az vm host

Manage Dedicated Hosts for Virtual Machines.

Commands

Name	Description	Type	Status
az vm host create	Create a dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host delete	Delete a dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host get-instance-view	Get instance information about a dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host group	Manage Dedicated Host Groups.	Core	GA
az vm host group create	Create a dedicated host group.	Core	GA
az vm host group delete	Delete a dedicated host group.	Core	GA
az vm host group get-instance-view	Get instance view of a dedicated host group.	Core	GA
az vm host group list	List dedicated host groups.	Core	GA
az vm host group show	Get the details of a dedicated host group.	Core	GA
az vm host group update	Update a dedicated host group.	Core	GA
az vm host list	List dedicated hosts.	Core	GA
az vm host list-resize-options	List all available dedicated host sizes to which the specified dedicated host can be resized. NOTE: The dedicated host sizes provided can be used to only scale up the existing dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host redeploy	Redeploy the dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host resize	Resize a dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host restart	Restart the dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host show	Get the details of a dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host update	Update a dedicated host.	Core	GA
az vm host wait	Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition is met.	Core	GA

az vm host create

Create a dedicated host.

az vm host create --host-group
                  --name
                  --resource-group
                  --sku
                  [--auto-replace {false, true}]
                  [--license-type {None, Windows_Server_Hybrid, Windows_Server_Perpetual}]
                  [--location]
                  [--platform-fault-domain]
                  [--tags]

Examples

Create a dedicated host. Ensure it auto replaces on failure

az vm host create --host-group my-host-group --name my-host --platform-fault-domain 2 \
    --auto-replace --resource-group my-resource-group --sku DSv3-Type1

Create a dedicated host in the 'east asia' region. Don't auto replace on failure.

az vm host create --host-group my-host-group --name my-host --platform-fault-domain 0 \
    --auto-replace false --resource-group my-resource-group --sku ESv3-Type1 --location eastasia

Create a dedicated host (autogenerated)

az vm host create --auto-replace true --host-group my-host-group --license-type None --location eastasia --name my-host --resource-group my-resource-group --sku DSv3-Type1

Required Parameters

--host-group

Name of the Dedicated Host Group.

--name -n

Name of the Dedicated Host.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--sku

SKU of the dedicated host. Available SKUs: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/virtual-machines/dedicated-host/.

Optional Parameters

--auto-replace

Replace the host automatically if a failure occurs.

accepted values: false, true

--license-type

The software license type that will be applied to the VMs deployed on the dedicated host.

accepted values: None, Windows_Server_Hybrid, Windows_Server_Perpetual

--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>. Otherwise, location will default to the resource group's location.

--platform-fault-domain -d

Fault domain of the host within a group. Allowed values: 0, 1, 2.

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host delete

Delete a dedicated host.

az vm host delete [--host-group]
                  [--host-name]
                  [--ids]
                  [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                  [--resource-group]
                  [--subscription]
                  [--yes]

Optional Parameters

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name --name -n

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--yes -y

Do not prompt for confirmation.

default value: False

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host get-instance-view

Get instance information about a dedicated host.

az vm host get-instance-view [--host-group]
                             [--ids]
                             [--name]
                             [--resource-group]
                             [--subscription]

Examples

Get instance view information of a dedicated host.

az vm host get-instance-view --host-group my-host-group --name my-host -g my-rg

Get instance views for all dedicated hosts in a host group.

az vm host get-instance-view --ids $(az vm host list -g my-rg --host-group my-host-group --query "[].id" -o tsv)

Optional Parameters

--host-group

Name of the Dedicated Host Group.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Dedicated Host.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host list

List dedicated hosts.

az vm host list --host-group
                --resource-group
                [--max-items]
                [--next-token]

Examples

List dedicated hosts.

az vm host list --host-group MyHostGroup --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Required Parameters

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

--max-items

Total number of items to return in the command's output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a token is provided in the command's output. To resume pagination, provide the token value in --next-token argument of a subsequent command.

--next-token

Token to specify where to start paginating. This is the token value from a previously truncated response.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host list-resize-options

List all available dedicated host sizes to which the specified dedicated host can be resized. NOTE: The dedicated host sizes provided can be used to only scale up the existing dedicated host.

az vm host list-resize-options [--host-group]
                               [--host-name]
                               [--ids]
                               [--resource-group]
                               [--subscription]

Examples

List all available dedicated host sizes to which the specified dedicated host can be resized.

az vm host list-resize-options --host-group MyHostGroup --name MyHost --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Optional Parameters

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name --name -n

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host redeploy

Redeploy the dedicated host.

The operation will complete successfully once the dedicated host has migrated to a new node and is running. To determine the health of VMs deployed on the dedicated host after the redeploy check the Resource Health Center in the Azure Portal. Please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-health/resource-health-overview for more details.

az vm host redeploy [--host-group]
                    [--host-name]
                    [--ids]
                    [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                    [--resource-group]
                    [--subscription]

Optional Parameters

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name --name -n

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host resize

Resize a dedicated host.

az vm host resize [--host-group]
                  [--host-name]
                  [--ids]
                  [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                  [--resource-group]
                  [--sku]
                  [--subscription]

Examples

Resize a dedicated host.

az vm host resize --host-group MyHostGroup --name MyHost --resource-group MyResourceGroup --sku-name DSv3-Type1

Optional Parameters

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name --name -n

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--sku

Dedicated host size for resizing. Available dedicated host sizes for resizing could be listed by running 'az vm host list-resize-options'.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host restart

Restart the dedicated host.

The operation will complete successfully once the dedicated host has restarted and is running. To determine the health of VMs deployed on the dedicated host after the restart check the Resource Health Center in the Azure Portal. Please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-health/resource-health-overview for more details.

az vm host restart [--host-group]
                   [--host-name]
                   [--ids]
                   [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                   [--resource-group]
                   [--subscription]

Optional Parameters

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host show

Get the details of a dedicated host.

az vm host show [--expand {instanceView, userData}]
                [--host-group]
                [--host-name]
                [--ids]
                [--resource-group]
                [--subscription]

Examples

Get the details of a dedicated host.

az vm host show --host-group MyHostGroup --name MyDedicatedHost --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Optional Parameters

--expand

The expand expression to apply on the operation. 'InstanceView' will retrieve the list of instance views of the dedicated host. 'UserData' is not supported for dedicated host.

accepted values: instanceView, userData

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name --name -n

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host update

Update a dedicated host.

az vm host update [--add]
                  [--force-string]
                  [--host-group]
                  [--ids]
                  [--name]
                  [--remove]
                  [--resource-group]
                  [--set]
                  [--subscription]

Examples

Update the 'autoReplaceOnFailure' field of a dedicated host.

az vm host update --host-group my-host-group --name my-host \
    --resource-group my-resource-group --set autoReplaceOnFailure=True

Optional Parameters

--add

Add an object to a list of objects by specifying a path and key value pairs. Example: --add property.listProperty <key=value, string or JSON string>.

default value: []

--force-string

When using 'set' or 'add', preserve string literals instead of attempting to convert to JSON.

default value: False

--host-group

Name of the Dedicated Host Group.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Dedicated Host.

--remove

Remove a property or an element from a list. Example: --remove property.list <indexToRemove> OR --remove propertyToRemove.

default value: []

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--set

Update an object by specifying a property path and value to set. Example: --set property1.property2=<value>.

default value: []

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az vm host wait

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition is met.

az vm host wait [--created]
                [--custom]
                [--deleted]
                [--exists]
                [--expand {instanceView, userData}]
                [--host-group]
                [--host-name]
                [--ids]
                [--interval]
                [--resource-group]
                [--subscription]
                [--timeout]
                [--updated]

Optional Parameters

--created

Wait until created with 'provisioningState' at 'Succeeded'.

default value: False

--custom

Wait until the condition satisfies a custom JMESPath query. E.g. provisioningState!='InProgress', instanceView.statuses[?code=='PowerState/running'].

--deleted

Wait until deleted.

default value: False

--exists

Wait until the resource exists.

default value: False

--expand

The expand expression to apply on the operation. 'InstanceView' will retrieve the list of instance views of the dedicated host. 'UserData' is not supported for dedicated host.

accepted values: instanceView, userData

--host-group --host-group-name

The name of the dedicated host group.

--host-name --name -n

The name of the dedicated host.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--interval

Polling interval in seconds.

default value: 30

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--timeout

Maximum wait in seconds.

default value: 3600

--updated

Wait until updated with provisioningState at 'Succeeded'.

default value: False

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

default value: json

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.