Microsoft Azure – Azure CLI Commands to Manage Azure VMs

Azure Command-line interface is used to manage or to create Azure resources. By using the simple AZ CLI command we can manage Azure VM quickly and at a Scale.

Let’s get started by using a few important Azure CLI commands to manage Azure Virtual Machines.

1.  Start a Specific Stopped VM in a Select Resource Group

Use the below command to start a specific VM in a select Resource group that has been stopped:

az vm start --resource-group 'resource_group_name --name vm_name

Example:

az vm start --resource-group Cloud-Operations --name CloudOpsVM

Output:

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 2.  Stop a Specific Running VM in a Select Resource Group

Use the below command to stop a running VM in a select Resource group:

az vm stop --resource-group 'resource_group_name --name vm_name

Example:

az vm stop --resource-group Cloud-Operations --name CloudOpsVM

Output:

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3.  Deallocate a Specific VM in a Select Resource Group

Use the below command to deallocate a specific VM in a select Resource group:

az vm deallocate --resource-group 'resource_group_name --name vm_name

Example:

az vm deallocate --resource-group Cloud-Operations --name CloudOpsVM

Output:

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4. Restart a Specific Select VM in a Select Resource Group

Use the below command to restart  a specific VM in a select Resource group:

 az vm restart --resource-group 'resource_group_name --name vm_name

Example:

 az vm restart --resource-group Cloud-Operations --name CloudOpsVM

Output:

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