Virtual Machines - Instance View

Reference

Service:: Compute

API Version:: 2019-12-01

Retrieves information about the run-time state of a virtual machine.

HTTP

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/instanceView?api-version=2019-12-01

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
resourceGroupName	path	True	string	The name of the resource group.
subscriptionId	path	True	string	Subscription credentials which uniquely identify Microsoft Azure subscription. The subscription ID forms part of the URI for every service call.
vmName	path	True	string	The name of the virtual machine.
api-version	query	True	string	Client Api Version.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	VirtualMachineInstanceView	OK

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
user_impersonation	impersonate your user account

Examples

Get Virtual Machine Instance View.

Sample request

HTTP

HTTP

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/myVM/instanceView?api-version=2019-12-01

Sample response

Status code:: 200

JSON

{
  "platformUpdateDomain": 1,
  "platformFaultDomain": 1,
  "computerName": "myVM",
  "osName": "Windows Server 2016 Datacenter",
  "osVersion": "Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.14393.0",
  "vmAgent": {
    "vmAgentVersion": "2.7.41491.949",
    "statuses": [
      {
        "code": "ProvisioningState/succeeded",
        "level": "Info",
        "displayStatus": "Ready",
        "message": "GuestAgent is running and accepting new configurations.",
        "time": "2019-10-14T23:11:22+00:00"
      }
    ],
    "extensionHandlers": [
      {
        "type": "Microsoft.Azure.Security.IaaSAntimalware",
        "typeHandlerVersion": "1.5.5.9",
        "status": {
          "code": "ProvisioningState/succeeded",
          "level": "Info",
          "displayStatus": "Ready"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "disks": [
    {
      "name": "myOsDisk",
      "statuses": [
        {
          "code": "ProvisioningState/succeeded",
          "level": "Info",
          "displayStatus": "Provisioning succeeded",
          "time": "2019-10-14T21:29:47.477089+00:00"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "myDataDisk0",
      "statuses": [
        {
          "code": "ProvisioningState/succeeded",
          "level": "Info",
          "displayStatus": "Provisioning succeeded",
          "time": "2019-10-14T21:29:47.461517+00:00"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bootDiagnostics": {
    "consoleScreenshotBlobUri": "https://{myStorageAccount}.blob.core.windows.net/bootdiagnostics-myOsDisk/myOsDisk.screenshot.bmp",
    "serialConsoleLogBlobUri": "https://{myStorageAccount}.blob.core.windows.net/bootdiagnostics-myOsDisk/myOsDisk.serialconsole.log"
  },
  "extensions": [
    {
      "name": "IaaSAntiMalware-ext0",
      "type": "Microsoft.Azure.Security.IaaSAntimalware",
      "typeHandlerVersion": "1.5.5.9",
      "statuses": [
        {
          "code": "ProvisioningState/succeeded",
          "level": "Info",
          "displayStatus": "Provisioning succeeded",
          "message": "Microsoft Antimalware enabled"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyperVGeneration": "V1",
  "statuses": [
    {
      "code": "ProvisioningState/succeeded",
      "level": "Info",
      "displayStatus": "Provisioning succeeded",
      "time": "2019-10-14T21:30:12.8051917+00:00"
    },
    {
      "code": "PowerState/running",
      "level": "Info",
      "displayStatus": "VM running"
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name	Description
BootDiagnosticsInstanceView	Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status. You can easily view the output of your console log. Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.
DiskEncryptionSettings	Specifies the encryption settings for the OS Disk. Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15
DiskInstanceView	The virtual machine disk information.
HyperVGenerationType	Specifies the HyperVGeneration Type associated with a resource
InstanceViewStatus	Instance view status.
KeyVaultKeyReference	Specifies the location of the key encryption key in Key Vault.
KeyVaultSecretReference	Specifies the location of the disk encryption key, which is a Key Vault Secret.
MaintenanceOperationResultCodeTypes	The Last Maintenance Operation Result Code.
MaintenanceRedeployStatus	The Maintenance Operation status on the virtual machine.
StatusLevelTypes	The level code.
SubResource	The relative URL of the Key Vault containing the secret.
VirtualMachineAgentInstanceView	The VM Agent running on the virtual machine.
VirtualMachineExtensionHandlerInstanceView	The virtual machine extension handler instance view.
VirtualMachineExtensionInstanceView	The extensions information.
VirtualMachineInstanceView	The instance view of a virtual machine.

BootDiagnosticsInstanceView

Object

Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status.

You can easily view the output of your console log.

Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.

Name	Type	Description
consoleScreenshotBlobUri	string	The console screenshot blob URI.
serialConsoleLogBlobUri	string	The Linux serial console log blob Uri.
status	InstanceViewStatus	The boot diagnostics status information for the VM. NOTE: It will be set only if there are errors encountered in enabling boot diagnostics.

DiskEncryptionSettings

Object

Specifies the encryption settings for the OS Disk.

Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15

Name	Type	Description
diskEncryptionKey	KeyVaultSecretReference	Specifies the location of the disk encryption key, which is a Key Vault Secret.
enabled	boolean	Specifies whether disk encryption should be enabled on the virtual machine.
keyEncryptionKey	KeyVaultKeyReference	Specifies the location of the key encryption key in Key Vault.

DiskInstanceView

Object

The virtual machine disk information.

Name	Type	Description
encryptionSettings	DiskEncryptionSettings[]	Specifies the encryption settings for the OS Disk. Minimum api-version: 2015-06-15
name	string	The disk name.
statuses	InstanceViewStatus[]	The resource status information.

HyperVGenerationType

Enumeration

Specifies the HyperVGeneration Type associated with a resource

Value	Description
V1
V2

InstanceViewStatus

Object

Instance view status.

Name	Type	Description
code	string	The status code.
displayStatus	string	The short localizable label for the status.
level	StatusLevelTypes	The level code.
message	string	The detailed status message, including for alerts and error messages.
time	string	The time of the status.

KeyVaultKeyReference

Object

Specifies the location of the key encryption key in Key Vault.

Name	Type	Description
keyUrl	string	The URL referencing a key encryption key in Key Vault.
sourceVault	SubResource	The relative URL of the Key Vault containing the key.

KeyVaultSecretReference

Object

Specifies the location of the disk encryption key, which is a Key Vault Secret.

Name	Type	Description
secretUrl	string	The URL referencing a secret in a Key Vault.
sourceVault	SubResource	The relative URL of the Key Vault containing the secret.

MaintenanceOperationResultCodeTypes

Enumeration

The Last Maintenance Operation Result Code.

Value	Description
MaintenanceAborted
MaintenanceCompleted
None
RetryLater

MaintenanceRedeployStatus

Object

The Maintenance Operation status on the virtual machine.

Name	Type	Description
isCustomerInitiatedMaintenanceAllowed	boolean	True, if customer is allowed to perform Maintenance.
lastOperationMessage	string	Message returned for the last Maintenance Operation.
lastOperationResultCode	MaintenanceOperationResultCodeTypes	The Last Maintenance Operation Result Code.
maintenanceWindowEndTime	string	End Time for the Maintenance Window.
maintenanceWindowStartTime	string	Start Time for the Maintenance Window.
preMaintenanceWindowEndTime	string	End Time for the Pre Maintenance Window.
preMaintenanceWindowStartTime	string	Start Time for the Pre Maintenance Window.

StatusLevelTypes

Enumeration

The level code.

Value	Description
Error
Info
Warning

SubResource

Object

The relative URL of the Key Vault containing the secret.

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Resource Id

VirtualMachineAgentInstanceView

Object

The VM Agent running on the virtual machine.

Name	Type	Description
extensionHandlers	VirtualMachineExtensionHandlerInstanceView[]	The virtual machine extension handler instance view.
statuses	InstanceViewStatus[]	The resource status information.
vmAgentVersion	string	The VM Agent full version.

VirtualMachineExtensionHandlerInstanceView

Object

The virtual machine extension handler instance view.

Name	Type	Description
status	InstanceViewStatus	The extension handler status.
type	string	Specifies the type of the extension; an example is "CustomScriptExtension".
typeHandlerVersion	string	Specifies the version of the script handler.

VirtualMachineExtensionInstanceView

Object

The extensions information.

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The virtual machine extension name.
statuses	InstanceViewStatus[]	The resource status information.
substatuses	InstanceViewStatus[]	The resource status information.
type	string	Specifies the type of the extension; an example is "CustomScriptExtension".
typeHandlerVersion	string	Specifies the version of the script handler.

VirtualMachineInstanceView

Object

The instance view of a virtual machine.

Name	Type	Description
bootDiagnostics	BootDiagnosticsInstanceView	Boot Diagnostics is a debugging feature which allows you to view Console Output and Screenshot to diagnose VM status. You can easily view the output of your console log. Azure also enables you to see a screenshot of the VM from the hypervisor.
computerName	string	The computer name assigned to the virtual machine.
disks	DiskInstanceView[]	The virtual machine disk information.
extensions	VirtualMachineExtensionInstanceView[]	The extensions information.
hyperVGeneration	HyperVGenerationType	Specifies the HyperVGeneration Type associated with a resource
maintenanceRedeployStatus	MaintenanceRedeployStatus	The Maintenance Operation status on the virtual machine.
osName	string	The Operating System running on the virtual machine.
osVersion	string	The version of Operating System running on the virtual machine.
platformFaultDomain	integer	Specifies the fault domain of the virtual machine.
platformUpdateDomain	integer	Specifies the update domain of the virtual machine.
rdpThumbPrint	string	The Remote desktop certificate thumbprint.
statuses	InstanceViewStatus[]	The resource status information.
vmAgent	VirtualMachineAgentInstanceView	The VM Agent running on the virtual machine.

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Virtual Machines - Instance View

URI Parameters

Responses

Security

azure_auth

Scopes

Examples

Get Virtual Machine Instance View.

Sample request

Sample response

Definitions

BootDiagnosticsInstanceView

DiskEncryptionSettings

DiskInstanceView

HyperVGenerationType

InstanceViewStatus

KeyVaultKeyReference

KeyVaultSecretReference

MaintenanceOperationResultCodeTypes

MaintenanceRedeployStatus

StatusLevelTypes

SubResource

VirtualMachineAgentInstanceView

VirtualMachineExtensionHandlerInstanceView

VirtualMachineExtensionInstanceView

VirtualMachineInstanceView

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