Save-AzureVMImage
Captures and saves the image of a stopped Azure virtual machine.
Note
The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.
The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.
Syntax
Save-AzureVMImage
[-ServiceName] <String>
[-Name] <String>
[-ImageName] <String>
[[-ImageLabel] <String>]
[[-OSState] <String>]
[-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
[-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
[-InformationVariable <String>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Save-AzureVMImage cmdlet captures and saves the image of a stopped Azure virtual machine. For Windows virtual machines, run the Sysprep tool to prepare the image before it is captured. After the image is captured, the virtual machine is deleted.
Examples
Example 1: Save an existing virtual machine and then delete it from a deployment
PS C:\> Save-AzureVMImage -ServiceName "MyService" -Name "MyVM" -NewImageName "MyBaseImage" -NewImageLabel "MyBaseVM"This command captures an existing virtual machine and deletes it from the deployment.
Parameters
-ImageLabel
Specifies the label of the virtual machine image.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | NewImageLabel |
| Position: | 3 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ImageName
Specifies the name of the virtual machine image.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | NewImageName |
| Position: | 2 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InformationAction
Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event.
The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Continue
- Ignore
- Inquire
- SilentlyContinue
- Stop
- Suspend
| Type: | ActionPreference |
| Aliases: | infa |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InformationVariable
Specifies an information variable.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | iv |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the source virtual machine.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-OSState
Specifies the operation system state for the virtual machine image. Use this parameter if you intend to capture a virtual machine image to Azure.
Valid values are:
- Generalized
- Specialized
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 4 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Profile
Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.
| Type: | AzureSMProfile |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ServiceName
Specifies the name of the Azure service.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |