Set-AzVM

Marks a virtual machine as generalized.

Syntax

Set-AzVM
   [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Generalized]
   [-AsJob]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzVM
   [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Redeploy]
   [-AsJob]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzVM
   [-Id] <String>
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Generalized]
   [-AsJob]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzVM
   [-Id] <String>
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Redeploy]
   [-AsJob]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Set-AzVM cmdlet marks a virtual machine as generalized. Before you run this cmdlet, log on to the virtual machine and use Sysprep to prepare the hard disk.

Examples

Example 1: Mark a virtual machine as generalized

PS C:\> Set-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07" -Generalized

This command marks the virtual machine named VirtualMachine07 as generalized.

Parameters

-AsJob

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

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DefaultProfile

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

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Generalized

Indicates that this cmdlet marks a virtual machine as generalized.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Id

Specifies the Resource ID of the virtual machine.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the virtual machine on which this cmdlet operates.

Type:String
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Redeploy

Indicates that this cmdlet manually redeploys the virtual machine to a different Azure host to fix any problems.

If you redeploy a virtual machine, it restarts, which results in the loss of ephemeral drive data.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ResourceGroupName

Specifies the name of the resource group of the virtual machine.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

This cmdlet does not accept any input.

Outputs

PSComputeLongRunningOperation