Azure PowerShell module - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Azure PowerShell Module Basics

📖 Scenario: You are managing resources in Microsoft Azure. To automate tasks, you will use the Azure PowerShell module. This project will guide you through connecting to Azure, selecting a subscription, and listing resource groups.

🎯 Goal: Build a simple PowerShell script that connects to Azure, sets the subscription, and lists all resource groups.

📋 What You'll Learn

Use the Connect-AzAccount cmdlet to log in to Azure.

Create a variable $subscriptionId with a specific subscription ID.

Use Set-AzContext with $subscriptionId to select the subscription.

Use Get-AzResourceGroup to get all resource groups.

Print the names of all resource groups.

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Automating Azure tasks saves time and reduces errors when managing cloud resources.

💼 Career

Azure PowerShell skills are valuable for cloud administrators, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals working with Microsoft Azure.

1

Connect to Azure

Write the command Connect-AzAccount to log in to your Azure account.

PowerShell

# Use Connect-AzAccount to log in
# Your code here

Need a hint?

This command opens a login window to enter your Azure credentials.

2

Set Subscription ID Variable

Create a variable called $subscriptionId and set it to the string "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc".

PowerShell

Connect-AzAccount
# Create $subscriptionId variable with the given subscription ID
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use double quotes around the subscription ID string.

3

Set Azure Context to Subscription

Use the command Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId to select the subscription.

PowerShell

Connect-AzAccount
$subscriptionId = "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc"
# Set Azure context to the subscription using Set-AzContext
# Your code here

Need a hint?

This command tells Azure PowerShell which subscription to use for commands.

4

List and Print Resource Groups

Use Get-AzResourceGroup to get all resource groups and store them in $resourceGroups. Then use a foreach loop with variable $rg to print each resource group's name using Write-Output $rg.ResourceGroupName.

PowerShell

Connect-AzAccount
$subscriptionId = "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc"
Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
# Get all resource groups into $resourceGroups
# Use foreach loop to print each resource group's name
# Your code here

Need a hint?

The output will list the names of your resource groups, one per line.