How to Create an Azure Virtual Machine with Azure PowerShell

How to Create an Azure Virtual Machine with Azure PowerShell

Azure PowerShell provides the New-AzVm cmdlet to create a virtual machine. The cmdlet has many parameters to let it handle the large number of VM configuration settings. Most of the parameters have reasonable default values, so we only need to specify five things:

• ResourceGroupName: The resource group into which the new VM should be placed.
• Name: The name of the VM in Azure.
• Location: Geographic location where the VM should be provisioned.
• Credential: An object containing the username and password for the VM admin account. We use the Get-Credential cmdlet. This cmdlet prompts for a username and password and packages it into a credential object.
• Image: The operating system image to use for the VM, which is typically a Linux distribution or Windows Server.

For example, the following command creates a virtual machine named MyVm in the ExerciseResources resource group in the West US region:

New-AzVm -Name MyVm -ResourceGroupName ExerciseResources -Credential (Get-Credential) -Location "West US" -Image "UbuntuLTS"

Once you have created a virtual machine, you can manage it using Azure PowerShell. For example, you can start, stop, restart, or delete the VM. You can also get information about the VM, such as its IP address and operating system version.

Here are some additional benefits of using Azure PowerShell to manage virtual machines:

• Automation: You can automate the creation, management, and deployment of virtual machines using Azure PowerShell scripts. This can save you time and effort.
• Scalability: You can easily scale your virtual machine infrastructure up or down as your needs change.
• Security: Azure PowerShell provides a secure way to manage virtual machines. Your credentials are encrypted and stored in Azure Key Vault.