Export-AzResourceGroup

Module:

Az.Resources

Captures a resource group as a template and saves it to a file.

Syntax

Export-AzResourceGroup
      -ResourceGroupName <String>
      [-Path <String>]
      [-IncludeParameterDefaultValue]
      [-IncludeComments]
      [-SkipResourceNameParameterization]
      [-SkipAllParameterization]
      [-Resource <String[]>]
      [-Force]
      [-ApiVersion <String>]
      [-Pre]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Export-AzResourceGroup cmdlet captures the specified resource group as a template and saves it to a JSON file.This can be useful in scenarios where you have already created some resources in your resource group, and then want to leverage the benefits of using template backed deployments. This cmdlet gives you an easy start by generating the template for your existing resources in the resource group. There might be some cases where this cmdlet fails to generate some parts of the template. Warning messages will inform you of the resources that failed. The template will still be generated for the parts that were successful.

Examples

Example 1: Export a resource group

Export-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName "TestGroup"

This command captures the resource group named TestGroup as a template, and saves it to a JSON file in the current directory.

Example 2: Export a single resource from a resource group

Export-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName "TestGroup" -Resource "/subscriptions/5f43547b-1d2d-4a3e-ace4-88d4b600d568/resourceGroups/TestGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/TestVirtualMachine"

This command captures the Virtual Machine resource named "TestVirtualMachine" from the "TestGroup" resource group as a template, and saves it to a JSON file in the current directory.

Example 3: Export a selection of resources from a resource group

Export-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName "TestGroup" -SkipAllParameterization -Resource @(
  "/subscriptions/5f43547b-1d2d-4a3e-ace4-88d4b600d568/resourceGroups/TestGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/TestVm",
  "/subscriptions/5f43547b-1d2d-4a3e-ace4-88d4b600d568/resourceGroups/TestGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/TestNic"
)

This command captures two resources from the "TestGroup" resource group as a template, and saves it to a JSON file in the current directory. The generated template will not contain any generated parameters.

Parameters

-ApiVersion

Specifies the version of the resource provider API to use. If not specified, the latest API version is used.

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

-DefaultProfile

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

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

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

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

-IncludeComments

Indicates that this operation exports the template with comments.

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

-IncludeParameterDefaultValue

Indicates that this operation exports the template parameter with the default value.

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

-Path

Specifies the output path of the template file.

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

-Pre

Indicates that this cmdlet use pre-release API versions when automatically determining which API version to use.

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

-Resource

A list of resourceIds to filter the results by.

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

-ResourceGroupName

Specifies the name of the resource group to export.

Type:	String
Aliases:	ResourceGroup
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SkipAllParameterization

Skip all parameterization.

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

-SkipResourceNameParameterization

Skip resource name parameterization.

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

Inputs

String

Outputs

PSObject

Related Links

• Get-AzResourceGroup