How can I determine what date a VM Image was created?

Darrell Hyde 26 Reputation points
2020-02-17T13:19:18.197+00:00

I am looking for a way to determine what date a given VM Image was created from within the Azure portal. This does not appear to be a filter that I can search or sort on from what I can tell.

Thanks!

  • Darrell
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  1. Sam Cogan 10,157 Reputation points MVP
    2020-02-17T13:50:00.527+00:00

    Unfortunately there is not an easy way to get this data. If the VM is less than 90 days old then you can look at the activity log and it will show the creation event. If it is older than 90 days then that record will have been deleted unless you are archiving your activity logs.

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  2. Helge Rutz 1 Reputation point
    2020-02-20T17:56:42.017+00:00

    Hi Darrell,

    there's a workaround for that.
    Just search for the first appearance of the resource in question in your billing data.
    You can do so in the downloadable billing data csv files, where the resource ID is listed in the InstanceID column, or in the new cost analysis section of the subscription.
    In Cost Analysis just select the daily cost view in tabular mode, and filter on meter category "VM" and the Resource.
    Then you have to narrow the time range down to a quarter, to get the exact date.

    Good Luck
    Helge

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  3. Syed Faisal 1 Reputation point
    2021-06-15T20:47:47.697+00:00

    look to the OS disk properties and find the date and time of creation of OS disk. That will solve the problem.