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
- 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