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Naming Conventions
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Prefix:

  • Azure: Older prefix for Azure PowerShell cmdlets.
  • Rm: Resource Manager (older prefix).
  • Az: Newer prefix for Azure PowerShell cmdlets.

Actions:

  • Get-: Returns an object. e.g. Get-AzVM Retrieves details of a virtual machine.
  • Set-: Updates the property of an object. e.g. Set-AzVMSize Changes the size of a virtual machine.
  • Update-: Updates a resource with the object. e.g. Update-AzVM Updates a virtual machine with new configuration settings.
  • New-: Creates a resource. e.g. New-AzVM Creates a new virtual machine.

Azure AD
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Add AD User
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New-AzureADUser

$userPrincipalName = "newuser@yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com"
$displayName = "New User"
$passwordProfile = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.Open.AzureAD.Model.PasswordProfile
$passwordProfile.Password = "P@ssw0rd1234"

New-AzureADUser -DisplayName $displayName -PasswordProfile $passwordProfile -UserPrincipalName $userPrincipalName -AccountEnabled $true -MailNickname "newuser"

New-MgUser

$userPrincipalName = "newuser@yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com"
$displayName = "New User"
$password = "P@ssw0rd1234"

New-MgUser -UserPrincipalName $userPrincipalName -DisplayName $displayName -PasswordProfile @{ Password = $password } -MailNickname "newuser" -AccountEnabled $true

Invite AD Guest User
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New-AzureADMSInvitation

$invitedUserEmailAddress = "guestuser@example.com"
$inviteRedirectUrl = "https://myapplication.com/welcome"

New-AzureADMSInvitation -InvitedUserEmailAddress $invitedUserEmailAddress -InviteRedirectUrl $inviteRedirectUrl -SendInvitationMessage $true

New-MgInvitation

$invitedUserEmailAddress = "guestuser@example.com"
$inviteRedirectUrl = "https://myapplication.com/welcome"

New-MgInvitation -InvitedUserEmailAddress $invitedUserEmailAddress -InviteRedirectUrl $inviteRedirectUrl -SendInvitationMessage $true

Get Role Definition
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  • Get-AzRoleDefinition: Get Azure role definition.

AD Sync
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  • Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Initial: Full sync of AD Connect (slow).
  • Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta: Delta sync of AD Connect (quick).

VM
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Create VM
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  • New-AzureRmVM
  • New-AzVM
  • New-AzureVM

Upload Virtual Disk to Storage Account
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Add-AzVhd -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroupName" -Destination "https://storageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/containername/diskname.vhd" -LocalFilePath "C:\Path\To\My\Local.vhd"

Create VM from VHD
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  1. Create Image from VHD.
  2. Create VM with VM Config.

Commands:

  • New-AzImageConfig
  • Set-AzImageOsDisk
  • Add-AzImageDataDisk
  • New-AzImage
  • New-AzureVMConfig
  • New-AzureVM
$resourceGroupName = "MyResourceGroup"
$location = "EastUS"
$imageName = "MyCustomImage"
$vmName = "MyNewVM"
$vmSize = "Standard_DS1_v2"
$osDiskUri = "https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/myosdisk.vhd"
$dataDiskUri = "https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/mydatadisk.vhd"
$storageAccount = "mystorageaccount"
$containerName = "vhds"
$osDiskName = "$vmName-osdisk.vhd"

$imageConfig = New-AzImageConfig -Location $location
$imageConfig = Set-AzImageOsDisk -Image $imageConfig -OsType Windows -OsState Generalized -BlobUri $osDiskUri
$imageConfig = Add-AzImageDataDisk -Image $imageConfig -Lun 0 -BlobUri $dataDiskUri
$image = New-AzImage -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -ImageName $imageName -Image $imageConfig

$vmConfig = New-AzureVMConfig -VMName $vmName -VMSize $vmSize
$vmConfig = Set-AzVMOSDisk -VM $vmConfig -Name $osDiskName -CreateOption FromImage -SourceImageUri $image.StorageProfile.OsDisk.Image.Uri -StorageAccountName $storageAccount -ContainerName $containerName

New-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Location $location -VM $vmConfig

Update VM
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  1. Get the VM object.
  2. Update the config (IP/subnet).
  3. Call Update command to apply changes.

Commands:

  • Get-AzureVM
  • Set-AzureStaticVNetIP
  • Set-AzureSubnet
  • Update-AzureVM
$resourceGroupName = "MyResourceGroup"
$vmName = "MyExistingVM"
$newStaticIP = "10.0.0.10"
$newSubnetName = "MyNewSubnet"

$vm = Get-AzureVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $vmName
$vm = Set-AzureStaticVNetIP -VM $vm -IPAddress $newStaticIP
$vm = Set-AzureSubnet -VM $vm -SubnetName $newSubnetName
Update-AzureVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -VM $vm

AKS
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Set AKS Config
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Set-AzAksCluster

Build and Push Image
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az acr build --registry <registry-name> --image <image-name>:<tag> <local-context-path>

Create AKS
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az aks create

Update Node Pool Config
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az aks nodepool update

ARM Template
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Deploy ARM Template
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  • At Management Group: New-AzManagementGroupDeployment
  • At Subscription: New-AzSubscriptionDeployment
  • At Resource Group: New-AzResourceGroupDeployment
$templateFile = "path/to/template.json"
$parametersFile = "path/to/parameters.json"

$managementGroupName = "MyManagementGroup"
New-AzManagementGroupDeployment -ManagementGroupId $managementGroupName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $parametersFile

$subscriptionId = "MySubscriptionId"
New-AzSubscriptionDeployment -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $parametersFile

$resourceGroupName = "MyResourceGroup"
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $parametersFile

azcopy
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Create Container
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azcopy make "https://<storage-account-name>.blob.core.windows.net/<container-name>"

Copy Folder Recursively
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azcopy copy "<local-folder-path>" "https://<storage-account-name>.blob.core.windows.net/<container-name>" --recursive

Sync
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like rsync, transfer the delta only

azcopy sync "<local-folder-path>" "https://<storage-account-name>.blob.core.windows.net/<container-name>"

Others
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Accept Marketplace Terms
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$publisher = "publisher-name"
$offer = "offer-name"
$plan = "plan-name"

Set-AzMarketplaceTerms -Publisher $publisher -Product $offer -Name $plan -Terms $marketplaceTerms -Accept