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title: "VM Migration Between Pools"
slug: "vm-migration-between-pools"
updated: 2025-01-30T19:02:17Z
published: 2025-01-30T19:02:17Z
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# VM Migration Between Pools

You can move a Desktop from one Pool to another. This is generally used to increase its RAM, disk size, or number of CPUs. It will retain its contents, user assignment and template.

## **Limitations**

- Available for Azure VMs only.
- Target pool must use the same OS as the version pool (for example, Windows 11 to Windows 11).
- VM should already be assigned to a user.
- Must be performed one desktop at a time.
- Target region must be the same as the source region.

## **Procedure**

- Log in to Control
- Go to “Resources > Cloud Desktop Pools > *poolname*> Actions > Upgrade.”

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/ad9153e1-c8de-4f56-94f2-b717a1fc3a68/Images/Documentation/f312efd3-a0c0-4266-a0da-e6e202ec5041.png)

- Once Upgrade is clicked, a new pop-up should come as the following:

> **Desktop Upgrade Page** Please note: There are three options to migrate the VM to a different pool:
> 
> - Click here to keep the Current Desktop Name -
> - Computer Name (Optional) -
> - Just upgrade, without making any change -

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/ad9153e1-c8de-4f56-94f2-b717a1fc3a68/Images/Documentation/384f3e44-230c-49b5-9633-d1e38b018abf.png)

- Select the destination pool from the target pool list and click on upgrade.
- Pop-up is applicable when the checkbox to retain the desktop name is unchecked. All fields in the popup are mandatory.

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### **Status during Upgrade**

- A temporary tab “Upgrade” can be shown while an upgrade is in progress or failed.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/ad9153e1-c8de-4f56-94f2-b717a1fc3a68/Images/Documentation/4b93fc48-3b5a-4d99-9395-0b5c3dabb6f5.png)

- Source Pool during upgrade: **Online**
- Source pool for upgrade fail: **Error**
- Target Pool during upgrade: **Online**
- Target Pool for upgrade fail: **Fail**

**Cancel Upgrade**

In case the Desktop upgrade fails because of some reason like the right credential not being given as a result the destination VM fails to join to the domain. Users can cancel the upgrade process by selecting the action, enabled only when the upgrade fails.

- Once an “upgrade” or “cancel upgrade” is completed successfully, the Upgrade tab no longer visible.