Merge pull request #215519 from halkazwini/ip-upgrade

Virtual Networks: Freshness: How-to: Upgrade a public IP address using the Azure portal

Author: 19BMG00

articles/virtual-network/ip-services/media/public-ip-upgrade-portal/upgrade-ip-portal.png

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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-title: Upgrade a public IP address - Azure portal
-description: In this article, learn how to upgrade a basic SKU public IP address using the Azure portal.
+title: 'Upgrade a public IP address - Azure portal'
+description: In this article, you learn how to upgrade a basic SKU public IP address using the Azure portal.
 author: asudbring
 ms.author: allensu
 ms.service: virtual-network
 ms.subservice: ip-services
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 05/20/2021
+ms.date: 10/21/2022
 ms.custom: template-how-to 
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@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ In this article, you'll learn how to upgrade a static Basic SKU public IP addres
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?ref=microsoft.com&utm_source=microsoft.com&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=visualstudio).
-* A static basic SKU public IP address in your subscription. For more information, see [Create public IP address - Azure portal](./create-public-ip-portal.md#create-a-basic-sku-public-ip-address).
+* An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
+* A static basic SKU public IP address in your subscription. For more information, see [Create a basic SKU public IP address using the Azure portal](./create-public-ip-portal.md?tabs=option-1-create-public-ip-basic#create-a-basic-sku-public-ip-address).
 
 ## Upgrade public IP address
 
 In this section, you'll sign in to the Azure portal and upgrade your static Basic SKU public IP to the Standard sku.
 
-In order to upgrade a public IP, it must not be associated with any resource (see [this page](/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-public-ip-address#view-modify-settings-for-or-delete-a-public-ip-address) for more information about how to disassociate public IPs).
+In order to upgrade a public IP, it must not be associated with any resource. For more information, see [View, modify settings for, or delete a public IP address](./virtual-network-public-ip-address.md#view-modify-settings-for-or-delete-a-public-ip-address).
 
 >[!IMPORTANT]
 >Public IPs upgraded from Basic to Standard SKU continue to have no [availability zones](../../availability-zones/az-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json#availability-zones).  This means they cannot be associated with an Azure resource that is either zone-redundant or tied to a pre-specified zone in regions where this is offered.
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ In order to upgrade a public IP, it must not be associated with any resource (se
 
 5. Select the upgrade banner at the top of the overview section in **myBasicPublicIP**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/public-ip-upgrade-portal/upgrade-ip-portal.png" alt-text="Upgrade basic IP address in Azure portal" border="true":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/public-ip-upgrade-portal/upgrade-ip-portal.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the upgrade banner in Azure portal used to upgrade basic IP address." border="true":::
 
     > [!NOTE]
-    > The basic public IP you are upgrading must have the static allocation type. You'll receive a warning that the IP can't be upgraded if you try to upgrade a dynamically allocated IP address.
+    > The basic public IP you are upgrading must have static assignment. You'll receive a warning that the IP can't be upgraded if you try to upgrade a dynamically allocated IP address. Change the IP address assignment to static before upgrading.
 
-6.  Select the **I acknowledge** check box. Select **Upgrade**.
+6.  Select the **I acknowledge** check box, and then select **Upgrade**.
 
     > [!WARNING]
-    > Upgrading a basic public IP to standard sku can't be reversed. Public IPs upgraded from basic to standard SKU continue to have no guaranteed [availability zones](../../availability-zones/az-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json#availability-zones).
+    > Upgrading a basic public IP to standard SKU can't be reversed. Public IPs upgraded from basic to standard SKU continue to have no guaranteed [availability zones](../../availability-zones/az-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json#availability-zones).
 
 ## Verify upgrade
 
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ In this section, you'll verify the public IP address is now the standard sku.
 
 5. Verify that the SKU is listed as **Standard** in the **Overview** section.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/public-ip-upgrade-portal/verify-upgrade-ip.png" alt-text="Verify public IP address is standard SKU." border="true":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/public-ip-upgrade-portal/verify-upgrade-ip.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing public IP address is standard SKU." border="true":::
 
 ## Next steps
 
-In this article, you upgrade a basic SKU public IP address to standard SKU.
+In this article, you upgraded a basic SKU public IP address to standard SKU.
 
 For more information on public IP addresses in Azure, see: