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Migrate to Standard SKU#

Operational Excellence · Public IP address · Rule · 2023_09 · Important

Use the Standard SKU for Public IP addresses as the Basic SKU will be retired.

Description#

The Basic SKU for Public IP addresses will be retired on September 30, 2025. To avoid service disruption, migrate to Standard SKU for Public IP addresses.

The Standard SKU additionally offers security by default and supports redundancy.

Recommendation#

Migrate Basic SKU for Public IP addresses to the Standard SKU before retirement to avoid service disruption.

Examples#

Configure with Azure template#

To deploy Public IP addresses that pass this rule:

  • Set sku.name to Standard.

For example:

Azure Template snippet
{
  "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
  "apiVersion": "2023-05-01",
  "name": "[parameters('name')]",
  "location": "[parameters('location')]",
  "sku": {
    "name": "Standard",
    "tier": "Regional"
  },
  "properties": {
    "publicIPAddressVersion": "IPv4",
    "publicIPAllocationMethod": "Static",
    "idleTimeoutInMinutes": 4
  },
  "zones": [
    "1",
    "2",
    "3"
  ]
}

Configure with Bicep#

To deploy Public IP addresses that pass this rule:

  • Set sku.name to Standard.

For example:

Azure Bicep snippet
resource pip 'Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses@2023-05-01' = {
  name: name
  location: location
  sku: {
    name: 'Standard'
    tier: 'Regional'
  }
  properties: {
    publicIPAddressVersion: 'IPv4'
    publicIPAllocationMethod: 'Static'
    idleTimeoutInMinutes: 4
  }
  zones: [
    '1'
    '2'
    '3'
  ]
}

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