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Invoke-AzVMReimage

Module:
Az.Compute Module

Reimage an Azure virtual machine.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Invoke-AzVMReimage
    [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
    [-VMName] <String>
    [-TempDisk]
    [-AsJob]
    [-ExactVersion <String>]
    [-CustomData <String>]
    [-AdminPassword <String>]
    [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Invoke-AzVMReimage cmdlet reimages an Azure virtual machine.

Examples

Example 1

Invoke-AzVMReimage -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07"

This command reimages the virtual machine named VirtualMachine07 in ResourceGroup11.

Example 2

$SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "****" -AsPlainText -Force
Invoke-AzVMReimage -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07" -TempDisk -CustomData $CustomData -AdminPassword $SecurePassword -ExactVersion "10.0.14393.0"

Passing in -AdminPassword using SecureString along with other parameters to reimage the virtual machine.

Parameters

-AdminPassword

Specifies the password of the administrator account.

Minimum-length (Windows): 8 characters

Minimum-length (Linux): 6 characters

Max-length (Windows): 123 characters

Max-length (Linux): 72 characters

Complexity requirements: 3 out of 4 conditions below need to be fulfilled
Has lower characters
Has upper characters
Has a digit
Has a special character (Regex match [\W_])

Disallowed values: "abc@123", "P@$$w0rd", "P@ssw0rd", "P@ssword123", "Pa$$word", "pass@word1", "Password!", "Password1", "Password22", "iloveyou!"

For resetting the password, see How to reset the Remote Desktop service or its login password in a Windows VM

For resetting root password, see Manage users, SSH, and check or repair disks on Azure Linux VMs using the VMAccess Extension

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-AsJob

Run cmdlet in the background

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-CustomData

Specifies a base-64 encoded string of custom data. The base-64 encoded string is decoded to a binary array that is saved as a file on the Virtual Machine. The maximum length of the binary array is 65535 bytes.

Note: Do not pass any secrets or passwords in customData property

This property cannot be updated after the VM is created.

customData is passed to the VM to be saved as a file, for more information see Custom Data on Azure VMs

For using cloud-init for your Linux VM, see Using cloud-init to customize a Linux VM during creation

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-DefaultProfile

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

Parameter properties

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ExactVersion

Specifies in decimal number, the version the OS disk should be reimaged to. If exact version is not provided, the OS disk is reimaged to the existing version of OS Disk.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ResourceGroupName

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

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-TempDisk

Specifies whether to reimage temp disk.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-VMName

The virtual machine name.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:Name

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:1
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

String

Outputs

PSOperationStatusResponse