Cannot create VM via powershell using Azure Free account and services

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Cannot create VM via powershell using Azure Free account and services

Himanish Lekhi 20

Hi there,

I am trying to create a VM via PowerShell and I am using Azure free services as I signed up with Azure to get some hands-on experience.

I can't create a VM as it is gives me an error every time, I create it using Australia Central location.

It asks me to enter a Name after a message of supply values for the following parameters.

Whatever I enter as the name, it selects that as resource group name and VM name and it changes the location to eastus.

Can someone please assist me and explain where the problem lies?

New-AzVM
    -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup
    -Name $VMName
    -Location $Location
    -VirtualNetworkName "az104vmpsVnet"
    -SubnetName "az104vmpsSubnet"
    -SecurityGroupName "az104vmpsNetworkSecurityGroup"
    -PublicIpAddressName "az104vmpsPublicIpAddress"
    -OpenPorts 3389
cmdlet New-AzVM at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Name: Mlb-VM01

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TP 124.7K Volunteer Moderator

Hi,

Did you set values for your variables ($ResourceGroup, $VMName, $Location) before trying to run New-AzVM? Below is a sample script to create VM in Australia Central:

$ResourceGroup = "my-resource-group-rg"
$VMName = "Mlb-VM01"
$Location = "australiacentral"
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("azureuser", (ConvertTo-SecureString "P@assw0rd!" -AsPlainText -Force))
New-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Name $VMName -Location $Location -VirtualNetworkName "az104vmpsVnet" -SubnetName "az104vmpsSubnet" -SecurityGroupName "az104vmpsNetworkSecurityGroup" -PublicIpAddressName "az104vmpsPublicIpAddress" -OpenPorts 3389 -Size "Standard_B2s" -Credential $cred

The above will create the VM with Premium SSD for the OS disk. I recommend deleting the resource group immediately after you are done testing/learning for the day to minimize ongoing costs.

Please click Accept Answer if the above was helpful.

Thanks.

-TP

Himanish Lekhi 20 Reputation points

2023-02-20T22:35:01.3733333+00:00

Hi TP,

Thanks for getting back to me. I have established the variables. I am following a LinkedIn learning course and the tutor did the same way in the course.

She doesn't get asked to supply the following parameters. Name: ?

Please see the attached screenshot, it's asking me to enter the VM name even though I have mentioned it in the variable already?
Himanish Lekhi 20 Reputation points

2023-02-20T23:02:45.7166667+00:00

Hi TP,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I have established variables and have followed the same script as what the tutor showed in a LinkedIn Course except, I changed the location from "CanadaCentral" to "AustraliaCentral".

Please see the attached below screenshot where it's asking me to supply the following parameters: Name even though I have provided a virtual name in the variable above.

Kindly assist please!
TP 124.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2023-02-20T23:06:56.09+00:00
Hi,

It appears you are not using line continuation character at the end of your lines. To fix this you can add space backtick to the end of each line (except the last), -OR- you can put all of the parameters on a single continuous line separated by spaces. See example below:

New-AzVM ` -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup ` -Name $VMName ` -Location $Location ` -VirtualNetworkName "az104vmpsVnet" ` -SubnetName "az104vmpsSubnet" ` -SecurityGroupName "az104vmpsNetworkSecurityGroup" ` -PublicIpAddressName "az104vmpsPublicIpAddress" ` -OpenPorts 3389
Himanish Lekhi 20 Reputation points

2023-02-21T00:27:04.71+00:00

Hi,

It's still asking for a name at the last line - supply value for the following parameters.

See the below image.
TP 124.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2023-02-21T05:45:40.9766667+00:00

Hi @Himanish Lekhi You don't have ` at the end of the New-AzVm line (line 12 in your screenshot). That is why it is prompting you for -Name parameter. Please add space backtick as shown in my last sample code.

NOTE: It will still prompt you for User and Password since you didn't provide that. The first sample code I gave you (in my original answer) I wrote it so that it would provide user/password to the command.
Himanish Lekhi 20 Reputation points

2023-02-21T20:20:04.5633333+00:00

Thankyou heaps TP. I really appreciate your help in this matter.

Cheers

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Hello Himanish Lekhi

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform, thanks for posting your query here.

Adding to the above response form TP, based on the output you provided looks like the PowerShell command is prompting you to enter a value for the "Name" parameter. This is expected behavior, as the command requires you to specify a name for the virtual machine.

You entered "Mlb-VM01" as the name for the virtual machine. It's possible that the command is automatically using this same value as the name of the resource group, which is not what you intended.

Make sure that you are specifying the correct location when you run the command. It's possible that the default location for your Azure subscription is set to eastus, which is why it keeps changing the location to that value.

-Location "AustraliaCentral"

Hope this helps.

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