Premium SSD v2 convert to "lower" tier

Question

Hello,

This document describes how can we migrate a disk to Premium SSD v2: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-convert-types?tabs=azure-powershell#migrate-to-premium-ssd-v2-or-ultra-disk

In the event of a change from Premium SSD v2 to a "lower" tier (Premium SSD, Standard HDD or Standard SSD), how can we do it? Thank you

Answer 1

Hello,

Currently this is not possible as noted below:

You can't yet switch from or to an Ultra Disk or a Premium SSD v2, you must deploy a new one with a snapshot of an existing disk.

Cited from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-convert-types?tabs=azure-powershell

As seen above you must deploy a new disk with the type that you would like by using a snapshot of an existing disk.

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