Example Azure Cmdlets

Overview:

The Azure PowerShell module includes a wide range of cmdlets to manage Azure resources. Here are some of the most commonly used cmdlets:

Resource Management:

• Get-AzResourceGroup: Retrieves information about resource groups.

  Get-AzResourceGroup -Name "ResourceGroupName"

• New-AzResourceGroup: Creates a new resource group.

  New-AzResourceGroup -Name "ResourceGroupName" -Location "EastUS"

• Remove-AzResourceGroup: Deletes a resource group.

  Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name "ResourceGroupName"

Virtual Machines:

• Get-AzVM: Retrieves information about virtual machines.

  Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VMName"

• New-AzVM: Creates a new virtual machine.

  New-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VMName" -Location "EastUS"

• Start-AzVM: Starts a virtual machine.

  Start-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VMName"

• Stop-AzVM: Stops a virtual machine.

  Stop-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VMName"

Storage Accounts:

• Get-AzStorageAccount: Retrieves information about storage accounts.

  Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName"

• New-AzStorageAccount: Creates a new storage account.

  New-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "StorageAccountName" -Location "EastUS" -SkuName "Standard_LRS"

• Remove-AzStorageAccount: Deletes a storage account.

  Remove-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "StorageAccountName"

Networking:

• Get-AzVirtualNetwork: Retrieves information about virtual networks.

  Get-AzVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VNetName"

• New-AzVirtualNetwork: Creates a new virtual network.

  New-AzVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VNetName" -AddressPrefix "10.0.0.0/16" -Location "EastUS"

• Remove-AzVirtualNetwork: Deletes a virtual network.

  Remove-AzVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Name "VNetName"

Documentation Reference:

Get-AzResourceGroup (Az.Resources)MicrosoftLearn