This blog details some of the top Azure CLI commands to create and manage Azure resources. When we start to consider automating the deployment and management of resources in Azure, the first option would be using the command line, and here we then have two further options: PowerShell and the Azure CLI.
PowerShell and the CLI are very similar: they both run from a command prompt, they both allow access to the Azure platform, and the commands are also very similar.
What Is Azure CLI And How Does It Work?
The Azure CLI is a standalone set of commands, which means that you do not need PowerShell. The Azure CLI is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
When using PowerShell or the Azure CLI through Cloud Shell, you are already authenticated; however, when using the tools from your own computer, you must first authenticate. Remember that the Azure REST APIs required a client access token, and because command-line tools essentially wrap calls to those APIs, you must log in to obtain the token.
Top Common Azure CLI Commands List
1) Manage resource groups and template deployments:
| COMMANDS | |
| az group create | Create a new resource group. |
| az group delete | Delete a resource group. |
| az group deployment | Manage Azure Resource Manager deployments. |
| az group deployment cancel | Cancels a currently running template deployment. |
| az group deployment create | Start a deployment. |
| az group deployment delete | Deletes a deployment from the deployment history. |
| az group deployment export | Export the template used for deployment. |
| az group deployment list | Get all the deployments for a resource group. |
| az group deployment operation | Manage deployment operations. |
| az group deployment operation list | Gets all deployments operations for deployment. |
| az group deployment operation show | Get a deployment’s operation. |
| az group deployment show | Gets a deployment. |
| az group exists | Check if a resource group exists. |
| az group list | List resource groups. |
| az group lock | Manage Azure resource group locks. |
| az group lock create | Create a resource group lock. |
| az group lock delete | Delete a resource group lock. |
| az group show | Gets a resource group. |
| az group update | Update a resource group. |
2) Manage Linux or Windows virtual machines.
| COMMANDS | |
| az vm application | Manage applications for VM. |
| az vm application list | List applications for VM. |
| az vm application set | Set appliations for VM. |
| az vm assess-patches | Assess patches on a VM. |
| az vm auto-shutdown | Manage auto-shutdown for VM. |
| az vm availability-set | Group resources into availability sets. |
| az vm availability-set create | Create an Azure Availability Set. |
| az vm availability-set delete | Delete an availability set. |
| az vm availability-set list | List availability sets. |
| az vm availability-set list-sizes | List VM sizes for an availability set. |
| az vm availability-set show | Get information for an availability set. |
| az vm availability-set update | Update an Azure Availability Set. |
| az vm capture | Capture information for a stopped VM. |
| az vm convert | Convert a VM with unmanaged disks to use managed disks. |
| az vm create | Create an Azure Virtual Machine. |
| az vm deallocate | Deallocate a VM. |
| az vm delete | Delete a VM. |
| az vm diagnostics | Configure the Azure Virtual Machine diagnostics extension. |
| az vm disk | Manage the managed data disks attached to a VM. |
| az vm disk attach | Attach a managed persistent disk to a VM. Please note that –ids only supports one disk. |
| az vm disk detach | Detach a managed disk from a VM. |
| az vm encryption | Manage encryption of VM disks. |
| az vm encryption show | Show encryption status. |
| az vm extension | Manage extensions on VMs. |
| az vm extension image list-versions | List the versions for available extensions. |
| az vm get-instance-view | Get instance information about a VM. |
| az vm host | Manage Dedicated Hosts for Virtual Machines. |
| az vm host create | Create a dedicated host. |
| az vm host delete | Delete a dedicated host. |
| az vm identity | Manage service identities of a VM. |
| az vm identity assign | Enable managed service identity on a VM. |
| az vm identity remove | Remove managed service identities from a VM. |
| az vm identity show | Display VM’s managed identity info. |
| az vm image list-skus | List the VM image SKUs available in the Azure Marketplace. |
| az vm list | List details of Virtual Machines. |
| az vm list-ip-addresses | List IP addresses associated with a VM. |
| az vm list-sizes | List available sizes for VMs. |
| az vm list-skus | Get details for compute-related resource SKUs. |
| az vm list-usage | List available usage resources for VMs. |
| az vm list-vm-resize-options | List available resizing options for VMs. |
| az vm monitor | Manage monitor aspect for a vm. |
| az vm nic | Manage network interfaces. See also az network nic. |
| az vm nic add | Add existing NICs to a VM. |
| az vm nic list | List the NICs available on a VM. |
| az vm open-port | Opens a VM to inbound traffic on specified ports. |
| az vm redeploy | Redeploy an existing VM. |
| az vm repair | Auto repair commands to fix VMs. |
| az vm resize | Update a VM’s size. |
| az vm restart | Restart VMs. |
| az vm secret | Manage VM secrets. |
| az vm secret add | Add a secret to a VM. |
| az vm secret format | Transform secrets into a form that can be used by VMs and VMSSes. |
| az vm secret list | List secrets on a VM. |
| az vm secret remove | Remove a secret from a VM. |
| az vm start | Start a stopped VM. |
| az vm stop | Power off (stop) a running VM. |
| az vm update | Update the properties of a VM. |
| az vm user | Manage user accounts for a VM. |
| az vm user delete | Delete a user account from a VM. |
| az vm user reset-ssh | Reset the SSH configuration on a VM. |
| az vm user update | Update a user account. |
| az vm wait | Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the VM is met. |
3) Manage storage accounts.
| COMMANDS | |
| az storage account check-name | Check that the storage account name is valid and is not already in use. |
| az storage account create | Create a storage account. |
| az storage account delete | Delete a storage account. |
| az storage account encryption-scope | Manage encryption scope for a storage account. |
| az storage account failover | Failover request can be triggered for a storage account in case of availability issues. |
| az storage account file-service-properties | Manage the properties of file service in storage account. |
| az storage account generate-sas | Generate a shared access signature for the storage account. |
| az storage account keys | Manage storage account keys. |
| az storage account list | List storage accounts. |
| az storage account management-policy | Manage storage account management policies. |
| az storage account network-rule | Manage network rules. |
| az storage account or-policy | Manage storage account Object Replication Policy. |
| az storage account or-policy create | Create Object Replication Service Policy for storage account. |
| az storage account or-policy delete | Delete specified Object Replication Service Policy associated with the specified storage account. |
| az storage account private-endpoint-connection | Manage storage account private endpoint connection. |
| az storage account private-link-resource | Manage storage account private link resources. |
| az storage account private-link-resource list | Get the private link resources that need to be created for a storage account. |
| az storage account revoke-delegation-keys | Revoke all user delegation keys for a storage account. |
| az storage account show | Show storage account properties. |
| az storage account show-connection-string | Get the connection string for a storage account. |
4) Manage KeyVault keys, secrets, and certificates.
| COMMANDS | |
| az keyvault backup | Manage full HSM backup. |
| az keyvault certificate | Manage certificates. |
| az keyvault certificate create | Create a Key Vault certificate. |
| az keyvault create | Create a Vault or HSM. |
| az keyvault delete | Delete a Vault or HSM. |
| az keyvault delete-policy | Delete security policy settings for a Key Vault. |
| az keyvault key | Manage keys. |
| az keyvault key backup | Request that a backup of the specified key be downloaded to the client. |
| az keyvault key create | Create a new key, stores it, then returns key parameters and attributes to the client. |
| az keyvault key decrypt | Decrypt a single block of encrypted data. |
| az keyvault key delete | Delete a key of any type from storage in Vault or HSM. |
| az keyvault key download | Download the public part of a stored key. |
| az keyvault key encrypt | Encrypt an arbitrary sequence of bytes using an encryption key that is stored in a Vault or HSM. |
| az keyvault key restore | Restore a backed up key to a Vault or HSM. |
| az keyvault key rotate | Rotate the key based on the key policy by generating a new version of the key. |
| az keyvault key rotation-policy | Manage key’s rotation policy. |
| az keyvault key show | Get a key’s attributes and, if it’s an asymmetric key, its public material. |
| az keyvault key show-deleted | Get the public part of a deleted key. |
| az keyvault list | List Vaults and/or HSMs. |
| az keyvault list-deleted | Get information about the deleted Vaults or HSMs in a subscription. |
| az keyvault network-rule | Manage vault network ACLs. |
| az keyvault recover | Recover a Vault or HSM. |
| az keyvault restore | Manage full HSM restore. |
| az keyvault restore start | Restore a full backup of a HSM. |
| az keyvault role | Manage user roles for access control. |
| az keyvault secret | Manage secrets. |
| az keyvault secret backup | Backs up the specified secret. |
| az keyvault secret list | List secrets in a specified key vault. |
| az keyvault secret show | Get a specified secret from a given key vault. |
| az keyvault storage | Manage storage accounts. |
| az keyvault update | Update the properties of a Vault. |
5) Manage SQL servers.
| COMMANDS | |
| az sql server create | Create a server. |
| az sql server delete | Deletes a server. |
| az sql server dns-alias | Manage a server’s DNS aliases. |
| az sql server firewall-rule | Manage a server’s firewall rules. |
| az sql server firewall-rule create | Create a firewall rule. |
| az sql server key | Manage a server’s keys. |
| az sql server key create | Creates a server key. |
| az sql server key show | Shows a server key. |
| az sql server list | List available servers. |
| az sql server list-usages | Returns server usages. |
| az sql server outbound-firewall-rule | Manage a server’s outbound firewall rules. |
| az sql server show | Gets a server. |
| az sql server vnet-rule | Manage a server’s virtual network rules. |
| az sql server vnet-rule create | Create a virtual network rule to allows access to an Azure SQL server. |
| az sql server vnet-rule delete | Deletes the virtual network rule with the given name. |
| az sql server vnet-rule list | Gets a list of virtual network rules in a server. |
Information Note
A full list of Azure CLI commands can be found here: az | Microsoft Docs
Conclusion
Through PowerShell or the Azure CLI, you can perform any task, from obtaining information to creating, managing, and deleting resources.
One of the great benefits of either option is that you can perform actions on multiple resources by building logic-based routines. For example, if you wanted to build 100 VMs, you could write a script that would loop 100 times, automatically creating each VM.
The main drawback to scripting is that scripts can become quite complex, especially when deploying resources built from many different components; for example, VMs are actually built with additional components such as disks and network interface cards.
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