, type a description of your issue.
7. For Problem type, select Migrate a classic storage account to Azure Resource Manager.

Learn more about service retirements that may impact your resources in the Azure Retirement Workbook. Please note that retirements may not be visible in the workbook for up to two weeks after being announced.

Answer 1

Hi - Thanks for the question. In the first instance please can you review the migration instructions for classic storage accounts here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/classic-account-migrate?tabs=azure-portal and post back here with further queries

Answer 2

Hello Michael Mccoy,

Greetings! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform.

Migrating your classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is essential to ensure continued access and take advantage of the enhanced features provided by ARM.

To Start the Migration - To migrate classic storage accounts to Azure Resource Manager, you can use the Azure portal:

Sign in to the Azure portal.

Navigate to your classic storage account.

In the Settings section, click Migrate to ARM.

Click on Validate to determine migration feasibility.

If validation passes, click on Prepare to create a migrated storage account.

refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/classic-account-migration-overview, https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/blob/main/articles/storage/common/classic-account-migrate.md

If the button not found, there is an alternate way using the PowerShell commands provided in the below Microsoft documents to perform the migration.

Reference Articles:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/classic-account-migrate?tabs=azure-powershell#migrate-a-classic-storage-account

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/archive/blogs/canitpro/step-by-step-migrate-your-classic-cloud-services-to-arm-storage-migration

Microsoft will retire classic storage accounts on August 31, 2024. To preserve the data in any classic storage accounts, you must migrate them to the Azure Resource Manager deployment model by that date. refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/classic-account-migrate?tabs=azure-portal, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/migration-classic-resource-manager-overview, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/classic-account-migration-overview for more detailed guidance.

Hope this answer helps! Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

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