PowerTip: Get Azure Virtual Machine Diagnostics by using PowerShell

Doctor ScriptoMay 31, 2016May 31, 201605/31/16

Summary: Use the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets to retrieve diagnostic data within Azure Resource Manager virtual machines.  Our QA department was asking a very specific question that I didn’t know how to answer. Is there anything in an Azure virtual machine (VM) to show the quality of the boot and its startup?  Maybe this will help. You ...

PowerTip: Show Azure Resource Manager virtual machine status with PowerShell

Doctor ScriptoMay 30, 2016May 30, 201605/30/16

Summary: Using the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets to see the running state of a virtual machine.  I remember using the old cmdlets for Azure, and they would show the status of my virtual machines.  How can I do that with the new cmdlets?  Use the Get-AzureRM cmdlet with the –Status parameter to expand the available properties. Here’s a...

PowerTip: List Azure Resource Manager virtual networks with PowerShell

Doctor ScriptoMay 27, 2016May 27, 201605/27/16

Summary: Use the AzureRM cmdlets to list all available virtual networks in a subscription.  I’m doing work for a client who forgot to give me a list of the virtual networks in the client's Azure subscription. Could you save me some time and show me how to get that list?  Just use the Get-AzureRMVirtualNetwork cmdlet. This will dump the ...