Using PowerShell for managing Azure resources

How to configure PowerShell for managing Azure resources (Windows platform)

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell:

powershell

Note: You need to run cmd.exe or PowerShell.exe as administrator.

• Run the command below to find out the current PowerShell version:

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

• In-case you currently have version older than 5.1, follow the article below to locate the download URL for upgrading to the latest version of PowerShell:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-6

Also, review the article below for PowerShell installation pre-requirements:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/windows-powershell-system-requirements?view=powershell-5.1

• Run the below command to check if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system:

Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path

• In-case you don’t have PowerShellGet, run the commands below:

Install-PackageProvider Nuget –Force

Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet –Force

For more information about installation or upgrade of PowerShellGet, see:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/installing-psget

• Run the command below to install Azure cmdlet for PowerShell:

Install-Module AzureRM -Force

• Run the command below to set the execution policy:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force

• Run the command below to import the AzureRM module:

Import-Module AzureRM

• Run the command below to update to the latest AzureRM module:

Update-Module -Name AzureRM -Force

• To view the installed versions of AzureRM, run the command below:

Get-Module -Name AzureRM -List | select Name,Version

• To remove older versions of AzureRM, run the command below (update the command to the relevant version you wish to uninstall):

Get-InstalledModule -Name AzureRM -RequiredVersion 6.10.0 | Uninstall-Module

How to configure PowerShell for managing Azure resources (CentOS platform)

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• Run the command below to register the RedHat repository:

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/prod.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo

Note: The above command should be written in a single line

• Run the command below to install PowerShell:

sudo yum install -y powershell

• From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell:

sudo pwsh

Note: You need to run cmd.exe or PowerShell.exe as administrator.

• Run the command below to find out the current PowerShell version:

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

• Run the below command to check if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system:

Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path

• In-case you don’t have PowerShellGet, run the commands below:

Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet –Force

For more information about installation or upgrade of PowerShellGet, see:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/installing-psget

• Run the command below to install Azure cmdlet for PowerShell:

Install-Module Az -Force

• Run the command below to import the AzureRM module:

Import-Module Az

• Run the command below to update to the latest AzureRM module:

Update-Module -Name Az -Force