Azure VM snapshot using powershell

Question

I would like to automate the creating VM's snapshots and deleting snapshots for multiple VM's on one go. is it possible to achieve this using PowerShell or azure cli?

Answer 1

Hi @santosh llc ,

Yes this is doable for example with Azure PowerShell or Azure CLI, please refer to the official documentations below for achieving this with Azure PowerShell:

Back up Azure VMs
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-vms-automation#back-up-azure-vms

Soft delete for Azure Backup - Permanently deleting soft deleted backup items
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-security-feature-cloud#using-azure-powershell

Here's also a great blog post on automating Azure VM backups with Azure PowerShell:
Automate Backup For Azure VMs using PowerShell for Azure Backup

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