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Create a VM using the AzureRM PowerShell 1.x cmdlets
January 10, 2016
Q. How do I create an ARM VM using the 1.x PowerShell AzureRM module?
Dept - Azure
A. To create a VM using the AzureRM module use the following as an example:
$loc = 'SouthCentralUS'$AzureImage = Get-AzureRmVMImage -Location $loc -PublisherName "MicrosoftWindowsServer" -Offer "WindowsServer" -Skus "2012-R2-Datacenter" -Version "4.0.20151120"#Create a VM$rgname = 'RG-SCUSA'$vmsize = 'Standard_A2';$vmname = 'testvmARM';# Setup Storage$stoname = 'savtechsalrsscus';$stotype = 'Standard_LRS';#Create a v2 Storage Account on ARM#New-AzureStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $rgname -Name $stoname -Location $loc -Type $stotype$stoaccount = Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $rgname -Name $stoname;# Create VM Object$vm = New-AzureRmVMConfig -VMName $vmname -VMSize $vmsize# Setup Networking$subnet = New-AzureRmVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig -Name ('subnet' + $rgname) -AddressPrefix "10.0.0.0/24"$vnet = New-AzureRmVirtualNetwork -Force -Name ('vnet' + $rgname) -ResourceGroupName $rgname -Location $loc ` -AddressPrefix "10.0.0.0/16" -DnsServer "10.1.1.1" -Subnet $subnet#$vnet = Get-AzureRmVirtualNetwork -Name ('vnet' + $rgname) -ResourceGroupName $rgname$subnetId = $vnet.Subnets[0].Id$pip = New-AzureRmPublicIpAddress -ResourceGroupName $rgname -Name "vip1" ` -Location $loc -AllocationMethod Dynamic -DomainNameLabel $vmname.ToLower()$nic = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Force -Name ('nic' + $vmname) -ResourceGroupName $rgname ` -Location $loc -SubnetId $subnetId -PublicIpAddressId $pip.Id$nic = Get-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Name ('nic' + $vmname) -ResourceGroupName $rgname# Add NIC to VM$vm = Add-AzureRmVMNetworkInterface -VM $vm -Id $nic.Id$osDiskName = $vmname+'_osDisk'$osDiskCaching = 'ReadWrite'$osDiskVhdUri = "https://$stoname.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/"+$vmname+"_os.vhd"# Setup OS & Image$user = "localadmin"$password = 'Pa55word5'$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($user, $securePassword) $vm = Set-AzureRmVMOperatingSystem -VM $vm -Windows -ComputerName $vmname -Credential $cred$vm = Set-AzureRmVMSourceImage -VM $vm -PublisherName $AzureImage.PublisherName -Offer $AzureImage.Offer ` -Skus $AzureImage.Skus -Version $AzureImage.Version$vm = Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk -VM $vm -VhdUri $osDiskVhdUri -name $osDiskName -CreateOption fromImage -Caching $osDiskCaching# Create Virtual MachineNew-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $rgname -Location $loc -VM $vm
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