Update-AzVM

Updates the state of an Azure virtual machine.

Syntax

Update-AzVM
      [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
      -VM <PSVirtualMachine>
      [-Tag <Hashtable>]
      [-OsDiskWriteAccelerator <Boolean>]
      [-AsJob]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Update-AzVM
      [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
      -VM <PSVirtualMachine>
      [-Tag <Hashtable>]
      [-AssignIdentity]
      [-OsDiskWriteAccelerator <Boolean>]
      [-AsJob]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Update-AzVM
      [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
      -VM <PSVirtualMachine>
      [-Tag <Hashtable>]
      -IdentityType <ResourceIdentityType>
      [-IdentityId <String[]>]
      [-OsDiskWriteAccelerator <Boolean>]
      [-AsJob]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Update-AzVM
      [-Id] <String>
      -VM <PSVirtualMachine>
      [-Tag <Hashtable>]
      [-OsDiskWriteAccelerator <Boolean>]
      [-AsJob]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Update-AzVM cmdlet updates the state of an Azure virtual machine to the state of a virtual machine object.

Examples

Example 1: Update a virtual machine

PS C:\> Update-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -VM $VirtualMachine

This command updates the virtual machine, $VirtualMachine, in ResourceGroup11. The command updates it by using the virtual machine object stored in the $VirtualMachine variable. To obtain a virtual machine object, use the Get-AzVM cmdlet.

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

-AssignIdentity

Specify the system assigned identity for the virtual machine.

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

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
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

-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

-IdentityId

Specifies the list of user identities associated with the virtual machine scale set. The user identity references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/identities/{identityName}'

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-IdentityType

The type of identity used for the virtual machine. Currently, the only supported type is 'SystemAssigned', which implicitly creates an identity.

Type:ResourceIdentityType
Accepted values:SystemAssigned, UserAssigned, SystemAssignedUserAssigned, None
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OsDiskWriteAccelerator

Specifies whether WriteAccelerator should be enabled or disabled on the OS disk.

Type:Boolean
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
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

-Tag

Specifies the resources and resource groups can be tagged with a set of name-value pairs. Adding tags to resources enables you to group resources together across resource groups and to create your own views. Each resource or resource group can have a maximum of 15 tags.

Type:Hashtable
Aliases:Tags
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VM

Specifies a local virtual machine object. To obtain a virtual machine object, use the Get-AzVM cmdlet. This virtual machine object contains the updated state for the virtual machine.

Type:PSVirtualMachine
Aliases:VMProfile
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs.

The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

PSVirtualMachine

Parameter 'VM' accepts value of type 'PSVirtualMachine' from the pipeline

Outputs

PSAzureOperationResponse