Prepare the stateful node for deallocation

In the Flexera console, go to Elastigroup > Stateful nodes, select the stateful node, and then select Actions > Edit configuration.

Go to Review, switch to JSON, and select Edit mode.

Prevent the node from reverting to Spot

In the strategy section, set revertToSpot to never and confirm the preferred lifecycle is on‑demand.

Example:

{
  "strategy": {
    "fallbackToOd": true,
    "drainingTimeout": 120,
    "preferredLifecycle": "od",
    "revertToSpot": "never",
    "optimizationWindows": null
  }
}

Save and apply the configuration.

Recycle the stateful node

Recycle the stateful node so it runs as an on‑demand virtual machine.

Verify the node lifecycle

Confirm that the stateful node is no longer running on a Spot virtual machine.

Delete the stateful node from Flexera

Open Edit node and delete the stateful node.

In the Delete stateful node window, deselect all options.
This ensures the virtual machine and its resources are not deleted in Azure.

Verify the resources in Azure

In the Azure portal, confirm that the virtual machine and all associated resources are running.

Move the Azure resources

Move the virtual machine and its related resources to the new Azure subscription using Azure resource move functionality.

Connect the new Azure subscription

In the Flexera console, connect the new Azure subscription.

Import the stateful virtual machine

Import the existing virtual machine as a stateful node in the new subscription.