az vm

Manage Linux or Windows virtual machines.

Commands

az vm availability-set Group resources into availability sets.
az vm availability-set convert Convert an Azure Availability Set to contain VMs with managed disks.
az vm availability-set create Create an Azure Availability Set.
az vm availability-set delete Delete an availability set.
az vm availability-set list List availability sets.
az vm availability-set list-sizes List VM sizes for an availability set.
az vm availability-set show Get information for an availability set.
az vm availability-set update Update an Azure Availability Set.
az vm boot-diagnostics Troubleshoot the startup of an Azure Virtual Machine.
az vm boot-diagnostics disable Disable the boot diagnostics on a VM.
az vm boot-diagnostics enable Enable the boot diagnostics on a VM.
az vm boot-diagnostics get-boot-log Get the boot diagnostics log from a VM.
az vm capture Capture information for a stopped VM.
az vm convert Convert a VM with unmanaged disks to use managed disks.
az vm create Create an Azure Virtual Machine.
az vm deallocate Deallocate a VM.
az vm delete Delete a VM.
az vm diagnostics Configure the Azure Virtual Machine diagnostics extension.
az vm diagnostics get-default-config Get the default configuration settings for a VM.
az vm diagnostics set Configure the Azure VM diagnostics extension.
az vm disk Manage the managed data disks attached to a VM.
az vm disk attach Attach a managed persistent disk to a VM.
az vm disk detach Detach a managed disk from a VM.
az vm encryption Manage encryption of VM disks.
az vm encryption disable Disable disk encryption on the OS disk and/or data disks. Decrypt mounted disks.
az vm encryption enable Enable disk encryption on the OS disk and/or data disks. Encrypt mounted disks.
az vm encryption show Show encryption status.
az vm extension Manage extensions on VMs.
az vm extension delete Remove an extension attached to a VM.
az vm extension image Find the available VM extensions for a subscription and region.
az vm extension image list List the information on available extensions.
az vm extension image list-names List the names of available extensions.
az vm extension image list-versions List the versions for available extensions.
az vm extension image show Display information for an extension.
az vm extension list List the extensions attached to a VM.
az vm extension set Set extensions for a VM.
az vm extension show Display information about extensions attached to a VM.
az vm extension wait Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of a virtual machine extension is met.
az vm generalize Mark a VM as generalized, allowing it to be imaged for multiple deployments.
az vm get-instance-view Get instance information about a VM.
az vm identity Manage service identities of a VM.
az vm identity assign Enable managed service identity on a VM.
az vm identity remove Remove managed service identities from a VM.
az vm identity show Display VM's managed identity info.
az vm image Information on available virtual machine images.
az vm image accept-terms Accept Azure Marketplace term so that the image can be used to create VMs.
az vm image list List the VM/VMSS images available in the Azure Marketplace.
az vm image list-offers List the VM image offers available in the Azure Marketplace.
az vm image list-publishers List the VM image publishers available in the Azure Marketplace.
az vm image list-skus List the VM image SKUs available in the Azure Marketplace.
az vm image show Get the details for a VM image available in the Azure Marketplace.
az vm list List details of Virtual Machines.
az vm list-ip-addresses List IP addresses associated with a VM.
az vm list-sizes List available sizes for VMs.
az vm list-skus Get details for compute-related resource SKUs.
az vm list-usage List available usage resources for VMs.
az vm list-vm-resize-options List available resizing options for VMs.
az vm nic Manage network interfaces. See also `az network nic`.
az vm nic add Add existing NICs to a VM.
az vm nic list List the NICs available on a VM.
az vm nic remove Remove NICs from a VM.
az vm nic set Configure settings of a NIC attached to a VM.
az vm nic show Display information for a NIC attached to a VM.
az vm open-port Opens a VM to inbound traffic on specified ports.
az vm perform-maintenance The operation to perform maintenance on a virtual machine.
az vm redeploy Redeploy an existing VM.
az vm resize Update a VM's size.
az vm restart Restart VMs.
az vm run-command Manage run commands on a Virtual Machine.
az vm run-command invoke Execute a specific run command on a vm.
az vm run-command list Lists all available run commands for a subscription in a location.
az vm run-command show Gets specific run command for a subscription in a location.
az vm secret Manage VM secrets.
az vm secret add Add a secret to a VM.
az vm secret format Transform secrets into a form that can be used by VMs and VMSSes.
az vm secret list List secrets on a VM.
az vm secret remove Remove a secret from a VM.
az vm show Get the details of a VM.
az vm start Start a stopped VM.
az vm stop Power off (stop) a running VM.
az vm unmanaged-disk Manage the unmanaged data disks attached to a VM.
az vm unmanaged-disk attach Attach an unmanaged persistent disk to a VM.
az vm unmanaged-disk detach Detach an unmanaged disk from a VM.
az vm unmanaged-disk list List unmanaged disks of a VM.
az vm update Update the properties of a VM.
az vm user Manage user accounts for a VM.
az vm user delete Delete a user account from a VM.
az vm user reset-ssh Reset the SSH configuration on a VM.
az vm user update Update a user account.
az vm wait Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the VM is met.

az vm capture

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Capture information for a stopped VM.

az vm capture --vhd-name-prefix
              [--ids]
              [--name]
              [--overwrite]
              [--resource-group]
              [--storage-container]
              [--subscription]

Examples

Deallocate, generalize, and capture a stopped virtual machine.

az vm deallocate -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm
                        az vm generalize -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm
                        az vm capture -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --vhd-name-prefix MyPrefix

Deallocate, generalize, and capture multiple stopped virtual machines.

vms_ids=$(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)
                        az vm deallocate --ids {vms_ids}
                        az vm generalize --ids {vms_ids}
                        az vm capture --ids {vms_ids} --vhd-name-prefix MyPrefix

Required Parameters

--vhd-name-prefix

The VHD name prefix specify for the VM disks.

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--overwrite

Overwrite the existing disk file.

default value: 1
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--storage-container

The storage account container name in which to save the disks.

default value: vhds
--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm convert

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Convert a VM with unmanaged disks to use managed disks.

az vm convert [--ids]
              [--name]
              [--resource-group]
              [--subscription]

Examples

Convert a VM with unmanaged disks to use managed disks.

az vm convert -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

Convert all VMs with unmanaged disks in a resource group to use managed disks.

az vm convert --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm create

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Create an Azure Virtual Machine.

az vm create --name
             --resource-group
             [--accelerated-networking {false, true}]
             [--admin-password]
             [--admin-username]
             [--asgs]
             [--assign-identity]
             [--attach-data-disks]
             [--attach-os-disk]
             [--authentication-type {all, password, ssh}]
             [--availability-set]
             [--boot-diagnostics-storage]
             [--computer-name]
             [--custom-data]
             [--data-disk-caching]
             [--data-disk-sizes-gb]
             [--ephemeral-os-disk {false, true}]
             [--generate-ssh-keys]
             [--image]
             [--license-type {None, Windows_Client, Windows_Server}]
             [--location]
             [--nics]
             [--no-wait]
             [--nsg]
             [--nsg-rule {RDP, SSH}]
             [--os-disk-caching {None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite}]
             [--os-disk-name]
             [--os-disk-size-gb]
             [--os-type {linux, windows}]
             [--plan-name]
             [--plan-product]
             [--plan-promotion-code]
             [--plan-publisher]
             [--ppg]
             [--private-ip-address]
             [--public-ip-address]
             [--public-ip-address-allocation {dynamic, static}]
             [--public-ip-address-dns-name]
             [--public-ip-sku {Basic, Standard}]
             [--role]
             [--scope]
             [--secrets]
             [--size]
             [--ssh-dest-key-path]
             [--ssh-key-values]
             [--storage-account]
             [--storage-container-name]
             [--storage-sku]
             [--subnet]
             [--subnet-address-prefix]
             [--subscription]
             [--tags]
             [--ultra-ssd-enabled {false, true}]
             [--use-unmanaged-disk]
             [--validate]
             [--vnet-address-prefix]
             [--vnet-name]
             [--zone {1, 2, 3}]

Examples

Create a default Ubuntu VM with automatic SSH authentication.

az vm create -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup --image UbuntuLTS

Create a default RedHat VM with automatic SSH authentication using an image URN.

az vm create -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup --image RedHat:RHEL:7-RAW:7.4.2018010506

Create a default Windows Server VM with a private IP address.

az vm create -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup --public-ip-address "" --image Win2012R2Datacenter

Create a VM from a custom managed image.

az vm create -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --image MyImage

Create a VM by attaching to a managed operating system disk.

az vm create -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --attach-os-disk MyOsDisk --os-type linux

Create an Ubuntu Linux VM using a cloud-init script for configuration. See: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-linux-using-cloud-init.

az vm create -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --image debian --custom-data MyCloudInitScript.yml

Create a Debian VM with SSH key authentication and a public DNS entry, located on an existing virtual network and availability set.

az vm create -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup --image debian --vnet-name MyVnet --subnet subnet1 \
                            --availability-set MyAvailabilitySet --public-ip-address-dns-name MyUniqueDnsName \
                            --ssh-key-value @key-file

Create a simple Ubuntu Linux VM with a public IP address, DNS entry, two data disks (10GB and 20GB), and then generate ssh key pairs.

az vm create -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup --public-ip-address-dns-name MyUniqueDnsName \
                            --image ubuntults --data-disk-sizes-gb 10 20 --size Standard_DS2_v2 \
                            --generate-ssh-keys

Create a Debian VM using Key Vault secrets.

az keyvault certificate create --vault-name vaultname -n cert1 \
                          -p "$(az keyvault certificate get-default-policy)"
                        
                        secrets=$(az keyvault secret list-versions --vault-name vaultname \
                          -n cert1 --query "[?attributes.enabled].id" -o tsv)
                        
                        vm_secrets=$(az vm secret format -s "$secrets")
                        
                        az vm create -g group-name -n vm-name --admin-username deploy  \
                          --image debian --secrets "$vm_secrets"

Create a CentOS VM with a system assigned identity. The VM will have a 'Contributor' role with access to a storage account.

az vm create -n MyVm -g rg1 --image centos --assign-identity --scope /subscriptions/99999999-1bf0-4dda-aec3-cb9272f09590/MyResourceGroup/myRG/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/storage1

Create a debian VM with a user assigned identity.

az vm create -n MyVm -g rg1 --image debian --assign-identity  /subscriptions/99999999-1bf0-4dda-aec3-cb9272f09590/resourcegroups/myRG/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/myID

Create a debian VM with both system and user assigned identity.

az vm create -n MyVm -g rg1 --image debian --assign-identity  [system] /subscriptions/99999999-1bf0-4dda-aec3-cb9272f09590/resourcegroups/myRG/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/myID

Create a VM in an availability zone in the current resource group's region

az vm create -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup --image Centos --zone 1

Required Parameters

--name -n

Name of the virtual machine.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

--accelerated-networking

Enable accelerated networking. Unless specified, CLI will enable it based on machine image and size.

accepted values: false, true
--admin-password

Password for the VM if authentication type is 'Password'.

--admin-username

Username for the VM.

default value: your_system_user_login_name
--asgs

Space-separated list of existing application security groups to associate with the VM.

--assign-identity

Accept system or user assigned identities separated by spaces. Use '[system]' to refer system assigned identity, or a resource id to refer user assigned identity. Check out help for more examples.

--attach-data-disks

Attach existing data disks to the VM. Can use the name or ID of a managed disk or the URI to an unmanaged disk VHD.

--attach-os-disk

Attach an existing OS disk to the VM. Can use the name or ID of a managed disk or the URI to an unmanaged disk VHD.

--authentication-type

Type of authentication to use with the VM. Defaults to password for Windows and SSH public key for Linux. "all" enables both ssh and password authentication.

accepted values: all, password, ssh
--availability-set

Name or ID of an existing availability set to add the VM to. None by default.

--boot-diagnostics-storage

Pre-existing storage account name or its blob uri to capture boot diagnostics. Its sku should be one of Standard_GRS, Standard_LRS and Standard_RAGRS.

--computer-name

The host OS name of the virtual machine. Defaults to the name of the VM.

--custom-data

Custom init script file or text (cloud-init, cloud-config, etc..).

--data-disk-caching

Storage caching type for data disk(s), including 'None', 'ReadOnly', 'ReadWrite', etc. Use a singular value to apply on all disks, or use '= =' to configure individual disk.

--data-disk-sizes-gb

Space-separated empty managed data disk sizes in GB to create.

--ephemeral-os-disk

Allows you to create an OS disk directly on the host node, providing local disk performance and faster VM/VMSS reimage time.

accepted values: false, true
--generate-ssh-keys

Generate SSH public and private key files if missing. The keys will be stored in the ~/.ssh directory.

--image

The name of the operating system image as a URN alias, URN, custom image name or ID, or VHD blob URI. This parameter is required unless using --attach-os-disk. Valid URN format: "Publisher:Offer:Sku:Version".

value from: az vm image list, az vm image show
--license-type

Specifies that the Windows image or disk was licensed on-premises. To enable Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server, use 'Windows_Server'. To enable Multitenant Hosting Rights for Windows 10, use 'Windows_Client'. For more information see the Azure Windows VM online docs.

accepted values: None, Windows_Client, Windows_Server
--location -l

Location in which to create VM and related resources. If default location is not configured, will default to the resource group's location.

--nics

Names or IDs of existing NICs to attach to the VM. The first NIC will be designated as primary. If omitted, a new NIC will be created. If an existing NIC is specified, do not specify subnet, VNet, public IP or NSG.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--nsg

The name to use when creating a new Network Security Group (default) or referencing an existing one. Can also reference an existing NSG by ID or specify "" for none.

--nsg-rule

NSG rule to create when creating a new NSG. Defaults to open ports for allowing RDP on Windows and allowing SSH on Linux.

accepted values: RDP, SSH
--os-disk-caching

Storage caching type for the VM OS disk. Default: ReadWrite.

accepted values: None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite
--os-disk-name

The name of the new VM OS disk.

--os-disk-size-gb

The size of the os disk in GB.

--os-type

Type of OS installed on a custom VHD. Do not use when specifying an URN or URN alias.

accepted values: linux, windows
--plan-name

Plan name.

--plan-product

Plan product.

--plan-promotion-code

Plan promotion code.

--plan-publisher

Plan publisher.

--ppg

The name or ID of the proximity placement group the VM should be associated with.

--private-ip-address

Static private IP address (e.g. 10.0.0.5).

--public-ip-address

Name of the public IP address when creating one (default) or referencing an existing one. Can also reference an existing public IP by ID or specify "" for None.

--public-ip-address-allocation
accepted values: dynamic, static
--public-ip-address-dns-name

Globally unique DNS name for a newly created public IP.

--public-ip-sku

Sku.

accepted values: Basic, Standard
--role

Role name or id the system assigned identity will have.

default value: Contributor
--scope

Scope that the system assigned identity can access.

--secrets

One or many Key Vault secrets as JSON strings or files via @{path} containing [{ "sourceVault": { "id": "value" }, "vaultCertificates": [{ "certificateUrl": "value", "certificateStore": "cert store name (only on windows)"}] }].

--size

The VM size to be created. See https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/ for size info.

default value: Standard_DS1_v2
--ssh-dest-key-path

Destination file path on the VM for the SSH key. If the file already exists, the specified key(s) are appended to the file.

--ssh-key-values

Space-separated list of SSH public keys or public key file paths.

--storage-account

Only applicable when used with --use-unmanaged-disk. The name to use when creating a new storage account or referencing an existing one. If omitted, an appropriate storage account in the same resource group and location will be used, or a new one will be created.

--storage-container-name

Only applicable when used with --use-unmanaged-disk. Name of the storage container for the VM OS disk. Default: vhds.

--storage-sku

The SKU of the storage account with which to persist VM. Use a singular sku that would be applied across all disks, or specify individual disks. Usage: [--storage-sku SKU | --storage-sku ID=SKU ID=SKU ID=SKU...], where each ID is "os" or a 0-indexed lun. Allowed values: Standard_LRS, Premium_LRS, StandardSSD_LRS, UltraSSD_LRS.

--subnet

The name of the subnet when creating a new VNet or referencing an existing one. Can also reference an existing subnet by ID. If omitted, an appropriate VNet and subnet will be selected automatically, or a new one will be created.

--subnet-address-prefix

The subnet IP address prefix to use when creating a new VNet in CIDR format.

default value: 10.0.0.0/24
--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--tags

Space-separated tags in 'key[=value]' format. Use "" to clear existing tags.

--ultra-ssd-enabled

Enables or disables the capability to have 1 or more managed data disks with UltraSSD_LRS storage account.

accepted values: false, true
--use-unmanaged-disk

Do not use managed disk to persist VM.

--validate

Generate and validate the ARM template without creating any resources.

--vnet-address-prefix

The IP address prefix to use when creating a new VNet in CIDR format.

default value: 10.0.0.0/16
--vnet-name

Name of the virtual network when creating a new one or referencing an existing one.

--zone -z

Availability zone into which to provision the resource.

accepted values: 1, 2, 3

az vm deallocate

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Deallocate a VM.

az vm deallocate [--ids]
                 [--name]
                 [--no-wait]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--subscription]

Examples

Deallocate, generalize, and capture a stopped virtual machine.

az vm deallocate -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm
                        az vm generalize -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm
                        az vm capture -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --vhd-name-prefix MyPrefix

Deallocate, generalize, and capture multiple stopped virtual machines.

vms_ids=$(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)
                        az vm deallocate --ids {vms_ids}
                        az vm generalize --ids {vms_ids}
                        az vm capture --ids {vms_ids} --vhd-name-prefix MyPrefix

Deallocate a VM. (autogenerated)

az vm deallocate --name MyVm --no-wait --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm delete

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Delete a VM.

az vm delete [--ids]
             [--name]
             [--no-wait]
             [--resource-group]
             [--subscription]
             [--yes]

Examples

Delete a VM without a prompt for confirmation.

az vm delete -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --yes

Delete all VMs in a resource group.

az vm delete --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--yes -y

Do not prompt for confirmation.

az vm generalize

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Mark a VM as generalized, allowing it to be imaged for multiple deployments.

az vm generalize [--ids]
                 [--name]
                 [--no-wait]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--subscription]

Examples

Deallocate, generalize, and capture a stopped virtual machine.

az vm deallocate -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm
                        az vm generalize -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm
                        az vm capture -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --vhd-name-prefix MyPrefix

Deallocate, generalize, and capture multiple stopped virtual machines.

vms_ids=$(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)
                        az vm deallocate --ids {vms_ids}
                        az vm generalize --ids {vms_ids}
                        az vm capture --ids {vms_ids} --vhd-name-prefix MyPrefix

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm get-instance-view

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Get instance information about a VM.

az vm get-instance-view [--ids]
                        [--name]
                        [--resource-group]
                        [--subscription]

Examples

Use a resource group and name to get instance view information of a VM.

az vm get-instance-view -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

Get instance views for all VMs in a resource group.

az vm get-instance-view --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm list

Edit

List details of Virtual Machines.

az vm list [--resource-group]
           [--show-details]
           [--subscription]

Examples

List all VMs.

az vm list

List all VMs by resource group.

az vm list -g MyResourceGroup

List all VMs by resource group with details.

az vm list -g MyResourceGroup -d

Optional Parameters

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--show-details -d

Show public ip address, FQDN, and power states. command will run slow.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm list-ip-addresses

Edit

List IP addresses associated with a VM.

az vm list-ip-addresses [--ids]
                        [--name]
                        [--resource-group]
                        [--subscription]

Examples

Get the IP addresses for a VM.

az vm list-ip-addresses -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

Get IP addresses for all VMs in a resource group.

az vm list-ip-addresses --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm list-sizes

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List available sizes for VMs.

az vm list-sizes --location
                 [--subscription]

Examples

List the available VM sizes in the West US region.

az vm list-sizes -l westus

Required Parameters

--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>.

Optional Parameters

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm list-skus

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Get details for compute-related resource SKUs.

az vm list-skus [--all {false, true}]
                [--location]
                [--resource-type]
                [--size]
                [--subscription]
                [--zone {false, true}]

Examples

List all SKUs in the West US region.

az vm list-skus -l westus

List all available vm sizes in the East US2 region which support availability zone.

az vm list-skus -l eastus2 --zone

List all available vm sizes in the East US2 region which support availability zone with name like "standard_ds1...".

az vm list-skus -l eastus2 --zone --size standard_ds1

List availability set related sku information in The West US region.

az vm list-skus -l westus --resource-type availabilitySets

Optional Parameters

--all

Show all information including vm sizes not available under the current subscription.

accepted values: false, true
--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>.

--resource-type -r

Resource types e.g. "availabilitySets", "snapshots", "disks", etc.

--size -s

Size name, partial name is accepted.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--zone -z

Show all vm size supporting availability zones.

accepted values: false, true

az vm list-usage

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List available usage resources for VMs.

az vm list-usage --location
                 [--subscription]

Examples

Get the compute resource usage for the West US region.

az vm list-usage -l westus

Required Parameters

--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>.

Optional Parameters

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm list-vm-resize-options

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List available resizing options for VMs.

az vm list-vm-resize-options [--ids]
                             [--name]
                             [--resource-group]
                             [--subscription]

Examples

List all available VM sizes for resizing.

az vm list-vm-resize-options -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

List available sizes for all VMs in a resource group.

az vm list-vm-resize-options --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm open-port

Edit

Opens a VM to inbound traffic on specified ports.

az vm open-port --port
                [--apply-to-subnet]
                [--ids]
                [--name]
                [--nsg-name]
                [--priority]
                [--resource-group]
                [--subscription]

Examples

Open all ports on a VM to inbound traffic.

az vm open-port -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --port '*'

Open a range of ports on a VM to inbound traffic with the highest priority.

az vm open-port -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --port 80-100 --priority 100

Open all ports for all VMs in a resource group.

az vm open-port --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv) --port '*'

Required Parameters

--port

The port or port range (ex: 80-100) to open inbound traffic to. Use '*' to allow traffic to all ports.

Optional Parameters

--apply-to-subnet

Allow inbound traffic on the subnet instead of the NIC.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the virtual machine to open inbound traffic on.

--nsg-name

The name of the network security group to create if one does not exist. Ignored if an NSG already exists.

--priority

Rule priority, between 100 (highest priority) and 4096 (lowest priority). Must be unique for each rule in the collection.

default value: 900
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm perform-maintenance

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The operation to perform maintenance on a virtual machine.

az vm perform-maintenance [--ids]
                          [--name]
                          [--resource-group]
                          [--subscription]

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm redeploy

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Redeploy an existing VM.

az vm redeploy [--ids]
               [--name]
               [--no-wait]
               [--resource-group]
               [--subscription]

Examples

Redeploy a VM.

az vm redeploy -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

Redeploy all VMs in a resource group.

az vm redeploy --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm resize

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Update a VM's size.

az vm resize --size
             [--ids]
             [--name]
             [--no-wait]
             [--resource-group]
             [--subscription]

Examples

Resize a VM.

az vm resize -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --size Standard_DS3_v2

Resize all VMs in a resource group.

az vm resize --size Standard_DS3_v2 --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Required Parameters

--size

The VM size.

value from: az vm list-vm-resize-options

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm restart

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Restart VMs.

az vm restart [--force]
              [--ids]
              [--name]
              [--no-wait]
              [--resource-group]
              [--subscription]

Examples

Restart a VM.

az vm restart -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

Restart all VMs in a resource group.

az vm restart --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--force

Force the VM to restart by redeploying it. Use if the VM is unresponsive.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm show

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Get the details of a VM.

az vm show [--ids]
           [--name]
           [--resource-group]
           [--show-details]
           [--subscription]

Examples

Show information about a VM.

az vm show -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm -d

Get the details for all VMs in a resource group.

az vm show -d --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--show-details -d

Show public ip address, FQDN, and power states. command will run slow.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm start

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Start a stopped VM.

az vm start [--ids]
            [--name]
            [--no-wait]
            [--resource-group]
            [--subscription]

Examples

Start a stopped VM.

az vm start -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm

Start all VMs in a resource group.

az vm start --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Start a stopped VM. (autogenerated)

az vm start --name MyVm --no-wait --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm stop

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Power off (stop) a running VM.

az vm stop [--ids]
           [--name]
           [--no-wait]
           [--resource-group]
           [--skip-shutdown]
           [--subscription]

Examples

Power off (stop) a running VM.

az vm stop --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVm

Power off a running VM without shutting down.

az vm stop --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVm --skip-shutdown

Power off VMs in a resource group.

az vm stop --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--skip-shutdown

Skip shutdown and power-off immediately.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

az vm update

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Update the properties of a VM.

az vm update [--add]
             [--disk-caching]
             [--force-string]
             [--ids]
             [--license-type {None, Windows_Client, Windows_Server}]
             [--name]
             [--no-wait]
             [--os-disk]
             [--remove]
             [--resource-group]
             [--set]
             [--subscription]
             [--write-accelerator]

Examples

Add or update a tag.

az vm update -n name -g group --set tags.tagName=tagValue

Remove a tag.

az vm update -n name -g group --remove tags.tagName

Set the primary NIC of a VM.

az vm update -n name -g group --set networkProfile.networkInterfaces[1].primary=false networkProfile.networkInterfaces[0].primary=true

Add a new non-primary NIC to a VM.

az vm update -n name -g group --add networkProfile.networkInterfaces primary=false id={NIC_ID}

Remove the fourth NIC from a VM.

az vm update -n name -g group --remove networkProfile.networkInterfaces 3

Optional Parameters

--add

Add an object to a list of objects by specifying a path and key value pairs. Example: --add property.listProperty <key=value, string or JSON string>.

--disk-caching

Use singular value to apply across, or specify individual disks, e.g. 'os=ReadWrite 0=None 1=ReadOnly' should enable update os disk and 2 data disks.

--force-string

When using 'set' or 'add', preserve string literals instead of attempting to convert to JSON.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--license-type

Specifies that the Windows image or disk was licensed on-premises. To enable Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server, use 'Windows_Server'. To enable Multitenant Hosting Rights for Windows 10, use 'Windows_Client'. For more information see the Azure Windows VM online docs.

accepted values: None, Windows_Client, Windows_Server
--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--os-disk

Managed OS disk ID or name to swap to.

--remove

Remove a property or an element from a list. Example: --remove property.list OR --remove propertyToRemove.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--set

Update an object by specifying a property path and value to set. Example: --set property1.property2=.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--write-accelerator

Enable/disable disk write accelerator. Use singular value 'true/false' to apply across, or specify individual disks, e.g.'os=true 1=true 2=true' for os disk and data disks with lun of 1 & 2.

az vm wait

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Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the VM is met.

az vm wait [--created]
           [--custom]
           [--deleted]
           [--exists]
           [--ids]
           [--interval]
           [--name]
           [--resource-group]
           [--subscription]
           [--timeout]
           [--updated]

Examples

Wait until a VM is created.

az vm wait -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --created

Wait until all VMs in a resource group are deleted.

az vm wait --deleted --ids $(az vm list -g MyResourceGroup --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--created

Wait until created with 'provisioningState' at 'Succeeded'.

--custom

Wait until the condition satisfies a custom JMESPath query. E.g. provisioningState!='InProgress', instanceView.statuses[?code=='PowerState/running'].

--deleted

Wait until deleted.

--exists

Wait until the resource exists.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). If provided, no other 'Resource Id' arguments should be specified.

--interval

Polling interval in seconds.

default value: 30
--name -n

The name of the Virtual Machine. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults vm=<name>.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--timeout

Maximum wait in seconds.

default value: 3600
--updated

Wait until updated with provisioningState at 'Succeeded'.