Get-AzureRmVM

This Azure PowerShell article will discuss the syntax and usage of the Get-AzureRmVM PowerShell command with specific examples. We will also discuss how to fix the error Get-AzureRmVM not recognized that I have encountered while executing the Get-AzureRmVM command.

The Get-AzureRmVM PowerShell cmdlet helps you get the virtual machine’s properties. It also provides the details of user-specified properties and the instance-level status of the virtual machine. This belongs to AzureRM.Compute module.

Syntax:

The syntax of the Get-AzureRmVM is as below

Get-AzureRmVM[-Status][-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

or,

Get-AzureRmVM
[-YourResourceGroupName] <String>
[-Status]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[<CommonParameters>]

Or,

Get-AzureRmVM
-Location <String>
[-Status]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Let’s discuss some of the examples below

Example: How to get the user-specified properties and instance-level status of the virtual machine?

You can use the below PowerShell cmdlet to get the virtual machine’s user-specified properties and instance-level status.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName "DemoResourceGroup" -Name "TSinfoVM"

Here, DemoResourceGroup is the name of my Resource Group, and TSinfoVM is the name of my virtual machine.

Example: How to get only the user-specified properties of the VM?

We can also get only the user-specified properties of the VM using the below PowerShell cmdlet. Here, the only difference is we need to append the Status Parameter.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName "DemoResourceGroup" -Name "TSinfoVM" -Status

Example: How to get the properties of all the VMs under a particular Resource Group?

When you need to retrieve the properties of all the virtual machines under a specific Resource Group, you can use the below PowerShell cmdlet.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName "DemoResourceGroup"

Example: How to get all virtual machines in a specific Region?

You can use the below PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve the list of Virtual machines that belong to a specific region or location.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVM -Location "eastus"

Example: How to get all virtual machines under the subscription?

Use the below PowerShell cmdlet to get the list of Azure Virtual machines under your subscription

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVM

I got the get-azureRmvm not recognized error while executing the below cmdlet.

Azure AD group membership PowerShell

$myVmName = 'MyNewVM'
 $myrsgName = 'newresgroup'
 $myvm = Get-AzureRmVM –Name $myVmName –ResourceGroupName $myrsgName

 $myResource = @{
 'ResourceName' = $myVmName
 'ResourceType' = 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines'
     'ResourceGroupName' = $myrsgName
 }
 $myvmResource = Get-AzureRmResource @myResource
 $myvmId = $vmResource.Properties.VmId

The exact error is

Get-AzureRmVM : The term ‘Get-AzureRmVM’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:7 char:1

Get-AzureRmVM
~~~~~
- CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-AzureRmVM:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

To fix the error Get-AzureRmVM is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, what we need to do is

PS C:\windows\system32> Login-AzureRmAccount

Next, install the AzureRm module using the below cmdlet

PS C:\windows\system32> Install-Module AzureRm

Click on the Yes button from the below pop-up

Now you can see below it started installing the AzureRm module.