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Missing "Migrate tab"

CITA IT Support 0 Reputation points
2026-03-17T10:31:03.9966667+00:00

I need to change the Public IP Address to "Standard" and according to your guidelines, I need to update ｔhｅ VPN　ｇａｔｅｗａｙ　ａｓ　ｗｅｌｌ　ａｎｄ　there should be a "Migrate" tab in the Settings -＞Ｃｏｎｆｉｇｕｒａｔｉｏｎ　under Virtual Network Gateway　ｔｈａｔ　ｈｅｌｐｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｈｏｌｅ　ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ．Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，　I cannot find this tab，　ｐｌｅａｓｅ　ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　Ｉ can find this tab.

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  1. Siva shunmugam Nadessin 7,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-03-17T11:02:26.38+00:00

    Hello CITA IT Support,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

    It looks like you’re trying to switch your VPN gateway’s public IP SKU to Standard by using the “Migrate” tab under Settings → Configuration of your Virtual Network Gateway, but you don’t see that tab.

    I reviewed the documentation you provided (all Azure Migrate–focused content) and didn’t find any references to a “Migrate” tab for VPN gateways there. That tab actually only exists in very specific scenarios (for example, migrating a Classic VPN Gateway to an ARM gateway), and it’s not shown on Resource Manager–created gateways or for just changing the Public IP SKU.

    Here’s what you can do instead:

    Create (or convert) your Public IP resource to SKU=Standard – Go to All resources → select your Public IP → Configuration → change SKU to “Standard” → Save.

    Associate the new Standard Public IP with your VPN gateway – In the portal you can’t just swap it out on the VPN gateway resource. You’ll need to: a. Remove the existing Public IP on the gateway b. Attach the new Standard Public IP – Or use Azure CLI / PowerShell:

    • Azure CLI example:

    az network public-ip create --name MyStdIP --resource-group MyRG --sku Standard --allocation-method Static az network vpn-gateway update --resource-group MyRG --name MyVpnGw --public-ip-address MyStdIP

    Verify and restart your gateway so it picks up the new IP

    If you actually are on a very old (Classic) VPN gateway and are trying to migrate it to ARM, that “Migrate” tab would appear only on the Classic gateway blade—and only if you meet all prerequisites for gateway migration. In modern (ARM) gateways, gateway-to-gateway migration is handled via the Scale or Configuration blades, not a “Migrate” button.

    Hope that helps!

    Reference list (for general Azure Migrate and migration concepts—you won’t find VPN-gateway-specific info here, but these are the docs you gave me):

    • Azure Migrate App Service Migration: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/migrate/tutorial-migrate-webapps

    • Learn about Azure Migrate (overview, support matrix, tools): https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/migrate/migrate-services-overview

    • Migrating web apps to Azure App Service: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/migrate/tutorial-migrate-webapps

    • Issues related to Database, Webapp and VDI tools in Azure Migrate: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/migrate/prepare-isv-movere

     

  2. Q&A Assist
    2026-03-17T10:31:19.33+00:00
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    The Migrate tab for upgrading a VPN Gateway’s Basic SKU public IP to Standard only appears when the migration feature is available in the region and the gateway meets the supported conditions.

    According to the guidance, if the Migrate tab is not visible under Virtual network gateway → Settings → Configuration, it means the migration process is not yet available for that gateway/region:

    “Migration functionality is rolling out to regions. If you don't see the Migrate tab in the Azure portal, it means that the migration process isn't available yet in your region.”

    In that case, the tab cannot be enabled manually. The options are:

    1. Wait until the migration feature is rolled out to the region and the Migrate tab appears automatically.
    2. Follow the general Basic-to-Standard IP upgrade guidance for VPN Gateway, which states that VPN Gateway migration is required and must use the VPN Gateway migration tool when it becomes available.

    Also note:

    • VPN Gateway does not support changing the primary public IP address after creation by simply swapping IPs; the supported path for Basic→Standard on VPN Gateway is via the migration tool.
    • When the migration tool is available and used, non‑AZ SKUs are migrated to AZ SKUs and the public IP remains the same, with about 5 minutes of downtime during the migrate step.

    For now, the absence of the Migrate tab indicates that the guided migration is not yet enabled for that gateway/region.

    References:

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