Get-AzVM

In this Azure PowerShell article, we will discuss how to get the list of virtual machines under your Azure subscription using the Get-AzVM PowerShell command.

Get-AzVM

The Get-AzVM command is used to list all VMs in Azure subscription or the properties of the Azure Virtual Machines present under your Azure subscription.

Syntax of Get-AzVM

The syntax of the Get-AzVM is as follows.

Get-AzVM

Get-AzVM [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]

Get-AzVM
 [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]
[[-Name] <String>]

Example-1: Get the lists of Virtual Machines under your Azure Subscription

You can execute the Azure PowerShell cmdlet below to retrieve the lists of Virtual Machines under your Azure Subscription.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzVM

Once I executed this command, I got two virtual machines as the output. Check out the output below.

ResourceGroupName      Name Location        VmSize  OsType          NIC ProvisioningSt
                                                                                   ate
-----------------      ---- --------        ------  ------          --- --------------
DEMO123           TsInfoVM1   eastus Standard_B1ms Windows tsinfovm1353      Succeeded
TSINFOVM2_GROUP   TsInfoVM2  eastus2 Standard_B1ms Windows tsinfovm2533      Succeeded

You can find the same output in the screenshot below, where I have executed the above command and got the expected output where we got the azure VM list.

Example-2: Get the lists of Virtual Machines properties under a specific Resource Group

You can use the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve the properties of all the Virtual Machines under the specified Resource Group.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "Demo123"

You can see the output in the screenshot below. I executed the above command and got the expected output.

Example 3: Get the lists of Virtual Machines under a specific Location

When you have the requirement to list all VMs in Azure under the specified location, you can use the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzVM -Location "EastUS2"

After executing the above Get-AzVM PowerShell command, I got the below expected output. Check out the screenshot below.

Example 4: Get the lists of virtual machines based on Filter conditions

You can get the Azure VM details based on specific filter conditions below. You can use the Azure Powershell cmdlet like below.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzVM -Name TsInfoVM*

After executing the above PowerShell script to get the list of all VMs in Azure, I got the expected output below. You can see the below screenshot for your reference.

Example 5: Get the instance view properties of a Specific Azure Virtual Machine

You can also use the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve the instance properties of the specified Azure Virtual Machine under a particular resource group.

Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "Demo123" -Name "TsInfoVM1" -Status

Once I have executed the above Azure PowerShell cmdlet, you can see the output below that I got as expected.

ResourceGroupName : Demo123
Name              : TsInfoVM1
ComputerName      : TsInfoVM1
OsName            : Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
OsVersion         : 10.0.17763.2928
HyperVGeneration  : V2
BootDiagnostics   : 
Disks[0]          : 
  Name            : TsInfoVM1_OsDisk_1_59b9dc46c8664601aa097db870d093c5
  Statuses[0]     : 
    Code          : ProvisioningState/succeeded
    Level         : Info
    DisplayStatus : Provisioning succeeded
    Time          : 6/4/2022 11:42:10 AM
VMAgent           : 
  VmAgentVersion  : 2.7.41491.1044
  Statuses[0]     : 
    Code          : ProvisioningState/succeeded
    Level         : Info
    DisplayStatus : Ready
    Message       : GuestAgent is running and processing the extensions.
    Time          : 6/4/2022 12:51:34 PM
Statuses[0]       : 
  Code            : ProvisioningState/succeeded
  Level           : Info
  DisplayStatus   : Provisioning succeeded
  Time            : 6/4/2022 11:43:16 AM
Statuses[1]       : 
  Code            : PowerState/running
  Level           : Info
  DisplayStatus   : VM running

Check out the screenshot below, where I have executed the above command and got the expected output.

Example 6: Get the instance view properties and model view properties of a Specific Azure Virtual Machine

You can use the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet to view the model and instance view properties for a specific Azure Virtual Machine under a particular Resource Group.

Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "Demo123" -Name "TsInfoVM1"

After executing the above Azure PowerShell cmdlet, I got the below-expected output

ResourceGroupName  : Demo123
Id                 : /subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1/resourceGroup
s/Demo123/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/TsInfoVM1
VmId               : 2ee09ab1-f11f-4760-a8bc-6510283b7c1b
Name               : TsInfoVM1
Type               : Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines
Location           : eastus
Tags               : {}
DiagnosticsProfile : {BootDiagnostics}
HardwareProfile    : {VmSize}
NetworkProfile     : {NetworkInterfaces}
OSProfile          : {ComputerName, AdminUsername, WindowsConfiguration, Secrets, 
AllowExtensionOperations, RequireGuestProvisionSignal}
ProvisioningState  : Succeeded
StorageProfile     : {ImageReference, OsDisk, DataDisks}

You can see the below screenshot where I have executed the above Azure PowerShell command and got the

If you are facing any issues or errors while executing the Get-AzVM command, you can check out, The term ‘Get-VM’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet.

FAQs

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Wrapping Up

In this article, we have discussed the syntax and usage and examples of Get-AzVM Azure PowerShell cmdlet. This is how you can get the lists of Azure Virtual machines using the Azure PowerShell command Get-AzVM.

Rajkishore

I am Rajkishore, and I am a Microsoft Certified IT Consultant. I have over 14 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and AWS, with good experience in Azure Functions, Storage, Virtual Machines, Logic Apps, PowerShell Commands, CLI Commands, Machine Learning, AI, Azure Cognitive Services, DevOps, etc. Not only that, I do have good real-time experience in designing and developing cloud-native data integrations on Azure or AWS, etc. I hope you will learn from these practical Azure tutorials. Read more.