Creating and Managing Azure Virtual Machines with PowerShell

• Install PowerShellGet and Other Azure PS Prerequisites
• Install Azure PowerShell Module
• Connect to Azure via PowerShell
• Create and Connect to an Azure Virtual Machine
• Identify VM Images on the Marketplace
• View and Use Specific VM Sizes
• Resize a Virtual Machine
• View and Understand VM States
• Manage Virtual Machines with PowerShell
• Provision and Attach Data Disks to a VM
• Create OS Disk Snapshots
• Create Disks from Snapshots
• Deploy New VMs from Snapshots

Azure virtual machines provide a fully configurable and flexible computing environment. This course will teach you how to perform the most common day-to-day tasks in Azure PowerShell, including:

• Installing and Configuring PowerShellGet
• Installing and Configuring the AzureRM PowerShell Module
• Connecting to Azure with PowerShell
• Creating Resource Groups with PowerShell
• Deploying Virtual Machines Using PowerShell
• Connecting to Virtual Machines Using PowerShell
• Creating and Attaching Data Disks with PowerShell
• Locating New VMImages with PowerShell
• Deploying VMs from Alternate Images Using PowerShell
• Working with Marketplace Publishers
• Resizinga Virtual Machine via PowerShell
• Viewing and Modifying VM States with PowerShell
• Managing Virtual Machines with PowerShell
• Deleting VMs and Resource Groups with PowerShell

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to perform many day-to-day VM management tasks using PowerShell exclusively. The skills you learn in this course will set you apart from many other ITprofessionals - since most ITprofessionals avoid PowerShell like the plague.