Manage Azure Media Services v3 accounts
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To start managing, encrypting, encoding, analyzing, and streaming media content in Azure, you need to create a Media Services account. When creating a Media Services account, you need to supply the name of an Azure Storage account resource. The specified storage account is attached to your Media Services account. The Media Services account and all associated storage accounts must be in the same Azure subscription. For more information, see Storage accounts.
Note
Accounts created with the 2020-05-01 API cannot use the legacy RESTv2 API. Older API versions can be used to create accounts that can still work with the legacy RESTv2 API if needed.
They have access to new features like managed identity, encryption at rest with a customer managed key, and enabling trusted service access from the Media Services account to attached storage accounts.
Media Services account names
Media Services account names must be all lowercase letters or numbers with no spaces, and between 3 to 24 characters in length. Media Services account names must be unique within an Azure location.
When a Media Services account is deleted, the account name is reserved for one year. For a year after the account is deleted, account name may only be reused in the same Azure location by the subscription that contained the original account.
Media Services account names are used in DNS names, including for Key Delivery, Live Events and Streaming Endpoint names. If you have configured firewalls or proxies to allow Media Services DNS names, ensure these configurations are removed within a year of deleting a Media Services account.
Moving a Media Services account between subscriptions
If you need to move a Media Services account to a new subscription, you need to first move the entire resource group that contains the Media Services account to the new subscription. You must move all attached resources: Azure Storage accounts, Azure CDN profiles, etc. For more information, see Move resources to new resource group or subscription. As with any resources in Azure, resource group moves can take some time to complete.
Considerations
- Create backups of all data in your account before migrating to a different subscription.
- You need to stop all the Streaming Endpoints and live streaming resources. Your users will not be able to access your content for the duration of the resource group move.
Important
Do not start the Streaming Endpoint until the move completes successfully.
Troubleshoot
If a Media Services account or an associated Azure Storage account become "disconnected" following the resource group move, try rotating the Storage Account keys. If rotating the Storage Account keys does not resolve the "disconnected" status of the Media Services account, file a new support request from the "Support + troubleshooting" menu in the Media Services account.