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PowerShell Desired State Configuration
OverviewPowerShell DSC is different than PowerShell scripting which ensures the remote windows systems are in the desired state and it is the declarative method unlike PowerShell Scripting and other programming languages which are considered imperative methods.In this article, we will go through the Push Method of the DSC which is a commonly used method for beginners and doesn’t require the Pull server. Pull server which polls the remote servers at some intervals and set the desired configuration for them and it is kind of automated.For the Push configuration, we will consider the below aspects.Get the DSC resource to Configure.Create the ...
Read MoreAzure DSC node configuration using PowerShell
What is Azure State DSC?Azure State DSC is nothing but the DSC (Desired State Configuration) for the Azure VMs and can be configured from the Azure Automation Account. For the DSC there are two methods Push and Pull configuration but Azure is by default using the Pull server which constantly polls the target nodes and sends the configuration to the nodes.Azure DSC is itself a vast topic, in this article we will try the below configuration using PowerShell.Compose / Upload Node Configuration file.Compile node configuration.Attach compiled node configuration to the nodes.PrerequisiteAzure SubscriptionAzure Automation AccountConfiguration file (That we will create in ...
Read MoreFreeware v/s Shareware
Softwares are a set of programs that are created in order to perform a specific computer task. Generally, the software is created by developers to solve the needs of its users. And based on the restrictions that are imposed on software. Basically, there are a few categories based on licensing. Here, we will compare two types: Freeware and Shareware.Freeware SoftwareThese softwares are the softwares that are available to the users free of cost to use and distribute. The source code of the software is not available to use and cannot be modified.Shareware SoftwareThese softwares are the softwares that are initially ...
Read MoreHow to get the tags of the availability set using PowerShell?
There are two ways to retrieve the availability set tags. Using the Tags property inside the availability tag and the second by using the Get-AzTag command.Before running this command make sure that you are connected to the Azure Cloud (if not use ConnectAzAccount) and proper azure subscription (Set-AzContext to set the Azure subscription).First, we will get the availability set properties and retrieve the tag property as shown below.$availablityset = Get-AzAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName MYRESOURCEGROUPAVAILABILITY -Name myAvailabilitySet $availablityset.TagsOutputTo get the tags using resource ID, we need to retrieve the resource ID using the Get-AvailabilitySet command.$availablityset = Get-AzAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName MYRESOURCEGROUPAVAILABILITY -Name myAvailabilitySet Get-AzTag ...
Read MoreHow to find the disk type of the Azure Availability set using PowerShell?
There are two types of disks available in the Availability Set.Aligned − for the managed disks.Classic − for the unmanaged disks.To get the disk types of the availability set, we first need to retrieve availability set information and then we need to retrieve the SKU property which stores the disk typesBefore running this command make sure that you are connected to the Azure Cloud (if not use ConnectAzAccount) and proper azure subscription (Set-AzContext to set the Azure subscription)To get the availability set information, $availablityset = Get-AzAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName MYRESOURCEGROUPAVAILABILITY -Name myAvailabilitySet if($availablityset.Sku -eq "Aligned"){"Managed disk"} else{"Unmanaged disk"}Output
Read MoreHow to list the Azure VMs from the Availability set using PowerShell?
To list the Azure VMs under the availability set, we can use the command as shown belowBefore running the command make sure that you are connected to the Azure Cloud (if not use ConnectAzAccount) and proper azure subscription (Set-AzContext to set the Azure subscription)$availabilitySetVMs = Get-AzAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName MYRESOURCEGROUPAVAILABILITY -Name myAvailabilitySetTo get the total number of Virtual machines in the availability set, PS C:\> $availabilitySetVMs.VirtualMachinesReferences.id.countOutputTo get all the VM names from the list, we can use the below command.$VMlist = Get-AzAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName MYRESOURCEGROUPAVAILABILITY -Name myAvailabilitySet $i=0 foreach($vm in $VMlist.VirtualMachinesReferences){ "VM{0}: {1}" -f $i, ($vm.Id.Split('/'))[-1] $i++ }Output
Read MoreHow to get the fault domain count of the Azure Availability set using PowerShell?
The fault domain in the Azure Availability set describes the VMs in the availability set that share the common Power, Storage, network switch, etc. If there is a failure in the fault domain then all the resources in the fault domain will become unavailable.Before running the command make sure that you are connected to the Azure Cloud (if not use ConnectAzAccount) and proper azure subscription (Set-AzContext to set the Azure subscription)$availablityset = Get-AzAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName ResourceGroupName -Name AvailabilitySetNameTo get the Fault domain countm$availablityset.PlatformFaultDomainCountOutput
Read MoreHow to open port for the Azure VM using Azure CLI in PowerShell?
To open the specific port for the Azure VM using Azure CLI, we can use az vm open-port command. Before running this command, make sure that you are connected with the Azure Cloud account and the proper Azure subscription.To open port 80 we can use the below command.az vm open-port -n Win2k16VM1 -g testvmrg --port 80The above command will open port 80 on the VM win2k16vm1 and the resource group testvmrg.To open the port with the highest priority, you can add the --priority parameteraz vm open-port -n Win2k16VM1 -g testvmrg --port 80 --priority 100To open the port range, az vm open-port ...
Read MoreHow to list the azure VM extensions using Azure CLI in PowerShell?
To list all the azure VM extensions using Azure CLI, we can use the “az vm extension” command.Before running this command make sure you are connected with the Azure cloud account and the Azure subscription. Once we run the command for the extension we need to provide the VM name and the resource group name as shown below.PS C:\> az vm extension list --vm-name Win2k16VM1 -g TESTVMRGThe output will be in the JSON format, we can use the parameter -otable to get the output in the table format.PS C:\> az vm extension list --vm-name Win2k16VM1 -g TESTVMRG -otableOutput
Read MoreHow to get all the available azure VM images using Azure CLI in PowerShell?
To get all the available azure VM images using Azure CLI, you can use the command az vm image.The below command will retrieve all the available azure images in the marketplace.PS C:\> az vm image list --allThe above command will take some time to retrieve the output. To get the output into the table format, use the below command.PS C:\> az vm image list --all -otableTo retrieve the images from the particular location, use the -l or --location parameter.PS C:\> az vm image list -l eastus -otableOutputTo get the VM images from the specific publisher, PS C:\> az vm image ...
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