Creating And Managing Azure Virtual Machines With Powershell  

Learn How to Use PowerShell to Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure 

What you'll learn 

Install PowerShellGet and Other Azure PS Prerequisites 

Install Azure PowerShell Module 

Connect to Azure via PowerShell 

Create and Connect to an Azure Virtual Machine 

Identify VM Images on the Marketplace 

View and Use Specific VM Sizes 

Resize a Virtual Machine 

View and Understand VM States 

Manage Virtual Machines with PowerShell 

Provision and Attach Data Disks to a VM 

Create OS Disk Snapshots 

Create Disks from Snapshots 

Deploy New VMs from Snapshots 

Requirements 

Basic understanding of Microsoft Azure 

Basic Understanding of How to Launch PowerShell 

Description  

Azure virtual machines provide a fully configurable and flexible computing environment. This course will teach you how to perform the most common day-to-day tasks in Azure PowerShell, including: 

Installing and Configuring PowerShellGetInstalling and Configuring the AzureRM PowerShell ModuleConnecting to Azure with PowerShellCreating Resource Groups with PowerShellDeploying Virtual Machines Using PowerShellConnecting to Virtual Machines Using PowerShellCreating and Attaching Data Disks with PowerShellLocating New VM Images with PowerShellDeploying VMs from Alternate Images Using PowerShellWorking with Marketplace PublishersResizing a Virtual Machine via PowerShellViewing and Modifying VM States with PowerShellManaging Virtual Machines with PowerShellDeleting VMs and Resource Groups with PowerShell 

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to perform many day-to-day VM management tasks using PowerShell exclusively.  The skills you learn in this course will set you apart from many other IT professionals - since most IT professionals avoid PowerShell like the plague. 

Overview 

Section 1: Introduction 

Lecture 1 Introduction 

Section 2: Prerequisites 

Lecture 2 Installing PowerShellGet 

Lecture 3 Install Azure PowerShell module 

Lecture 4 Loading the AzureRM Module 

Lecture 5 Connecting to Azure via PowerShell 

Section 3: Deploying a Virtual Machine 

Lecture 6 Creating a Resource Group with PowerShell 

Lecture 7 Creating a Virtual Machine with PowerShell 

Lecture 8 Connect to a VM via PowerShell 

Section 4: Working with Marketplace Images 

Lecture 9 Key PowerShell Commands 

Lecture 10 Provisioning a VM via an Image 

Section 5: NEW: Getting Started with Data Disks 

Lecture 11 NEW: A Word About Disks 

Lecture 12 NEW: Creating a Data Disk 

Lecture 13 NEW: Adding a Data Disk to a Virtual Machine 

Lecture 14 NEW: Preparing a Data Disk for Use 

Section 6: Resizing a Virtual Machine 

Lecture 15 Key PowerShell Commands 

Lecture 16 Resizing a VM with PowerShell 

Section 7: VM power states 

Lecture 17 Power States 

Section 8: Management Tasks 

Lecture 18 Stopping a VM with PowerShell 

Lecture 19 Starting a VM with PowerShell 

Lecture 20 Deleting a VM with PowerShell 

Lecture 21 Deleting a Resource Group with PowerShell 

Section 9: NEW: Snapshotting a VM 

Lecture 22 Set Parameters 

Lecture 23 Create Snapshot Configuration 

Lecture 24 Take the Snapshot 

Section 10: NEW: Deploying a VM from a Snapshot 

Lecture 25 Load the Variables 

Lecture 26 Initialize the Configuration 

Lecture 27 Create the VM 

Section 11: Cleaning Up 

Lecture 28 Delete the VMLab Resource Group 

IT Professionals Interested in Learning Real-World Azure PowerShell Skills