Invoke-AzVMRunCommand

Module:

Az.Compute Module

Run a command on the VM.

Syntax

DefaultParameter (Default)

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand
    [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
    [-VMName] <String>
    -CommandId <String>
    [-ScriptPath <String>]
    [-ScriptString <String>]
    [-Parameter <Hashtable>]
    [-AsJob]
    [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

ResourceIdParameter

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand
    [-ResourceId] <String>
    -CommandId <String>
    [-ScriptPath <String>]
    [-ScriptString <String>]
    [-Parameter <Hashtable>]
    [-AsJob]
    [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

VMParameter

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand
    [-VM] <PSVirtualMachine>
    -CommandId <String>
    [-ScriptPath <String>]
    [-ScriptString <String>]
    [-Parameter <Hashtable>]
    [-AsJob]
    [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Invoke a run command on the VM.

Examples

Example 1: Invoke a command on Windows - Using ScriptPath parameter when the script resides on the remote Windows VM

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand -ResourceGroupName 'rgname' -VMName 'vmname' -CommandId 'RunPowerShellScript' -ScriptPath 'sample.ps1' -Parameter @{param1 = "var1"; param2 = "var2"}

Invoke a run command 'RunPowerShellScript' with overriding the script 'sample.ps1' on a Windows VM named 'vmname' in resource group 'rgname'. Var1 and var2 are defined as parameters in the sample.ps1. Parameter value can be string type only and script is responsible for converting them to other types if needed.

Example 2: Invoke a command on Windows - Using ScriptString parameter to execute cmdlet on the Windows VM

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand -ResourceGroupName 'rgname' -VMName 'vmname' -CommandId 'RunPowerShellScript' -ScriptString "Set-TimeZone -Name 'Coordinated Universal Time' -PassThru"

This command invokes a run command 'RunShellScript' that will execute the cmdlet Set-TimeZone with it's associated parameters. This example is useful when you want to execute short commands on Windows VM.

Example 3: Invoke a command on Windows - Using ScriptString parameter to run script blocks on the Windows VM

$ScriptBlock = {
    param(
        [string] $NewTimeZone,
        [string] $NewDate
        )
    Set-TimeZone -Id $NewTimeZone
    Set-Date -Date [DateTime]$NewDate
}

$Script = [scriptblock]::create($ScriptBlock)

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand -ResourceGroupName 'rgname' -VMName 'vmname' -CommandId 'RunPowerShellScript' -ScriptString $Script -Parameter @{'NewTimeZone' = "UTC"; 'NewDate' = "Dec-8"}

This command invokes a run command 'RunShellScript' that executes a script block on a remote Windows VM named 'vmname'. The script block way allows you to execute multiple cmdlets with parameters in a single invoke and it also saves time on invoking multiple run commands for different cmdlets. Parameter value(s) can be of string type only.

Example 4: Invoke a command on Linux

export param1=var1 param2=var2
set -- var1 var2 var3

Invoke-AzVMRunCommand -ResourceGroupName 'rgname' -Name 'vmname' -CommandId 'RunShellScript' -ScriptPath 'sample.bash' -Parameter @{"param1" = "var1";"param2" = "var2"}
echo This is a sample bash script
echo Usage 1: Ordered parameters: $0 $1
echo Usage 2: Named exports: $var1 $var2

This command invokes a run command 'RunShellScript' with overriding the script 'sample.bash' on a Linux VM named 'vmname'. Var1 and var2 are defined as parameters in the sample.bash.

Parameters

-AsJob

Run cmdlet in the background and return a job object to track progress.

Parameter properties

Type:	SwitchParameter
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-CommandId

The run command ID.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	True
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:	SwitchParameter
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False
Aliases:	cf

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with Azure.

Parameter properties

Type:	IAzureContextContainer
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False
Aliases:	AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-Parameter

The run command parameters. Specify parameters as key/value pairs to be passed at script execution.

Parameter properties

Type:	Hashtable
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-ResourceGroupName

The name of the resource group.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

DefaultParameter

Position:	0
Mandatory:	True
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	True
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-ResourceId

The resource ID for the VM.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

ResourceIdParameter

Position:	0
Mandatory:	True
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	True
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-ScriptPath

Path of the script to be executed. When this value is given, the given script will override the default script of the command. Path should point to a file from a local file system. The command will load it and send it for execution.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-ScriptString

The script to be executed as a string.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-VM

The PS virtual machine object.

Parameter properties

Type:	PSVirtualMachine
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False
Aliases:	VMProfile

Parameter sets

VMParameter

Position:	0
Mandatory:	True
Value from pipeline:	True
Value from pipeline by property name:	True
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-VMName

The name of the virtual machine.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False
Aliases:	Name

Parameter sets

DefaultParameter

Position:	1
Mandatory:	True
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	True
Value from remaining arguments:	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Parameter properties

Type:	SwitchParameter
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False
Aliases:	wi

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	Named
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

String

PSVirtualMachine

Outputs

PSRunCommandResult