Merge pull request #313215 from aybatra/patch-55

Update VPN gateway SKU retirement details

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 | Event | Customer impact| Anticipated timelines | Customer action/ prerequisites | Documentation | Announcement Links |
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-|Basic SKU public IP address migration - For all VPN SKUs except Basic SKU Gateway |- New [pricing changes](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/ip-addresses/).<br>- To qualify for successful migration, ensure you have the right IP address space and subnet size.<br>- Up to 10 minutes of downtime is expected during customer-controlled migration.<br>- Customers will have at least ~3 months to migrate after the release of the migration tool.|- **Starting January 30th, 2026**: Basic SKU public IP address-to-Standard SKU public IP address migration tool is in **Generally Available** for **active-passive** gateways in Public cloud and National Clouds with some limitations, see [known Issues](basic-public-ip-migrate-howto.md#known-issues) . <br> - **Active-Active** Public Preview in Mar'26 with plan to announce GA in Apr’26 <br>- **July 2026**: Basic SKU public IP addresses are deprecated. <br> - **Deprecation timeline of Basic IP for all VPN Gateways is moved to End of June 2026**|- Ensure you have the right IP address space and subnet size, check here.<br>- If your VPN gateway is using a Basic SKU public IP address, migrate it to a Standard SKU public IP address.<br> - If your VPN gateway is already using a Standard SKU public IP address, no action is required.|- [About Basic SKU Public IP address migration](basic-public-ip-migrate-about.md) <br>  - [How to migrate Basic SKU public IP address to Standard](basic-public-ip-migrate-howto.md?tabs=portal)|[Basic SKU public IP address retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=upgrade-to-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-by-30-september-2025-basic-sku-will-be-retired) |
-|Basic SKU public IP address migration - For Basic SKU Gateway | - Your actual IP address won't change, and connectivity won't be interrupted. | An automated capability to remove the Basic public IP from your gateway will be available **March'2026** <br> - **Deprecation timeline of Basic IP for all VPN Gateways is moved to end of  June 2026** | - Because Microsoft is retiring Basic public IP resources, we’re updating the Basic VPN Gateway construct. You’ll see the Basic public IP reference as an attribute on your virtual network gateway. <br> - Your actual IP address won't change, and connectivity won't be interrupted. <br> - If you have scripts, ARM templates, or monitoring solutions that reference the Basic public IP resource, update them to use the IP address property of the virtual network gateway instead. | Available when the migration details are released | [Basic SKU public IP address retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=upgrade-to-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-by-30-september-2025-basic-sku-will-be-retired) |
-|Non-AZ gateway SKU retirement |- New pricing for AZ gateway SKUs applied since Jan 2025.<br>- Non-AZ gateway SKUs will be migrated to AZ gateway SKUs with no downtime expected.<br>- Non-AZ gateway SKU creates to be blocked by May 2025. |- **Jan 2025**: New pricing for AZ gateway SKUs activated.<br> - **May 2025 to Sep 2026**: Non-AZ gateway SKU-to-AZ gateway SKU migration available.<br> - **Sep 2026**: Non-AZ gateway SKU retirement.|- If the VPN gateway is using a Basic public IP address SKU, migrate it to a Standard public IP address SKU. In case of Standard IP, you can upgrade the gateway SKU from portal |[VPN Gateway SKU consolidation and migration](gateway-sku-consolidation.md)| [Non-AZ gateway SKU retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=vpngw1-5-non-az-skus-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2026)|
-|Legacy SKU retirement: Standard and High Performance SKUs.|- New Standard/High Perf SKU gateway creations blocked Nov 2023.<br> - Standard/High Perf SKU gateways will be migrated to VpnGw1/VpnGw2 on non-AZ regions and to VpnGw1AZ/VpnAz2 on AZ regions.<br> - Up to 10 minutes of downtime is expected during customer-controlled migration.|- **May 2025 to Mar 2026**: Standard/HighPerf SKU migration.<br>- **Mar 2026**: Standard/HighPerf SKU retirement (extended from Sep 2025).| - **Nov 2025** Migrate your Basic IP address from portal for Active-Passive gateway <br>- **Jan 2026** Migrate your Basic IP address from portal for Active-Active gateway |[Working with VPN Gateway legacy SKUs](vpn-gateway-about-skus-legacy.md)|[Standard and HighPerf gateway SKU retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=standard-and-highperformance-vpn-gateway-skus-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2025)|
+|Basic SKU public IP address migration - For all VPN SKUs except Basic SKU Gateway |- New [pricing changes](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/ip-addresses/).<br>- Up to 10 min downtime during migration.<br>- IP address un-changed.|- **Active-Passive** gateways generally available Jan, 26 <br> - **Active-Active** gateways Public Preview in Mar'26 <br> - GA Apr’26 |- Verify IP address space and subnet size [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/vpn-gateway/basic-public-ip-migrate-about#considerations) <br>- Migrate Basic to Standard SKU public IP. <br> - No action if already on Standard SKU.|- [About Basic SKU Public IP address migration](basic-public-ip-migrate-about.md) <br>  - [How to migrate Basic SKU public IP address to Standard](basic-public-ip-migrate-howto.md?tabs=portal)|[Basic SKU public IP address retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=upgrade-to-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-by-30-september-2025-basic-sku-will-be-retired) |
+|Basic SKU public IP address - For Basic SKU Gateway | - IP address unchanged.<br> - No connectivity interruption. | - Available **March'2026** <br> | - Removing Basic public IP reference  from VNG gateway. [FAQ](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/vpn-gateway/basic-sku-public-ip-remove) | [Remove Basic Public IP Reference from Basic SKU VPN Gateway](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/vpn-gateway/basic-sku-public-ip-remove)  | [Basic SKU public IP address retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=upgrade-to-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-by-30-september-2025-basic-sku-will-be-retired) |
+|Non-AZ gateway SKU retirement |- New AZ SKUs pricing applied since Jan 2025.<br>- No downtime expected.<br>- New Non-AZ SKU creates blocked in 2025. |- **Jan 2025**: New pricing activated.<br> - **May 2025 - Sep 2026**: Non-AZ SKU migration.<br> - **Sep 2026**: Non-AZ SKU retirement.|- Migrate Basic IP address to Standard IP if applicable. <br> - Upgrade the gateway SKU from portal |[VPN Gateway SKU consolidation and migration](gateway-sku-consolidation.md)| [Non-AZ gateway SKU retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=vpngw1-5-non-az-skus-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2026)|
+|Legacy SKU retirement: Standard and High Performance SKUs.|- New creations blocked in 2024.<br> - Up to 10 minutes of downtime.|- **May 2025 - Jun 2026**: Migration.<br>- **Jun 2026**: Legacy SKU retirement.| - **Nov 2025** Migrate Basic IP address (Active-Passive gateway) <br>- **Jan 2026** Migrate Basic IP address (Active-Active gateway) |[Working with VPN Gateway legacy SKUs](vpn-gateway-about-skus-legacy.md)|[Standard and HighPerf gateway SKU retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=standard-and-highperformance-vpn-gateway-skus-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2025)|
 |Classic VPN gateways retired|- Classic VPN gateways will be decommissioned.|- **Aug 2024**: Retirement<br>- **By Aug 2025**: Decommission|- Migrate your classic VPN gateway to an Azure Resource Manager gateway|[VPN Gateway classic to Resource Manager migration](vpn-gateway-classic-resource-manager-migration.md)|[Classic resource retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=cloud-services-retirement-announcement)|