Azure Arc vmware 'Resource Bridge' - any powershell for the 'enable in azure' step?

Question

Azure Arc 'Resource Bridge'

When enabling VMs in Azure using the 'Resource Bridge' appliance, is there a way to script the ‘Enable in Azure’ process? I found anything in the documentation for this.

Answer 1

Hello, @Eccup Reservoir !

When enabling VMs in Azure using the 'Resource Bridge' appliance, is there a way to script the ‘Enable in Azure’ process?

I reached out to the Arc enabled VMware vSphere team and while the PowerShell cmdlets are still being published (which is why we couldn't find them), there are Azure CLI commands that you can use.

First, ensure that the machine is enabled in Azure:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/connectedvmware/vm?view=azure-cli-latest#az-connectedvmware-vm-create

az connectedvmware vm create --custom-location "custom location name" --location "location name" --inventory-item "name or id of the inventory item" --name "virtual machine name" --resource-group "resource group name" --vcenter "name or id of the vcenter"

Then you can install the arc agent:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/connectedvmware/vm/guest-agent?view=azure-cli-latest#az-connectedvmware-vm-guest-agent-enable

az connectedvmware vm guest-agent enable --username "vm user name" --password "vm password" --resource-group "resource group name" --subscription "Name or ID of subscription" --vm-name "vm name"

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