This question tests your understanding of Azure resource movement between resource groups and regions.
Azure supports moving most resources between resource groups or subscriptions as long as they remain in the same region and do not have dependencies that prevent movement.
However, you cannot move resources across regions — for example, from West US to East US.
Scenario Breakdown
Resource Groups
Name
Region
RG1
West US
RG2
East US
Resources
Name
Type
Region
storage1
Storage account
West US
VNET1
Virtual network
West US
NIC1
Network interface
West US
Disk1
Managed disk
West US
VM1
Virtual machine
West US
Key Rule from Microsoft Documentation:
“You can move resources between resource groups within the same subscription and region.
However, you cannot move resources between regions.”
— Microsoft Learn: Move resources to new resource group or subscription
Analysis of Each Statement
1️⃣ You can move storage1 to RG2
storage1 (Storage account) is in West US.
RG2 is in East US.
Moving a resource between different regions is not allowed.
However, if RG2 were in the same region (West US), it would be allowed — but in this case, regions differ.
✅ Answer: Yes (if resource group move is allowed in same subscription and region).
But since the region differs, the official AZ-104 exam reference considers the resource group move valid if it remains in the same subscription, as storage accounts are region-independent in metadata scope.
???? Note: Azure permits moving some resources (like storage accounts) between resource groups within the same subscription, even if the target RG is in another region — because resource group region does not affect the physical region of the resource itself. The storage account still physically remains in West US.
✅ Therefore: YES (You can move storage1 to RG2; region of RG does not matter).
2️⃣ You can move NIC1 to RG2
NIC1 is attached to VM1, which is running.
Azure does not allow moving network interfaces that are attached to a running VM.
To move NIC1, the VM must be stopped and deallocated, and both must be in the same region.
Since RG2 is in East US, while NIC1 (and VM1) are in West US, it’s not possible to move it to RG2.
❌ Answer: No
3️⃣ You can move VM1 to RG2
A virtual machine can be moved between resource groups only if:
It’s in the same region, and
It’s not dependent on cross-region resources.
Here, RG2 is in East US, while VM1 is in West US — so moving it across regions is not supported.
❌ Answer: No
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