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Azure subscription move for BizSpark Plus graduates
The instructions in this document are dedicated for BizSpark startups who are graduating
from the BizSpark Plus ($60K program) and are interested to move all their Azure usage to
the Azure MSDN benefit that every BizSpark startup member is eligible for.
To perform the subscription move please follow the instructions in this document
1. Get the Microsoft Account for your BizSpark Plus (BizSpark 1111) subscription.
You can find this in the Azure Management portal
(https://manage.windowsazure.com)
Go to "Settings" -> "Administrators" and find what is the Microsoft Account (LiveID)
who has the role "Service Administrator".
2. Activate/Validate your MSDN benefits for BizSpark members:
In case you haven’t activated your MSDN benefit in the past:
Go To: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0064p/
Make sure you use the same Microsoft Account you retrieved in step #1. When you
finish this process you will have a new Azure subscription named "BizSpark".
If you have activated your MSDN benefit in the past, make sure it is under the same
Microsoft Account you retrieved in step #1. If it doesn’t follow the process to change
the Microsoft Account in step #3.
NOTE: After you created this subscription DO NOT deploy any service to it or create
new services. The support can perform subscriptions move but the destination
subscription must be completely empty.
3. Make sure the Microsoft Account for the "Service Administrator" in both
subscriptions are identical.
If the "Service Administrator" for the 2 subscriptions "BizSpark 1111" and "BizSpark"
is not the same one, please change the "Service Administrator" of your "BizSpark"
subscription to be identical to the "Service Administrator" of your "BizSpark 1111"
subscription.
You can do this by:
Go to the Azure management portal (https://manage.windowsazure.com), make
sure you are logged in with the "Service Administrator" for your "BizSpark"
subscription.
On the upper-right corner, click your Microsoft Account and then click "View My Bill"
If you have more than one subscription that you are a service admin you'll see a screen with list of your subscriptions, please select the "BizSpark" subscription.
In the Summary window for the subscription, on the right menu click "Edit Subscription
Details"
In this screen edit the desired Microsoft Account and press the V button on the right
button
4. Remove Subscription limit
Because some settings tied to the physical instances of your services may be lost, if
you run important or essential services through your subscription, remove the
spending limit to help ensure service and data continuity.
If you remove the spending limit, Azure begins charging for services when your
credits are used up. Charges continue until credits become available for use at the
next billing cycle, or until you turn on the spending limit again.
To change the spending limit follow the instructions on:
Change the Azure spending limit
5. Make sure you know the subscription ID for both the "BizSpark 1111" subscription
and the "BizSpark" subscription.
You can get this from the Azure management portal. First make sure you are
working on the right subscription and then go to "settings" to retrieve the
subscription ID. You will need those subscriptions ID's when opening support case.
6. Open a support billing case and ask for subscription move.
Log in the azure management portal (https://manage.windowsazure.com) and use
the Microsoft Account you defined as the "Service Administrator" for both the
"BizSpark 1111" and the "BizSpark" subscriptions.
On the top-right click you Microsoft Account and then click "Contact Microsoft
Support". Follow the print screens below to fill in the case details and submit to
open the case.
Summary:
After completing the instructions above you can enjoy your new BizSpark benefits:
Get 150$ per month of FREE Azure cloud services for 3 years
Free software and tools such as Visual Studio and Office
No additional charge for using MSDN software on Azure
Lower rates: All instances for Windows Virtual Machines, Cloud Services and
Websites are discounted. MSDN subscribers pay reduced rates (corresponding
to Linux rates) for all of these services, providing up to a 40% discount off our
"Pay as you go" rates.
NOTE:
Any unused monthly credits cannot be carried over to subsequent months and
cannot be transferred to other Azure subscriptions.
If the Spending Limit has been removed, charges will be incurred. If the Spending
Limit is set at $0, your subscription will be suspended upon using the third-party
service. You will be notified at least 30 days in advance of any changes to the rates.
Learn more about Azure Benefit for BizSpark
Or Contact Idit Adler, Microsoft Azure Product Team
Office: +972 74 711 9112
