Using Azure CLI for managing Azure resources

Installing Azure CLI

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• Download the latest build of Azure CLI.

• Windows download instruction and location:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-windows?view=azure-cli-latest

• Linux download instruction and location:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?view=azure-cli-latest

Common Azure CLI commands

• Login to an Azure account, from command prompt:

az login

• List available subscriptions:

az account list --output table

• Change the context to a specific Azure subscription:

az account set --subscription "My Subscription"

Note: Replace “My Subscription” with the relevant subscription name

• Run the command below to verify the currently selected Azure subscription:

az account show

Resource group related commands

• Create a new Azure resource group:

az group create --name MyResourceGroup --location MyLocation

Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with your own relevant group name

Note 2: Replace MyLocation with the target location, from the list below:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/locations/

• List information about a resource group:

az group show --name MyResourceGroup --output table

Note: Replace MyResourceGroup with your own relevant group name