VM commands (create, start, stop) in Azure - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a new Azure VM using the Azure CLI.

Azure

az vm create --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVM --image UbuntuLTS --admin-username azureuser [1]

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A--delete

B--start

C--stop

D--generate-ssh-keys

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using --start or --stop during VM creation is incorrect.

Forgetting to generate SSH keys can block access.

The --generate-ssh-keys option creates SSH keys automatically for secure login when creating a VM.

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medium

Complete the code to start an existing Azure VM.

Azure

az vm [1] --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVM

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Acreate

Bstart

Cstop

Ddelete

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'create' tries to make a new VM instead of starting.

Using 'stop' will power off the VM.

The start command powers on a stopped VM.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to stop an Azure VM.

Azure

az vm [1] --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVM

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Astop

Bshutdown

Cpoweroff

Dterminate

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'shutdown' or 'poweroff' are not valid Azure CLI commands.

Using 'terminate' is not recognized.

The correct command to stop a VM is stop. Other options are invalid in Azure CLI.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create and start a VM with SSH keys.

Azure

az vm [1] --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVM --image UbuntuLTS --admin-username azureuser [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Acreate

B--generate-ssh-keys

Cstart

D--no-wait

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'start' instead of 'create' when making a VM.

Forgetting to generate SSH keys.

Use create to make the VM and --generate-ssh-keys to create SSH keys automatically.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to stop a VM and delete it without waiting.

Azure

az vm [1] --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVM && az vm [2] --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyVM [3]

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Astop

Bdelete

C--no-wait

Dstart

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Trying to delete without stopping first.

Not using --no-wait causes waiting for deletion.

First, stop the VM, then delete it with --no-wait to avoid waiting for completion.