Virtual Machines - Create Or Update

Service:
Compute
API Version:
2019-03-01

The operation to create or update a virtual machine.

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}?api-version=2019-03-01

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
subscriptionId
 path True
  • string

Subscription credentials which uniquely identify Microsoft Azure subscription. The subscription ID forms part of the URI for every service call.
resourceGroupName
 path True
  • string

The name of the resource group.
vmName
 path True
  • string

The name of the virtual machine.
api-version
 query True
  • string

Client Api Version.

Request Body

Name Required Type Description
identity

The identity of the virtual machine, if configured.
location True
  • string

Resource location
plan

Specifies information about the marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. This element is only used for marketplace images. Before you can use a marketplace image from an API, you must enable the image for programmatic use. In the Azure portal, find the marketplace image that you want to use and then click Want to deploy programmatically, Get Started ->. Enter any required information and then click Save.
properties.additionalCapabilities

Specifies additional capabilities enabled or disabled on the virtual machine.
properties.availabilitySet

Specifies information about the availability set that the virtual machine should be assigned to. Virtual machines specified in the same availability set are allocated to different nodes to maximize availability. For more information about availability sets, see Manage the availability of virtual machines.

For more information on Azure planned maintenance, see Planned maintenance for virtual machines in Azure

Currently, a VM can only be added to availability set at creation time. An existing VM cannot be added to an availability set.

This property cannot exist along with a non-null properties.virtualMachineScaleSet reference.
properties.billingProfile

Specifies the billing related details of a Azure Spot virtual machine.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01.
properties.diagnosticsProfile

Specifies the boot diagnostic settings state.

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15.
properties.evictionPolicy

Specifies the eviction policy for the Azure Spot virtual machine. Only supported value is 'Deallocate'.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01
properties.hardwareProfile

Specifies the hardware settings for the virtual machine.
properties.host

Specifies information about the dedicated host that the virtual machine resides in.

Minimum api-version: 2018-10-01.
properties.licenseType
  • string

Specifies that the image or disk that is being used was licensed on-premises. This element is only used for images that contain the Windows Server operating system.

Possible values are:

Windows_Client

Windows_Server

If this element is included in a request for an update, the value must match the initial value. This value cannot be updated.

For more information, see Azure Hybrid Use Benefit for Windows Server

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15
properties.networkProfile

Specifies the network interfaces of the virtual machine.
properties.osProfile

Specifies the operating system settings for the virtual machine.
properties.priority

Specifies the priority for the virtual machine.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01
properties.proximityPlacementGroup

Specifies information about the proximity placement group that the virtual machine should be assigned to.

Minimum api-version: 2018-04-01.
properties.storageProfile

Specifies the storage settings for the virtual machine disks.
properties.virtualMachineScaleSet

Specifies information about the virtual machine scale set that the virtual machine should be assigned to. Virtual machines specified in the same virtual machine scale set are allocated to different nodes to maximize availability. Currently, a VM can only be added to virtual machine scale set at creation time. An existing VM cannot be added to a virtual machine scale set.

This property cannot exist along with a non-null properties.availabilitySet reference.

Minimum api‐version: 2019‐03‐01
tags
  • object

Resource tags
zones
  • string[]

The virtual machine zones.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

OK
201 Created

Created

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name Description
user_impersonation impersonate your user account

Examples

Create a custom-image vm from an unmanaged generalized os image.
Create a platform-image vm with unmanaged os and data disks.
Create a vm from a custom image.
Create a vm in an availability set.
Create a vm with a marketplace image plan.
Create a vm with boot diagnostics.
Create a vm with empty data disks.
Create a vm with ephemeral os disk.
Create a vm with password authentication.
Create a vm with premium storage.
Create a vm with ssh authentication.

Create a custom-image vm from an unmanaged generalized os image.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vm-name}?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "osDisk": {
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "image": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/{existing-container-name}/{existing-generalized-os-image-blob-name}.vhd"
        },
        "osType": "Windows",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "vhd": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/{existing-container-name}/myDisk.vhd"
        }
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "osDisk": {
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/system/Microsoft.Compute/Images/vhds/{existing-generalized-os-image-blob-name}.vhd"
        },
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "osType": "Windows",
        "vhd": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk.vhd"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "926cd555-a07c-4ff5-b214-4aa4dd09d79b",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "osDisk": {
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/system/Microsoft.Compute/Images/vhds/{existing-generalized-os-image-blob-name}.vhd"
        },
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "osType": "Windows",
        "vhd": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk.vhd"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "926cd555-a07c-4ff5-b214-4aa4dd09d79b",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a platform-image vm with unmanaged os and data disks.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vm-name}?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "vhd": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/{existing-container-name}/myDisk.vhd"
        },
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk"
      },
      "dataDisks": [
        {
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 0,
          "vhd": {
            "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/{existing-container-name}/myDisk0.vhd"
          }
        },
        {
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 1,
          "vhd": {
            "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/{existing-container-name}/myDisk1.vhd"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "vhd": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk.vhd"
        },
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "caching": "ReadWrite"
      },
      "dataDisks": [
        {
          "name": "dataDisk0",
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "caching": "None",
          "vhd": {
            "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk0.vhd"
          },
          "lun": 0
        },
        {
          "name": "dataDisk1",
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "caching": "None",
          "vhd": {
            "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk1.vhd"
          },
          "lun": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "vmId": "5230a749-2f68-4830-900b-702182d32e63",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "vhd": {
          "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk.vhd"
        },
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "caching": "ReadWrite"
      },
      "dataDisks": [
        {
          "name": "dataDisk0",
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "caching": "None",
          "vhd": {
            "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk0.vhd"
          },
          "lun": 0
        },
        {
          "name": "dataDisk1",
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "caching": "None",
          "vhd": {
            "uri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myDisk1.vhd"
          },
          "lun": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "vmId": "5230a749-2f68-4830-900b-702182d32e63",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm from a custom image.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/{existing-custom-image-name}"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "linuxConfiguration": {
        "disablePasswordAuthentication": false
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/nsgcustom"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "diskSizeGB": 30,
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "osType": "Linux"
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "71aa3d5a-d73d-4970-9182-8580433b2865",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "linuxConfiguration": {
        "disablePasswordAuthentication": false
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/nsgcustom"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "diskSizeGB": 30,
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "osType": "Linux"
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "71aa3d5a-d73d-4970-9182-8580433b2865",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm in an availability set.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "availabilitySet": {
      "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/{existing-availability-set-name}"
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "b7a098cc-b0b8-46e8-a205-62f301a62a8f",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "availabilitySet": {
      "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/NSGEXISTINGAS"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "b7a098cc-b0b8-46e8-a205-62f301a62a8f",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "availabilitySet": {
      "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/NSGEXISTINGAS"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with a marketplace image plan.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "plan": {
    "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
    "product": "windows-data-science-vm",
    "name": "windows2016"
  },
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "windows2016",
        "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "windows-data-science-vm"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "name": "myVM",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "standard-data-science-vm",
        "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "standard-data-science-vm"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "5c0d55a7-c407-4ed6-bf7d-ddb810267c85",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "plan": {
    "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
    "product": "standard-data-science-vm",
    "name": "standard-data-science-vm"
  },
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "name": "myVM",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "standard-data-science-vm",
        "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "standard-data-science-vm"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "5c0d55a7-c407-4ed6-bf7d-ddb810267c85",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "plan": {
    "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
    "product": "standard-data-science-vm",
    "name": "standard-data-science-vm"
  },
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with boot diagnostics.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "diagnosticsProfile": {
      "bootDiagnostics": {
        "storageUri": "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net",
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "diagnosticsProfile": {
      "bootDiagnostics": {
        "storageUri": "http://nsgdiagnostic.blob.core.windows.net",
        "enabled": true
      }
    },
    "vmId": "676420ba-7a24-4bfe-80bd-9c841ee184fa",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "diagnosticsProfile": {
      "bootDiagnostics": {
        "storageUri": "http://nsgdiagnostic.blob.core.windows.net",
        "enabled": true
      }
    },
    "vmId": "676420ba-7a24-4bfe-80bd-9c841ee184fa",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with empty data disks.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      },
      "dataDisks": [
        {
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 0
        },
        {
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": [
        {
          "caching": "None",
          "managedDisk": {
            "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
          },
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 0,
          "diskSizeGB": 1023
        },
        {
          "caching": "None",
          "managedDisk": {
            "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
          },
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 1,
          "diskSizeGB": 1023
        }
      ]
    },
    "vmId": "3906fef9-a1e5-4b83-a8a8-540858b41df0",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": [
        {
          "caching": "None",
          "managedDisk": {
            "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
          },
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 0,
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "toBeDetached": false
        },
        {
          "caching": "None",
          "managedDisk": {
            "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
          },
          "createOption": "Empty",
          "lun": 1,
          "diskSizeGB": 1023,
          "toBeDetached": false
        }
      ]
    },
    "vmId": "3906fef9-a1e5-4b83-a8a8-540858b41df0",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with ephemeral os disk.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "plan": {
    "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
    "product": "windows-data-science-vm",
    "name": "windows2016"
  },
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_DS1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "windows2016",
        "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "windows-data-science-vm"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadOnly",
        "diffDiskSettings": {
          "option": "Local"
        },
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk"
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "name": "myVM",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "standard-data-science-vm",
        "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "standard-data-science-vm"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadOnly",
        "diffDiskSettings": {
          "option": "Local"
        },
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk"
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "5c0d55a7-c407-4ed6-bf7d-ddb810267c85",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_DS1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "plan": {
    "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
    "product": "standard-data-science-vm",
    "name": "standard-data-science-vm"
  },
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "name": "myVM",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "standard-data-science-vm",
        "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "standard-data-science-vm"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadOnly",
        "diffDiskSettings": {
          "option": "Local"
        },
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk"
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "5c0d55a7-c407-4ed6-bf7d-ddb810267c85",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_DS1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "plan": {
    "publisher": "microsoft-ads",
    "product": "standard-data-science-vm",
    "name": "standard-data-science-vm"
  },
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with password authentication.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "b248db33-62ba-4d2d-b791-811e075ee0f5",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "b248db33-62ba-4d2d-b791-811e075ee0f5",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with premium storage.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "adminPassword": "{your-password}"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "a149cd25-409f-41af-8088-275f5486bc93",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_DS1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "WindowsServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "a149cd25-409f-41af-8088-275f5486bc93",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_DS1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Create a vm with ssh authentication.

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM?api-version=2019-03-01
Request Body
{
  "location": "westus",
  "properties": {
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "{image_sku}",
        "publisher": "{image_publisher}",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "{image_offer}"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        },
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "createOption": "FromImage"
      }
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "linuxConfiguration": {
        "ssh": {
          "publicKeys": [
            {
              "path": "/home/{your-username}/.ssh/authorized_keys",
              "keyData": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCeClRAk2ipUs/l5voIsDC5q9RI+YSRd1Bvd/O+axgY4WiBzG+4FwJWZm/mLLe5DoOdHQwmU2FrKXZSW4w2sYE70KeWnrFViCOX5MTVvJgPE8ClugNl8RWth/tU849DvM9sT7vFgfVSHcAS2yDRyDlueii+8nF2ym8XWAPltFVCyLHRsyBp5YPqK8JFYIa1eybKsY3hEAxRCA+/7bq8et+Gj3coOsuRmrehav7rE6N12Pb80I6ofa6SM5XNYq4Xk0iYNx7R3kdz0Jj9XgZYWjAHjJmT0gTRoOnt6upOuxK7xI/ykWrllgpXrCPu3Ymz+c+ujaqcxDopnAl2lmf69/J1"
            }
          ]
        },
        "disablePasswordAuthentication": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{existing-nic-name}",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample Response

Status code:
200 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "linuxConfiguration": {
        "ssh": {
          "publicKeys": [
            {
              "path": "/home/{your-username}/.ssh/authorized_keys",
              "keyData": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCeClRAk2ipUs/l5voIsDC5q9RI+YSRd1Bvd/O+axgY4WiBzG+4FwJWZm/mLLe5DoOdHQwmU2FrKXZSW4w2sYE70KeWnrFViCOX5MTVvJgPE8ClugNl8RWth/tU849DvM9sT7vFgfVSHcAS2yDRyDlueii+8nF2ym8XWAPltFVCyLHRsyBp5YPqK8JFYIa1eybKsY3hEAxRCA+/7bq8et+Gj3coOsuRmrehav7rE6N12Pb80I6ofa6SM5XNYq4Xk0iYNx7R3kdz0Jj9XgZYWjAHjJmT0gTRoOnt6upOuxK7xI/ykWrllgpXrCPu3Ymz+c+ujaqcxDopnAl2lmf69/J1"
            }
          ]
        },
        "disablePasswordAuthentication": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "16.04-LTS",
        "publisher": "Canonical",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "UbuntuServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Linux",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "e0de9b84-a506-4b95-9623-00a425d05c90",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}
Status code:
201 
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "properties": {
    "osProfile": {
      "adminUsername": "{your-username}",
      "secrets": [],
      "computerName": "myVM",
      "linuxConfiguration": {
        "ssh": {
          "publicKeys": [
            {
              "path": "/home/{your-username}/.ssh/authorized_keys",
              "keyData": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCeClRAk2ipUs/l5voIsDC5q9RI+YSRd1Bvd/O+axgY4WiBzG+4FwJWZm/mLLe5DoOdHQwmU2FrKXZSW4w2sYE70KeWnrFViCOX5MTVvJgPE8ClugNl8RWth/tU849DvM9sT7vFgfVSHcAS2yDRyDlueii+8nF2ym8XWAPltFVCyLHRsyBp5YPqK8JFYIa1eybKsY3hEAxRCA+/7bq8et+Gj3coOsuRmrehav7rE6N12Pb80I6ofa6SM5XNYq4Xk0iYNx7R3kdz0Jj9XgZYWjAHjJmT0gTRoOnt6upOuxK7xI/ykWrllgpXrCPu3Ymz+c+ujaqcxDopnAl2lmf69/J1"
            }
          ]
        },
        "disablePasswordAuthentication": true
      }
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/nsgExistingNic",
          "properties": {
            "primary": true
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "sku": "16.04-LTS",
        "publisher": "Canonical",
        "version": "latest",
        "offer": "UbuntuServer"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Linux",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "name": "myVMosdisk",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS"
        }
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "vmId": "e0de9b84-a506-4b95-9623-00a425d05c90",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_D1_v2"
    },
    "provisioningState": "Creating"
  },
  "name": "myVM",
  "location": "westus"
}

Definitions

AdditionalCapabilities

Enables or disables a capability on the virtual machine or virtual machine scale set.
AdditionalUnattendContent

Specifies additional XML formatted information that can be included in the Unattend.xml file, which is used by Windows Setup. Contents are defined by setting name, component name, and the pass in which the content is applied.
BillingProfile

Specifies the billing related details of a Azure Spot VM or VMSS.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01.
BootDiagnostics

Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status.

You can easily view the output of your console log.

Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.
BootDiagnosticsInstanceView

The instance view of a virtual machine boot diagnostics.
CachingTypes

Specifies the caching requirements.

Possible values are:

None

ReadOnly

ReadWrite

Default: None for Standard storage. ReadOnly for Premium storage
ComponentNames

The component name. Currently, the only allowable value is Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
DataDisk

Describes a data disk.
DiagnosticsProfile

Specifies the boot diagnostic settings state.

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15.
DiffDiskOptions

Specifies the ephemeral disk settings for operating system disk.
DiffDiskSettings

Describes the parameters of ephemeral disk settings that can be specified for operating system disk.

NOTE: The ephemeral disk settings can only be specified for managed disk.
DiskCreateOptionTypes

Specifies how the virtual machine should be created.

Possible values are:

Attach \u2013 This value is used when you are using a specialized disk to create the virtual machine.

FromImage \u2013 This value is used when you are using an image to create the virtual machine. If you are using a platform image, you also use the imageReference element described above. If you are using a marketplace image, you also use the plan element previously described.
DiskEncryptionSettings

Describes a Encryption Settings for a Disk
DiskInstanceView

The instance view of the disk.
HardwareProfile

Specifies the hardware settings for the virtual machine.
HyperVGenerationType

Specifies the HyperVGeneration Type
ImageReference

Specifies information about the image to use. You can specify information about platform images, marketplace images, or virtual machine images. This element is required when you want to use a platform image, marketplace image, or virtual machine image, but is not used in other creation operations.
InstanceViewStatus

Instance view status.
KeyVaultKeyReference

Describes a reference to Key Vault Key
KeyVaultSecretReference

Describes a reference to Key Vault Secret
LinuxConfiguration

Specifies the Linux operating system settings on the virtual machine.

For a list of supported Linux distributions, see Linux on Azure-Endorsed Distributions

For running non-endorsed distributions, see Information for Non-Endorsed Distributions.
MaintenanceOperationResultCodeTypes

The Last Maintenance Operation Result Code.
MaintenanceRedeployStatus

Maintenance Operation Status.
ManagedDiskParameters

The parameters of a managed disk.
NetworkInterfaceReference

Describes a network interface reference.
NetworkProfile

Specifies the network interfaces of the virtual machine.
OperatingSystemTypes

The operating system of the osDiskImage.
OSDisk

Specifies information about the operating system disk used by the virtual machine.

For more information about disks, see About disks and VHDs for Azure virtual machines.
OSProfile

Specifies the operating system settings for the virtual machine.
PassNames

The pass name. Currently, the only allowable value is OobeSystem.
Plan

Specifies information about the marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. This element is only used for marketplace images. Before you can use a marketplace image from an API, you must enable the image for programmatic use. In the Azure portal, find the marketplace image that you want to use and then click Want to deploy programmatically, Get Started ->. Enter any required information and then click Save.
ProtocolTypes

Specifies the protocol of listener.

Possible values are:
http

https
ResourceIdentityType

The type of identity used for the virtual machine. The type 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' includes both an implicitly created identity and a set of user assigned identities. The type 'None' will remove any identities from the virtual machine.
SettingNames

Specifies the name of the setting to which the content applies. Possible values are: FirstLogonCommands and AutoLogon.
SshConfiguration

SSH configuration for Linux based VMs running on Azure
SshPublicKey

Contains information about SSH certificate public key and the path on the Linux VM where the public key is placed.
StatusLevelTypes

The level code.
StorageAccountTypes

Specifies the storage account type for the managed disk. NOTE: UltraSSD_LRS can only be used with data disks, it cannot be used with OS Disk.
StorageProfile

Specifies the storage settings for the virtual machine disks.
SubResource
UserAssignedIdentities

The list of user identities associated with the Virtual Machine. The user identity dictionary key references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/{identityName}'.
VaultCertificate

Describes a single certificate reference in a Key Vault, and where the certificate should reside on the VM.
VaultSecretGroup

Describes a set of certificates which are all in the same Key Vault.
VirtualHardDisk

Describes the uri of a disk.
VirtualMachine

Describes a Virtual Machine.
VirtualMachineAgentInstanceView

The instance view of the VM Agent running on the virtual machine.
VirtualMachineEvictionPolicyTypes

Specifies the eviction policy for the Azure Spot virtual machine. Only supported value is 'Deallocate'.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01
VirtualMachineExtension

Describes a Virtual Machine Extension.
VirtualMachineExtensionHandlerInstanceView

The instance view of a virtual machine extension handler.
VirtualMachineExtensionInstanceView

The instance view of a virtual machine extension.
VirtualMachineIdentity

Identity for the virtual machine.
VirtualMachineInstanceView

The instance view of a virtual machine.
VirtualMachinePriorityTypes

Specifies the priority for the virtual machine.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01
VirtualMachineSizeTypes

Specifies the size of the virtual machine. For more information about virtual machine sizes, see Sizes for virtual machines.

The available VM sizes depend on region and availability set. For a list of available sizes use these APIs:

List all available virtual machine sizes in an availability set

List all available virtual machine sizes in a region

List all available virtual machine sizes for resizing
WindowsConfiguration

Specifies Windows operating system settings on the virtual machine.
WinRMConfiguration

Describes Windows Remote Management configuration of the VM
WinRMListener

Describes Protocol and thumbprint of Windows Remote Management listener

AdditionalCapabilities

Enables or disables a capability on the virtual machine or virtual machine scale set.

Name Type Description
ultraSSDEnabled
  • boolean

The flag that enables or disables a capability to have one or more managed data disks with UltraSSD_LRS storage account type on the VM or VMSS. Managed disks with storage account type UltraSSD_LRS can be added to a virtual machine or virtual machine scale set only if this property is enabled.

AdditionalUnattendContent

Specifies additional XML formatted information that can be included in the Unattend.xml file, which is used by Windows Setup. Contents are defined by setting name, component name, and the pass in which the content is applied.

Name Type Description
componentName

The component name. Currently, the only allowable value is Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
content
  • string

Specifies the XML formatted content that is added to the unattend.xml file for the specified path and component. The XML must be less than 4KB and must include the root element for the setting or feature that is being inserted.
passName

The pass name. Currently, the only allowable value is OobeSystem.
settingName

Specifies the name of the setting to which the content applies. Possible values are: FirstLogonCommands and AutoLogon.

BillingProfile

Specifies the billing related details of a Azure Spot VM or VMSS.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01.

Name Type Description
maxPrice
  • number

Specifies the maximum price you are willing to pay for a Azure Spot VM/VMSS. This price is in US Dollars.

This price will be compared with the current Azure Spot price for the VM size. Also, the prices are compared at the time of create/update of Azure Spot VM/VMSS and the operation will only succeed if the maxPrice is greater than the current Azure Spot price.

The maxPrice will also be used for evicting a Azure Spot VM/VMSS if the current Azure Spot price goes beyond the maxPrice after creation of VM/VMSS.

Possible values are:

- Any decimal value greater than zero. Example: 0.01538

-1 – indicates default price to be up-to on-demand.

You can set the maxPrice to -1 to indicate that the Azure Spot VM/VMSS should not be evicted for price reasons. Also, the default max price is -1 if it is not provided by you.

Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01.

BootDiagnostics

Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status.

You can easily view the output of your console log.

Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.

Name Type Description
enabled
  • boolean

Whether boot diagnostics should be enabled on the Virtual Machine.
storageUri
  • string

Uri of the storage account to use for placing the console output and screenshot.

BootDiagnosticsInstanceView

The instance view of a virtual machine boot diagnostics.

Name Type Description
consoleScreenshotBlobUri
  • string

The console screenshot blob URI.
serialConsoleLogBlobUri
  • string

The Linux serial console log blob Uri.
status

The boot diagnostics status information for the VM.

NOTE: It will be set only if there are errors encountered in enabling boot diagnostics.

CachingTypes

Specifies the caching requirements.

Possible values are:

None

ReadOnly

ReadWrite

Default: None for Standard storage. ReadOnly for Premium storage

Name Type Description
None
  • string
ReadOnly
  • string
ReadWrite
  • string

ComponentNames

The component name. Currently, the only allowable value is Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

Name Type Description
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup
  • string

DataDisk

Describes a data disk.

Name Type Description
caching

Specifies the caching requirements.

Possible values are:

None

ReadOnly

ReadWrite

Default: None for Standard storage. ReadOnly for Premium storage
createOption

Specifies how the virtual machine should be created.

Possible values are:

Attach \u2013 This value is used when you are using a specialized disk to create the virtual machine.

FromImage \u2013 This value is used when you are using an image to create the virtual machine. If you are using a platform image, you also use the imageReference element described above. If you are using a marketplace image, you also use the plan element previously described.
diskSizeGB
  • integer

Specifies the size of an empty data disk in gigabytes. This element can be used to overwrite the size of the disk in a virtual machine image.

This value cannot be larger than 1023 GB
image

The source user image virtual hard disk. The virtual hard disk will be copied before being attached to the virtual machine. If SourceImage is provided, the destination virtual hard drive must not exist.
lun
  • integer

Specifies the logical unit number of the data disk. This value is used to identify data disks within the VM and therefore must be unique for each data disk attached to a VM.
managedDisk

The managed disk parameters.
name
  • string

The disk name.
toBeDetached
  • boolean

Specifies whether the data disk is in process of detachment from the VirtualMachine/VirtualMachineScaleset
vhd

The virtual hard disk.
writeAcceleratorEnabled
  • boolean

Specifies whether writeAccelerator should be enabled or disabled on the disk.

DiagnosticsProfile

Specifies the boot diagnostic settings state.

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15.

Name Type Description
bootDiagnostics

Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status.

You can easily view the output of your console log.

Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.

DiffDiskOptions

Specifies the ephemeral disk settings for operating system disk.

Name Type Description
Local
  • string

DiffDiskSettings

Describes the parameters of ephemeral disk settings that can be specified for operating system disk.

NOTE: The ephemeral disk settings can only be specified for managed disk.

Name Type Description
option

Specifies the ephemeral disk settings for operating system disk.

DiskCreateOptionTypes

Specifies how the virtual machine should be created.

Possible values are:

Attach \u2013 This value is used when you are using a specialized disk to create the virtual machine.

FromImage \u2013 This value is used when you are using an image to create the virtual machine. If you are using a platform image, you also use the imageReference element described above. If you are using a marketplace image, you also use the plan element previously described.

Name Type Description
Attach
  • string
Empty
  • string
FromImage
  • string

DiskEncryptionSettings

Describes a Encryption Settings for a Disk

Name Type Description
diskEncryptionKey

Specifies the location of the disk encryption key, which is a Key Vault Secret.
enabled
  • boolean

Specifies whether disk encryption should be enabled on the virtual machine.
keyEncryptionKey

Specifies the location of the key encryption key in Key Vault.

DiskInstanceView

The instance view of the disk.

Name Type Description
encryptionSettings

Specifies the encryption settings for the OS Disk.

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15
name
  • string

The disk name.
statuses

The resource status information.

HardwareProfile

Specifies the hardware settings for the virtual machine.

Name Type Description
vmSize

Specifies the size of the virtual machine. For more information about virtual machine sizes, see Sizes for virtual machines.

The available VM sizes depend on region and availability set. For a list of available sizes use these APIs:

List all available virtual machine sizes in an availability set

List all available virtual machine sizes in a region

List all available virtual machine sizes for resizing

HyperVGenerationType

Specifies the HyperVGeneration Type

Name Type Description
V1
  • string
V2
  • string

ImageReference

Specifies information about the image to use. You can specify information about platform images, marketplace images, or virtual machine images. This element is required when you want to use a platform image, marketplace image, or virtual machine image, but is not used in other creation operations.

Name Type Description
id
  • string

Resource Id
offer
  • string

Specifies the offer of the platform image or marketplace image used to create the virtual machine.
publisher
  • string

The image publisher.
sku
  • string

The image SKU.
version
  • string

Specifies the version of the platform image or marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. The allowed formats are Major.Minor.Build or 'latest'. Major, Minor, and Build are decimal numbers. Specify 'latest' to use the latest version of an image available at deploy time. Even if you use 'latest', the VM image will not automatically update after deploy time even if a new version becomes available.

InstanceViewStatus

Instance view status.

Name Type Description
code
  • string

The status code.
displayStatus
  • string

The short localizable label for the status.
level

The level code.
message
  • string

The detailed status message, including for alerts and error messages.
time
  • string

The time of the status.

KeyVaultKeyReference

Describes a reference to Key Vault Key

Name Type Description
keyUrl
  • string

The URL referencing a key encryption key in Key Vault.
sourceVault

The relative URL of the Key Vault containing the key.

KeyVaultSecretReference

Describes a reference to Key Vault Secret

Name Type Description
secretUrl
  • string

The URL referencing a secret in a Key Vault.
sourceVault

The relative URL of the Key Vault containing the secret.

LinuxConfiguration

Specifies the Linux operating system settings on the virtual machine.

For a list of supported Linux distributions, see Linux on Azure-Endorsed Distributions

For running non-endorsed distributions, see Information for Non-Endorsed Distributions.

Name Type Description
disablePasswordAuthentication
  • boolean

Specifies whether password authentication should be disabled.
provisionVMAgent
  • boolean

Indicates whether virtual machine agent should be provisioned on the virtual machine.

When this property is not specified in the request body, default behavior is to set it to true. This will ensure that VM Agent is installed on the VM so that extensions can be added to the VM later.
ssh

Specifies the ssh key configuration for a Linux OS.

MaintenanceOperationResultCodeTypes

The Last Maintenance Operation Result Code.

Name Type Description
MaintenanceAborted
  • string
MaintenanceCompleted
  • string
None
  • string
RetryLater
  • string

MaintenanceRedeployStatus

Maintenance Operation Status.

Name Type Description
isCustomerInitiatedMaintenanceAllowed
  • boolean

True, if customer is allowed to perform Maintenance.
lastOperationMessage
  • string

Message returned for the last Maintenance Operation.
lastOperationResultCode

The Last Maintenance Operation Result Code.
maintenanceWindowEndTime
  • string

End Time for the Maintenance Window.
maintenanceWindowStartTime
  • string

Start Time for the Maintenance Window.
preMaintenanceWindowEndTime
  • string

End Time for the Pre Maintenance Window.
preMaintenanceWindowStartTime
  • string

Start Time for the Pre Maintenance Window.

ManagedDiskParameters

The parameters of a managed disk.

Name Type Description
id
  • string

Resource Id
storageAccountType

Specifies the storage account type for the managed disk. NOTE: UltraSSD_LRS can only be used with data disks, it cannot be used with OS Disk.

NetworkInterfaceReference

Describes a network interface reference.

Name Type Description
id
  • string

Resource Id
properties.primary
  • boolean

Specifies the primary network interface in case the virtual machine has more than 1 network interface.

NetworkProfile

Specifies the network interfaces of the virtual machine.

Name Type Description
networkInterfaces

Specifies the list of resource Ids for the network interfaces associated with the virtual machine.

OperatingSystemTypes

The operating system of the osDiskImage.

Name Type Description
Linux
  • string
Windows
  • string

OSDisk

Specifies information about the operating system disk used by the virtual machine.

For more information about disks, see About disks and VHDs for Azure virtual machines.

Name Type Description
caching

Specifies the caching requirements.

Possible values are:

None

ReadOnly

ReadWrite

Default: None for Standard storage. ReadOnly for Premium storage
createOption

Specifies how the virtual machine should be created.

Possible values are:

Attach \u2013 This value is used when you are using a specialized disk to create the virtual machine.

FromImage \u2013 This value is used when you are using an image to create the virtual machine. If you are using a platform image, you also use the imageReference element described above. If you are using a marketplace image, you also use the plan element previously described.
diffDiskSettings

Specifies the ephemeral Disk Settings for the operating system disk used by the virtual machine.
diskSizeGB
  • integer

Specifies the size of an empty data disk in gigabytes. This element can be used to overwrite the size of the disk in a virtual machine image.

This value cannot be larger than 1023 GB
encryptionSettings

Specifies the encryption settings for the OS Disk.

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15
image

The source user image virtual hard disk. The virtual hard disk will be copied before being attached to the virtual machine. If SourceImage is provided, the destination virtual hard drive must not exist.
managedDisk

The managed disk parameters.
name
  • string

The disk name.
osType

This property allows you to specify the type of the OS that is included in the disk if creating a VM from user-image or a specialized VHD.

Possible values are:

Windows

Linux
vhd

The virtual hard disk.
writeAcceleratorEnabled
  • boolean

Specifies whether writeAccelerator should be enabled or disabled on the disk.

OSProfile

Specifies the operating system settings for the virtual machine.

Name Type Description
adminPassword
  • string

Specifies the password of the administrator account.

Minimum-length (Windows): 8 characters

Minimum-length (Linux): 6 characters

Max-length (Windows): 123 characters

Max-length (Linux): 72 characters

Complexity requirements: 3 out of 4 conditions below need to be fulfilled
Has lower characters
Has upper characters
Has a digit
Has a special character (Regex match [\W_])

Disallowed values: "abc@123", "P@$$w0rd", "P@ssw0rd", "P@ssword123", "Pa$$word", "pass@word1", "Password!", "Password1", "Password22", "iloveyou!"

For resetting the password, see How to reset the Remote Desktop service or its login password in a Windows VM

For resetting root password, see Manage users, SSH, and check or repair disks on Azure Linux VMs using the VMAccess Extension
adminUsername
  • string

Specifies the name of the administrator account.

Windows-only restriction: Cannot end in "."

Disallowed values: "administrator", "admin", "user", "user1", "test", "user2", "test1", "user3", "admin1", "1", "123", "a", "actuser", "adm", "admin2", "aspnet", "backup", "console", "david", "guest", "john", "owner", "root", "server", "sql", "support", "support_388945a0", "sys", "test2", "test3", "user4", "user5".

Minimum-length (Linux): 1 character

Max-length (Linux): 64 characters

Max-length (Windows): 20 characters

  • For root access to the Linux VM, see Using root privileges on Linux virtual machines in Azure
  • For a list of built-in system users on Linux that should not be used in this field, see Selecting User Names for Linux on Azure

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    allowExtensionOperations
    • boolean

    Specifies whether extension operations should be allowed on the virtual machine.

    This may only be set to False when no extensions are present on the virtual machine.
    computerName
    • string

    Specifies the host OS name of the virtual machine.

    This name cannot be updated after the VM is created.

    Max-length (Windows): 15 characters

    Max-length (Linux): 64 characters.

    For naming conventions and restrictions see Azure infrastructure services implementation guidelines.
    customData
    • string

    Specifies a base-64 encoded string of custom data. The base-64 encoded string is decoded to a binary array that is saved as a file on the Virtual Machine. The maximum length of the binary array is 65535 bytes.

    For using cloud-init for your VM, see Using cloud-init to customize a Linux VM during creation
    linuxConfiguration

    Specifies the Linux operating system settings on the virtual machine.

    For a list of supported Linux distributions, see Linux on Azure-Endorsed Distributions

    For running non-endorsed distributions, see Information for Non-Endorsed Distributions.
    requireGuestProvisionSignal
    • boolean

    Specifies whether the guest provision signal is required from the virtual machine.
    secrets

    Specifies set of certificates that should be installed onto the virtual machine.
    windowsConfiguration

    Specifies Windows operating system settings on the virtual machine.

    PassNames

    The pass name. Currently, the only allowable value is OobeSystem.

    Name Type Description
    OobeSystem
    • string

    Plan

    Specifies information about the marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. This element is only used for marketplace images. Before you can use a marketplace image from an API, you must enable the image for programmatic use. In the Azure portal, find the marketplace image that you want to use and then click Want to deploy programmatically, Get Started ->. Enter any required information and then click Save.

    Name Type Description
    name
    • string

    The plan ID.
    product
    • string

    Specifies the product of the image from the marketplace. This is the same value as Offer under the imageReference element.
    promotionCode
    • string

    The promotion code.
    publisher
    • string

    The publisher ID.

    ProtocolTypes

    Specifies the protocol of listener.

    Possible values are:
    http

    https

    Name Type Description
    Http
    • string
    Https
    • string

    ResourceIdentityType

    The type of identity used for the virtual machine. The type 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' includes both an implicitly created identity and a set of user assigned identities. The type 'None' will remove any identities from the virtual machine.

    Name Type Description
    None
    • string
    SystemAssigned
    • string
    SystemAssigned, UserAssigned
    • string
    UserAssigned
    • string

    SettingNames

    Specifies the name of the setting to which the content applies. Possible values are: FirstLogonCommands and AutoLogon.

    Name Type Description
    AutoLogon
    • string
    FirstLogonCommands
    • string

    SshConfiguration

    SSH configuration for Linux based VMs running on Azure

    Name Type Description
    publicKeys

    The list of SSH public keys used to authenticate with linux based VMs.

    SshPublicKey

    Contains information about SSH certificate public key and the path on the Linux VM where the public key is placed.

    Name Type Description
    keyData
    • string

    SSH public key certificate used to authenticate with the VM through ssh. The key needs to be at least 2048-bit and in ssh-rsa format.

    For creating ssh keys, see Create SSH keys on Linux and Mac for Linux VMs in Azure.
    path
    • string

    Specifies the full path on the created VM where ssh public key is stored. If the file already exists, the specified key is appended to the file. Example: /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys

    StatusLevelTypes

    The level code.

    Name Type Description
    Error
    • string
    Info
    • string
    Warning
    • string

    StorageAccountTypes

    Specifies the storage account type for the managed disk. NOTE: UltraSSD_LRS can only be used with data disks, it cannot be used with OS Disk.

    Name Type Description
    Premium_LRS
    • string
    StandardSSD_LRS
    • string
    Standard_LRS
    • string
    UltraSSD_LRS
    • string

    StorageProfile

    Specifies the storage settings for the virtual machine disks.

    Name Type Description
    dataDisks

    Specifies the parameters that are used to add a data disk to a virtual machine.

    For more information about disks, see About disks and VHDs for Azure virtual machines.
    imageReference

    Specifies information about the image to use. You can specify information about platform images, marketplace images, or virtual machine images. This element is required when you want to use a platform image, marketplace image, or virtual machine image, but is not used in other creation operations.
    osDisk

    Specifies information about the operating system disk used by the virtual machine.

    For more information about disks, see About disks and VHDs for Azure virtual machines.

    SubResource

    Name Type Description
    id
    • string

    Resource Id

    UserAssignedIdentities

    The list of user identities associated with the Virtual Machine. The user identity dictionary key references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/{identityName}'.

    Name Type Description

    VaultCertificate

    Describes a single certificate reference in a Key Vault, and where the certificate should reside on the VM.

    Name Type Description
    certificateStore
    • string

    For Windows VMs, specifies the certificate store on the Virtual Machine to which the certificate should be added. The specified certificate store is implicitly in the LocalMachine account.

    For Linux VMs, the certificate file is placed under the /var/lib/waagent directory, with the file name <UppercaseThumbprint>.crt for the X509 certificate file and <UppercaseThumbprint>.prv for private key. Both of these files are .pem formatted.
    certificateUrl
    • string

    This is the URL of a certificate that has been uploaded to Key Vault as a secret. For adding a secret to the Key Vault, see Add a key or secret to the key vault. In this case, your certificate needs to be It is the Base64 encoding of the following JSON Object which is encoded in UTF-8:

    {
    "data":"",
    "dataType":"pfx",
    "password":""
    }

    VaultSecretGroup

    Describes a set of certificates which are all in the same Key Vault.

    Name Type Description
    sourceVault

    The relative URL of the Key Vault containing all of the certificates in VaultCertificates.
    vaultCertificates

    The list of key vault references in SourceVault which contain certificates.

    VirtualHardDisk

    Describes the uri of a disk.

    Name Type Description
    uri
    • string

    Specifies the virtual hard disk's uri.

    VirtualMachine

    Describes a Virtual Machine.

    Name Type Description
    id
    • string

    Resource Id
    identity

    The identity of the virtual machine, if configured.
    location
    • string

    Resource location
    name
    • string

    Resource name
    plan

    Specifies information about the marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. This element is only used for marketplace images. Before you can use a marketplace image from an API, you must enable the image for programmatic use. In the Azure portal, find the marketplace image that you want to use and then click Want to deploy programmatically, Get Started ->. Enter any required information and then click Save.
    properties.additionalCapabilities

    Specifies additional capabilities enabled or disabled on the virtual machine.
    properties.availabilitySet

    Specifies information about the availability set that the virtual machine should be assigned to. Virtual machines specified in the same availability set are allocated to different nodes to maximize availability. For more information about availability sets, see Manage the availability of virtual machines.

    For more information on Azure planned maintenance, see Planned maintenance for virtual machines in Azure

    Currently, a VM can only be added to availability set at creation time. An existing VM cannot be added to an availability set.

    This property cannot exist along with a non-null properties.virtualMachineScaleSet reference.
    properties.billingProfile

    Specifies the billing related details of a Azure Spot virtual machine.

    Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01.
    properties.diagnosticsProfile

    Specifies the boot diagnostic settings state.

    Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15.
    properties.evictionPolicy

    Specifies the eviction policy for the Azure Spot virtual machine. Only supported value is 'Deallocate'.

    Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01
    properties.hardwareProfile

    Specifies the hardware settings for the virtual machine.
    properties.host

    Specifies information about the dedicated host that the virtual machine resides in.

    Minimum api-version: 2018-10-01.
    properties.instanceView

    The virtual machine instance view.
    properties.licenseType
    • string

    Specifies that the image or disk that is being used was licensed on-premises. This element is only used for images that contain the Windows Server operating system.

    Possible values are:

    Windows_Client

    Windows_Server

    If this element is included in a request for an update, the value must match the initial value. This value cannot be updated.

    For more information, see Azure Hybrid Use Benefit for Windows Server

    Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15
    properties.networkProfile

    Specifies the network interfaces of the virtual machine.
    properties.osProfile

    Specifies the operating system settings for the virtual machine.
    properties.priority

    Specifies the priority for the virtual machine.

    Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01
    properties.provisioningState
    • string

    The provisioning state, which only appears in the response.
    properties.proximityPlacementGroup

    Specifies information about the proximity placement group that the virtual machine should be assigned to.

    Minimum api-version: 2018-04-01.
    properties.storageProfile

    Specifies the storage settings for the virtual machine disks.
    properties.virtualMachineScaleSet

    Specifies information about the virtual machine scale set that the virtual machine should be assigned to. Virtual machines specified in the same virtual machine scale set are allocated to different nodes to maximize availability. Currently, a VM can only be added to virtual machine scale set at creation time. An existing VM cannot be added to a virtual machine scale set.

    This property cannot exist along with a non-null properties.availabilitySet reference.

    Minimum api‐version: 2019‐03‐01
    properties.vmId
    • string

    Specifies the VM unique ID which is a 128-bits identifier that is encoded and stored in all Azure IaaS VMs SMBIOS and can be read using platform BIOS commands.
    resources

    The virtual machine child extension resources.
    tags
    • object

    Resource tags
    type
    • string

    Resource type
    zones
    • string[]

    The virtual machine zones.

    VirtualMachineAgentInstanceView

    The instance view of the VM Agent running on the virtual machine.

    Name Type Description
    extensionHandlers

    The virtual machine extension handler instance view.
    statuses

    The resource status information.
    vmAgentVersion
    • string

    The VM Agent full version.

    VirtualMachineEvictionPolicyTypes

    Specifies the eviction policy for the Azure Spot virtual machine. Only supported value is 'Deallocate'.

    Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01

    Name Type Description
    Deallocate
    • string
    Delete
    • string

    VirtualMachineExtension

    Describes a Virtual Machine Extension.

    Name Type Description
    id
    • string

    Resource Id
    location
    • string

    Resource location
    name
    • string

    Resource name
    properties.autoUpgradeMinorVersion
    • boolean

    Indicates whether the extension should use a newer minor version if one is available at deployment time. Once deployed, however, the extension will not upgrade minor versions unless redeployed, even with this property set to true.
    properties.forceUpdateTag
    • string

    How the extension handler should be forced to update even if the extension configuration has not changed.
    properties.instanceView

    The virtual machine extension instance view.
    properties.protectedSettings
    • object

    The extension can contain either protectedSettings or protectedSettingsFromKeyVault or no protected settings at all.
    properties.provisioningState
    • string

    The provisioning state, which only appears in the response.
    properties.publisher
    • string

    The name of the extension handler publisher.
    properties.settings
    • object

    Json formatted public settings for the extension.
    properties.type
    • string

    Specifies the type of the extension; an example is "CustomScriptExtension".
    properties.typeHandlerVersion
    • string

    Specifies the version of the script handler.
    tags
    • object

    Resource tags
    type
    • string

    Resource type

    VirtualMachineExtensionHandlerInstanceView

    The instance view of a virtual machine extension handler.

    Name Type Description
    status

    The extension handler status.
    type
    • string

    Specifies the type of the extension; an example is "CustomScriptExtension".
    typeHandlerVersion
    • string

    Specifies the version of the script handler.

    VirtualMachineExtensionInstanceView

    The instance view of a virtual machine extension.

    Name Type Description
    name
    • string

    The virtual machine extension name.
    statuses

    The resource status information.
    substatuses

    The resource status information.
    type
    • string

    Specifies the type of the extension; an example is "CustomScriptExtension".
    typeHandlerVersion
    • string

    Specifies the version of the script handler.

    VirtualMachineIdentity

    Identity for the virtual machine.

    Name Type Description
    principalId
    • string

    The principal id of virtual machine identity. This property will only be provided for a system assigned identity.
    tenantId
    • string

    The tenant id associated with the virtual machine. This property will only be provided for a system assigned identity.
    type

    The type of identity used for the virtual machine. The type 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' includes both an implicitly created identity and a set of user assigned identities. The type 'None' will remove any identities from the virtual machine.
    userAssignedIdentities

    The list of user identities associated with the Virtual Machine. The user identity dictionary key references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/{identityName}'.

    VirtualMachineInstanceView

    The instance view of a virtual machine.

    Name Type Description
    bootDiagnostics

    Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status.

    You can easily view the output of your console log.

    Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.
    computerName
    • string

    The computer name assigned to the virtual machine.
    disks

    The virtual machine disk information.
    extensions

    The extensions information.
    hyperVGeneration

    Specifies the HyperVGeneration Type associated with a resource
    maintenanceRedeployStatus

    The Maintenance Operation status on the virtual machine.
    osName
    • string

    The Operating System running on the virtual machine.
    osVersion
    • string

    The version of Operating System running on the virtual machine.
    platformFaultDomain
    • integer

    Specifies the fault domain of the virtual machine.
    platformUpdateDomain
    • integer

    Specifies the update domain of the virtual machine.
    rdpThumbPrint
    • string

    The Remote desktop certificate thumbprint.
    statuses

    The resource status information.
    vmAgent

    The VM Agent running on the virtual machine.

    VirtualMachinePriorityTypes

    Specifies the priority for the virtual machine.

    Minimum api-version: 2019-03-01

    Name Type Description
    Low
    • string
    Regular
    • string
    Spot
    • string

    VirtualMachineSizeTypes

    Specifies the size of the virtual machine. For more information about virtual machine sizes, see Sizes for virtual machines.

    The available VM sizes depend on region and availability set. For a list of available sizes use these APIs:

    List all available virtual machine sizes in an availability set

    List all available virtual machine sizes in a region

    List all available virtual machine sizes for resizing

    Name Type Description
    Basic_A0
    • string
    Basic_A1
    • string
    Basic_A2
    • string
    Basic_A3
    • string
    Basic_A4
    • string
    Standard_A0
    • string
    Standard_A1
    • string
    Standard_A10
    • string
    Standard_A11
    • string
    Standard_A1_v2
    • string
    Standard_A2
    • string
    Standard_A2_v2
    • string
    Standard_A2m_v2
    • string
    Standard_A3
    • string
    Standard_A4
    • string
    Standard_A4_v2
    • string
    Standard_A4m_v2
    • string
    Standard_A5
    • string
    Standard_A6
    • string
    Standard_A7
    • string
    Standard_A8
    • string
    Standard_A8_v2
    • string
    Standard_A8m_v2
    • string
    Standard_A9
    • string
    Standard_B1ms
    • string
    Standard_B1s
    • string
    Standard_B2ms
    • string
    Standard_B2s
    • string
    Standard_B4ms
    • string
    Standard_B8ms
    • string
    Standard_D1
    • string
    Standard_D11
    • string
    Standard_D11_v2
    • string
    Standard_D12
    • string
    Standard_D12_v2
    • string
    Standard_D13
    • string
    Standard_D13_v2
    • string
    Standard_D14
    • string
    Standard_D14_v2
    • string
    Standard_D15_v2
    • string
    Standard_D16_v3
    • string
    Standard_D16s_v3
    • string
    Standard_D1_v2
    • string
    Standard_D2
    • string
    Standard_D2_v2
    • string
    Standard_D2_v3
    • string
    Standard_D2s_v3
    • string
    Standard_D3
    • string
    Standard_D32_v3
    • string
    Standard_D32s_v3
    • string
    Standard_D3_v2
    • string
    Standard_D4
    • string
    Standard_D4_v2
    • string
    Standard_D4_v3
    • string
    Standard_D4s_v3
    • string
    Standard_D5_v2
    • string
    Standard_D64_v3
    • string
    Standard_D64s_v3
    • string
    Standard_D8_v3
    • string
    Standard_D8s_v3
    • string
    Standard_DS1
    • string
    Standard_DS11
    • string
    Standard_DS11_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS12
    • string
    Standard_DS12_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS13
    • string
    Standard_DS13-2_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS13-4_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS13_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS14
    • string
    Standard_DS14-4_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS14-8_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS14_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS15_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS1_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS2
    • string
    Standard_DS2_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS3
    • string
    Standard_DS3_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS4
    • string
    Standard_DS4_v2
    • string
    Standard_DS5_v2
    • string
    Standard_E16_v3
    • string
    Standard_E16s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E2_v3
    • string
    Standard_E2s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E32-16_v3
    • string
    Standard_E32-8s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E32_v3
    • string
    Standard_E32s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E4_v3
    • string
    Standard_E4s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E64-16s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E64-32s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E64_v3
    • string
    Standard_E64s_v3
    • string
    Standard_E8_v3
    • string
    Standard_E8s_v3
    • string
    Standard_F1
    • string
    Standard_F16
    • string
    Standard_F16s
    • string
    Standard_F16s_v2
    • string
    Standard_F1s
    • string
    Standard_F2
    • string
    Standard_F2s
    • string
    Standard_F2s_v2
    • string
    Standard_F32s_v2
    • string
    Standard_F4
    • string
    Standard_F4s
    • string
    Standard_F4s_v2
    • string
    Standard_F64s_v2
    • string
    Standard_F72s_v2
    • string
    Standard_F8
    • string
    Standard_F8s
    • string
    Standard_F8s_v2
    • string
    Standard_G1
    • string
    Standard_G2
    • string
    Standard_G3
    • string
    Standard_G4
    • string
    Standard_G5
    • string
    Standard_GS1
    • string
    Standard_GS2
    • string
    Standard_GS3
    • string
    Standard_GS4
    • string
    Standard_GS4-4
    • string
    Standard_GS4-8
    • string
    Standard_GS5
    • string
    Standard_GS5-16
    • string
    Standard_GS5-8
    • string
    Standard_H16
    • string
    Standard_H16m
    • string
    Standard_H16mr
    • string
    Standard_H16r
    • string
    Standard_H8
    • string
    Standard_H8m
    • string
    Standard_L16s
    • string
    Standard_L32s
    • string
    Standard_L4s
    • string
    Standard_L8s
    • string
    Standard_M128-32ms
    • string
    Standard_M128-64ms
    • string
    Standard_M128ms
    • string
    Standard_M128s
    • string
    Standard_M64-16ms
    • string
    Standard_M64-32ms
    • string
    Standard_M64ms
    • string
    Standard_M64s
    • string
    Standard_NC12
    • string
    Standard_NC12s_v2
    • string
    Standard_NC12s_v3
    • string
    Standard_NC24
    • string
    Standard_NC24r
    • string
    Standard_NC24rs_v2
    • string
    Standard_NC24rs_v3
    • string
    Standard_NC24s_v2
    • string
    Standard_NC24s_v3
    • string
    Standard_NC6
    • string
    Standard_NC6s_v2
    • string
    Standard_NC6s_v3
    • string
    Standard_ND12s
    • string
    Standard_ND24rs
    • string
    Standard_ND24s
    • string
    Standard_ND6s
    • string
    Standard_NV12
    • string
    Standard_NV24
    • string
    Standard_NV6
    • string

    WindowsConfiguration

    Specifies Windows operating system settings on the virtual machine.

    Name Type Description
    additionalUnattendContent

    Specifies additional base-64 encoded XML formatted information that can be included in the Unattend.xml file, which is used by Windows Setup.
    enableAutomaticUpdates
    • boolean

    Indicates whether Automatic Updates is enabled for the Windows virtual machine. Default value is true.

    For virtual machine scale sets, this property can be updated and updates will take effect on OS reprovisioning.
    provisionVMAgent
    • boolean

    Indicates whether virtual machine agent should be provisioned on the virtual machine.

    When this property is not specified in the request body, default behavior is to set it to true. This will ensure that VM Agent is installed on the VM so that extensions can be added to the VM later.
    timeZone
    • string

    Specifies the time zone of the virtual machine. e.g. "Pacific Standard Time"
    winRM

    Specifies the Windows Remote Management listeners. This enables remote Windows PowerShell.

    WinRMConfiguration

    Describes Windows Remote Management configuration of the VM

    Name Type Description
    listeners

    The list of Windows Remote Management listeners

    WinRMListener

    Describes Protocol and thumbprint of Windows Remote Management listener

    Name Type Description
    certificateUrl
    • string

    This is the URL of a certificate that has been uploaded to Key Vault as a secret. For adding a secret to the Key Vault, see Add a key or secret to the key vault. In this case, your certificate needs to be It is the Base64 encoding of the following JSON Object which is encoded in UTF-8:

    {
    "data":"",
    "dataType":"pfx",
    "password":""
    }
    protocol

    Specifies the protocol of listener.

    Possible values are:
    http

    https