Create a VM from existing VHD file

Create a VM from existing VHD file

   Technical Knowledge Base    18 November 2016  |  0

A tricky task with creating an Azure ARM Virtual machine specially from an existing VHD.   We had immense trouble getting this right for a project, until we managed to find the right script to be used for the purpose.

There are 2 scenarios in which you will create a Virtual Machine from a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) where

  1. The VHD is already sysprep’d and uploaded to the storage account – In this scenario, the Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk will have -CreateOption set to fromImage and use the VHD as the source image. 
  2. The VHD is not sysprep’d and need to be deployed as-is to test its functionality – In this case, the Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk will have -CreateOption set to Attach and attach the provided VHD.

This script contains the code for both the scenario and all the users need to ensure is they un-comment the lines based on their requirement.

NOTE: You can create a set of VMs based on one of these need at one go, i.e. 5 VMs based on sysprep’d VHD or attach existing VHD, not a mix of them in the same run.

The script uses a comma separated .csv file to provide the input and produces a .csv file with the virtual machine name and the IP address assigned to them.

You can get the input file downloaded here

Pre Requisite to Provisioning a Virtual Machine

  1. Internet connection
  2. Valid Azure Subscription
  3. The person who will perform the below steps must have one of the following roles in the Azure subscription
    • Owner
    • Contributor
  4. Latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework (download link)
  5. Latest version of Microsoft Windows Management Framework (download link)
  6. Latest version of Microsoft PowerShell (download link including detailed installation guide)
  7. Latest version of Azure cmdlets (installation guide), although steps are provided below
  8. Some familiarity with PowerShell ISE, although not necessary (documentation)
  9. Some familiarity with the Azure Portal would be beneficial, although not necessary
  10. Some familiarity with PowerShell scripting would be beneficial, although not necessary
Script 1:  A Simple script which can create one VM using a non-sysprep’d VHD – (no input files required)
 # Set variable for the script
$subscriptionId = 'Subscription'
$storageAccountName = '<StorageAccoutName>'
 
# Login into Azure and select the desired subscription
Login-AzureRmAccount 
 
# Get the storage account
$storageAccount = Get-AzureRmStorageAccount | ? StorageAccountName -EQ $storageAccountName
 
# Select your Azure subscriptino #
Select-AzureRmSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
 
# get availability set and NIC for the machine
$nic = Get-AzureRmNetworkInterface -ResourceGroupName <ResourceGroupName> -Name <NicNAme>
 
# create VM config with machine size and availability set ID
$vm = New-AzureRMVMConfig -VMName <VMName> -VMSize Standard_D2
 
# add the existing OS disk - if windows change -Linux to -Windows
Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk -VM $vm -Name osDisk -VhdUri "<vhd file URL from Microsoft Storage Explorer or portal> " -Caching ReadWrite -CreateOption Attach -Linux
 
# attach network card which in turn configures all further network settings
Add-AzureRmVMNetworkInterface -VM $vm -Id $nic.Id
 
# recreate the VM with the new settings
New-AzureRMVM -ResourceGroupName <ResourceGroupName> -Location "<region e.g. westeurope>" -VM $vm –Verbose
Script 2: Script to deploy 1 or more virtual machines based out of custom VHD files.
<#
 Description: Script to create Azure ARM Resource Group and Deploying VM's
 Pre-requisite: AzureRM module to be installed

 Resource Group
 Storage
 Subnet
 Data Drives
 VM -> nic, datadrive, storage, Resourcegrp


 Tasks - >
 1) Minimize the CSV columns
 2) Tags
 3) ErrorHandling
 4) Outcome shud be recorded in a log or csv
 
#>

#Login to Azure using the username or password
Login-AzureRmAccount

#Set the output file parameters
$CurrentPath = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$date = Get-Date -UFormat "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M"
$Outputfile = $CurrentPath + "New_VM_Details_" + $date + ".csv"

# Set values for existing resource group and storage account names
try {
 $VMDetails = Import-Csv "$CurrentPath\InputVMDetails.csv"
 Remove-Item "$CurrentPath/AzureVMLog" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
 Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
 New-Item -Path $CurrentPath -Name AzureVMLog -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
}
catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Could not Import the CSV file !!!"
 return
}

write-verbose -verbose "VM Details will be stored in [ $Outputfile ] file"
$FinalVMDetails = @()

#Loop Through the VM Details in the CSV file to read and validate the data before creating the VMs
ForEach($VM_object in $VMDetails) 
{ 
 $FinalVMDetail = New-Object –TypeName PSObject
 $FinalVMDetail | Add-Member –MemberType NoteProperty –Name 'VM Name' –Value $VM_object.hostname
 $FinalVMDetail | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'IP Address' -value 'Fail'
 $FinalVMDetail | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'Status' -value 'Fail'
 
 $ErrorLogFile = $VM_object.hostname + "_Error_.log"
 New-Item -Name $ErrorLogFile -ItemType File -Path "$CurrentPath\AzureVMLog" -Force | Out-Null
 $ErrorLogFile = "$CurrentPath\AzureVMLog\$ErrorLogFile"
 
 # Selecting the Azure Subscription for creation of the VM

 write-verbose -verbose "Selecting the Azure Subscription for VM Creation..."
 try {
 $subscrbtion=Select-AzureRmSubscription -SubscriptionId $VM_object.subscriptionName -ErrorAction Stop
 write-verbose -verbose "Selected the Azure Subscription for VM Creation.."
 }
 catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Could not find Subscription name " $VM_object.subscriptionName
 [string](Get-Date) + $VM_object.subscriptionName | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 }
 $vmName=$VM_object.hostName

 #Creation of VM Starts here
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning of VM $vmName ......... "
 
 
 if((Get-AzureRmVm -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object {$_.name -eq $VM_object.hostName} | select name).name -eq $null) {

 $ResourceGroupName=$VM_object.resourceGroupName
 $locName=$VM_object.location
 $StorageAccountName=$VM_object.osDiskStorageAccountName
 $vmSize=$VM_object.roleSize
 $saResourceGroupName=$VM_object.saResourceGroup 
 $saloc=$VM_object.saRegionName 
 $satype=$VM_object.saType 
 
 #creating resource group if it doesnot exist already
 try {
 if($ResourceGroupName.Trim() -ne "") 
 {
 if((Find-AzureRmResourceGroup -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object{$_.Name -eq $ResourceGroupName} | select Name).Name -eq $null) 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Creating Resource group $ResourceGroupName"
 $rgstatus=New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName 
 }
 }
 else 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Resource group entry is blank vm proviioning exiting"
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 }
 catch 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "$ResourceGroupName Resource Group not found so VM creation exiting"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $ResourceGroupName Resource Group not found so VM creation exiting" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 #Check if ResourceGroup provisioning is completed successfully. 
 if((Get-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -ErrorAction Stop | select ProvisioningState).ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded") 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of the resource gropup $ResourceGroupName is Succeded"
 }
 else { 
 ################## Failed Creating Resource group
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of the resource gropup $ResourceGroupName is"$rgstatus.ProvisioningState 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning of VM $vmName exiting........" 
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }

 #creating storage account if the destination storage account is missing
 try {
 if($StorageAccountName.Trim() -ne "")
 {
 if((Get-AzureRmStorageAccountNameAvailability -Name $StorageAccountName -ErrorAction Stop).NameAvailable) 
 {
 if((Find-AzureRmResourceGroup | Where-Object{$_.Name -eq $saResourceGroupName}|select Name).Name -eq $null) 
 { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Creating Resource group $saResourceGroupName for storage account ......."
 $sargStatus=New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $saResourceGroupName -Location $locName
 if($sargStatus.ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded") 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning State of Resource Group $saResourceGroupName is Succeeded " 
 }
 else 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning State of Resource Group $saResourceGroupName is "$sargStatus.ProvisioningState
 }
 }
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Creating Storage account $StorageAccountName ......."
 $sastatus=New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $saResourceGroupName -AccountName $StorageAccountName -Location $locName -Type $satype
 }
 }
 else
 {
 Write-Verbose "Storage Account entry is blank vm proviioning exitting"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $StorageAccountName does not exist" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 }
 catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "$StorageAccountName does not exist"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $StorageAccountName does not exist" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 }

 #Check the Provisioning status of the Storage Account
 try {
 if((Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -Name $StorageAccountName -ResourceGroupName $saResourceGroupName -ErrorAction Stop | select ProvisioningState).ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded") {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of the Storage Account $StorageAccountName is Succeded"
 }
 else { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of the Storage Account $StorageAccountName is"$sastatus.ProvisioningState
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $StorageAccountName could not be retrieved" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append 
 }
 }
 catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "$StorageAccountName could not be retrieved"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $StorageAccountName could not be retrieved" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }

 ############################## VNET check ################################
 try {
 $vnetName = ($VM_object.vnetName).Trim()
 if($vnetName -ne "") { 
 $vnetchk=Get-AzureRMVirtualNetwork -ErrorAction Stop |Where-Object{$_.Name -eq $vnetName}|select -ExpandProperty Name
 
 if($vnetchk -eq "") { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Vnet $vnetName not found VM provisioning exitting"
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 }
 else {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Vnet entry missing VM provisioning exitting"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": Vnet $vnetName not found VM provisioning exiting" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 }
 catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Vnet $vnetName not found VM provisioning exiting"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": Vnet $vnetName not found VM provisioning exiting" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 ##################################################################################
 try {
 $vnet=Get-AzureRMVirtualNetwork -Name $vnetName -ResourceGroupName $VM_object.vnetResourceGroupName -ErrorAction Stop
 
 ###################################### checking subnet and creating subnet ######################################
 for($j=0;$j -le 1 ; $j++) 
 {

 $subnetcreationstatus=-1
 $vnetName=$VM_object.vnetName
 $subnetprop="subnet$j"
 $subnetname = $null
 $subnetname=$VM_object.$subnetprop

 if(($subnetname).Trim() -ne "") 
 {
 $vnet=Get-AzureRMVirtualNetwork -Name $vnetName -ResourceGroupName $VM_object.vnetResourceGroupName -ErrorAction Stop
 $f=-1
 foreach($subnet in $vnet.Subnets) 
 {
 if($subnet.Name -eq $subnetname) { 
 $f=1
 break
 }
 else {
 $f=0
 }
 }
 
 if($f -eq 0) 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Subnet $subnetname not found VM provisioning exitting"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": Subnet $subnetname not found VM provisioning exitting" + $_.Exception.Message | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $subnetcreationstatus=0
 break
 }
 }
 }

 if($subnetcreationstatus -eq 0)
 {
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 }################ TRy End
 catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "$vnetName Virtual network not found from Resource group $vnet "
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $vnetName Virtual network not found from Resource group $vnet" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 } 
 try 
 {
 # Set the existing virtual network and subnet index
 $subnetIndex=1
 $vnet=Get-AzureRMVirtualNetwork -Name $vnetName -ResourceGroupName $VM_object.vnetResourceGroupName -ErrorAction Stop


 $StaticIP1=$null
 $StaticIP2=$null
 $subnetid1=$null
 $subnetid2=$null
 $nic1=$null
 $nic2=$null
 if((($VM_object.ip1).trim() -ne "") -and (($VM_object.ip1).trim() -ne "Dynamic")) 
 {
 $StaticIP1 = ($VM_object.ip1).Trim()
 
 }

 
 if((($VM_object.ip2).trim() -ne "") -and (($VM_object.ip2).trim() -ne "Dynamic")) 
 {
 $StaticIP2 = ($VM_object.ip2).Trim()
 
 }

##################################################################################################
 # Create the NIC
 $nicName1="$vmName"+"nic0"
 $nicName2="$vmName"+"nic1"

 if(($VM_object.PublicIP).trim() -ieq "TRUE")
 {
 $pip = New-AzureRmPublicIpAddress -Name $nicName1 -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -AllocationMethod Dynamic -Force -ErrorAction Stop
 ####################################### Static IP Check #############################################
 if(($VM_object.ip1).Trim() -ne "") 
 {
 $subnetid1=$vnet.subnets | Where-Object {$_.name -eq $VM_object.subnet0} | select Id
 $nic1 = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Name $nicName1 -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -SubnetId $subnetid1.id -PrivateIpAddress $StaticIP1 -PublicIpAddressId $pip.Id -Force -ErrorAction Stop
 }
 if(($VM_object.ip2).trim() -ne "") 
 {
 $subnetid2=$vnet.subnets | Where-Object {$_.name -eq $VM_object.subnet1} | select Id
 $nic2 = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Name $nicName2 -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -SubnetId $subnetid2.id -PrivateIpAddress $StaticIP2 -Force -ErrorAction Stop #-PublicIpAddressId $pip.Id
 }
 if($nic1.ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded")
 { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of Network Interface Card $nicName1 is Succeded" 
 }
 if($nic2.ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded") 
 { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of Network Interface Card $nicName2 is Succeded" 
 }
 }
 else 
 {
 if(($VM_object.ip1).Trim() -ne "") 
 {
 $subnetid1=$vnet.subnets | Where-Object {$_.name -eq $VM_object.subnet0} | select Id
 $nic1 = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Name $nicName1 -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -SubnetId $subnetid1.Id -PrivateIpAddress $StaticIP1 -Force -ErrorAction Stop #-PublicIpAddressId $pip.Id 
 }

 if(($VM_object.ip2).Trim() -ne "")
 {
 $subnetid2=$vnet.subnets | Where-Object {$_.name -eq $VM_object.subnet1} | select Id
 $nic2 = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Name $nicName2 -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -SubnetId $subnetid2.Id -PrivateIpAddress $StaticIP2 -Force -ErrorAction Stop
 }

 if($nic1.ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded") 
 { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of Network Interface Card $nicName1 is Succeded" 
 }
 if($nic2.ProvisioningState -eq "Succeeded")
 { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning Status of Network Interface Card $nicName2 is Succeded" 
 }
 }
 }
 catch 
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Error in creating NIC card creation"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": Error in creating NIC creation" + $_.Exception.message | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
 try
 {
 Write-Host "setting ip static for $nicName1"
 $b = Get-AzureRmNetworkInterface -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $nicName1
 $d = $b.IpConfigurations[0].privateipallocationmethod = "Static" 
 $e = Set-AzureRmNetworkInterface -NetworkInterface $b
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "IP is static"
 }
 catch
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Error in setting ip static"
 }
 

 # Specify the name, size, and existing availability set if provided in the input files
 $avName=$VM_object.avset
 $avcretae_status=1
 #Check if Availability Set was mentioned in the input file
 if($avName.Trim() -ne "")
 {
 try
 {
 $avSet=Get-AzureRmAvailabilitySet –ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName|Where-Object{$_.Name -eq $avName} -ErrorAction stop
 #Check if an existing Availability Set exists in the Azure susbscription with the same name as provided in the Inputfile. if not, create, else select the existing one
 if($avset -eq $null)
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Avalibilty set $avname doesnot Exist"
 Write-Verbose -verbose "Creating Availibilty set $avname ....."
 $avset=New-AzureRmAvailabilitySet -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $avName -Location $locName -ErrorAction Stop
 if($avset -ne $null)
 { 
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Availiblity set $avname Created"
 }
 $vm = New-AzureRmVMConfig -VMName $vmName -VMSize $vmSize -AvailabilitySetId $avset.Id
 }
 else
 {
 $vm = New-AzureRmVMConfig -VMName $vmName -VMSize $vmSize -AvailabilitySetId $avset.Id
 }
 }
 catch
 {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Unexpected Error Occurs"
 [string](Get-Date) + "Unexpected Error Occurs" + $_.Exception.message | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 } 
 }
 else
 {$avcretae_status = 0}
 
 if($avcretae_status -eq 0){
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "VM creating without availibilty set"
 $vm = New-AzureRmVMConfig -VMName $vmName -VMSize $vmSize
 }
 #continue

 try {
 
 # Adding data disk
 if(($VM_object.hasDataDisk).Trim() -eq "TRUE") {
 #$disks=$DiskCSV|Where-Object{$_.hostName -eq $vmName}
 
 $diskcount = 0
 $driveletter = ('F','G','H','I','J')
 if(($VM_object.diskSize0).Trim() -ne "") {$diskcount += 1}
 if(($VM_object.diskSize1).Trim() -ne "") {$diskcount += 1}
 if(($VM_object.diskSize2).Trim() -ne "") {$diskcount += 1}
 if(($VM_object.diskSize3).Trim() -ne "") {$diskcount += 1}
 if(($VM_object.diskSize4).Trim() -ne "") {$diskcount += 1}

 for($i=0; $i -lt $diskcount;$i++ ) {
 
 $diskSizename="diskSize$i"
 #$disklabelname = "diskLabel$i"
 #$drivelettername = $driveletter[$i]
 #$hostCachingname= "ReadWrite"

 $diskSize=$VM_object.$diskSizename
 $DiskLabelPropertyName = "diskLabel" + [string]($i)
 $diskLabel = "DataDisk" + [string]($i + 1)
 $diskName=$null
 $diskName=$driveletter[$i]
 $hostcaching="ReadWrite"
 $lun=$i

 if($diskName -ne $null) {
 $storageAcc=Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $saResourceGroupName -Name $StorageAccountName -ErrorAction Stop
 $vhdURI=$storageAcc.PrimaryEndpoints.Blob.ToString() + "vhds/" + $vmName + $diskName + ".vhd"
 $diskinfo=$null
 $diskinfo=Add-AzureRmVMDataDisk -VM $vm -Name $diskLabel -DiskSizeInGB $diskSize -VhdUri $vhdURI -CreateOption empty -Caching $hostcaching -Lun $lun -ErrorAction Stop
 
 if($diskinfo -ne $null) {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "disk $diskName attached"
 }
 else {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "disk $diskName attach failed"
 }
 }
 }
 }
 else {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "No disk to attach"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": No disk to attach" + $_.Exception.Message | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 }
 }
 catch {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Disk Provisioning Failed"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": Disk Provisioning Failed" + $_.Exception.Message | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 }

############################### To be Read #################################################

 $UserPWD = $VM_object.adminUserPwd
 $secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $UserPWD -AsPlainText -Force
 $UserName = $VM_object.adminUserName
 $cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($UserName,$secpasswd)

 $vm=Set-AzureRmVMOperatingSystem -VM $vm -Windows -ComputerName $vmName -Credential $cred -ProvisionVMAgent -EnableAutoUpdate -ErrorAction Stop
 
 # NOTE: Use the below code in case you want to use the existing Azure Image available
 #$vm=Set-AzureRmVMSourceImage -VM $vm -PublisherName $pubName -Offer $offerName -Skus $skuName -Version "latest" -ErrorAction Stop
 
 if(($VM_object.ip1).trim() -ne "") {
 $vm=Add-AzureRmVMNetworkInterface -VM $vm -Id $nic1.Id -ErrorAction Stop
 }

 $vm.NetworkProfile.NetworkInterfaces.Item(0).Primary = $true
 if(($VM_object.ip2).trim() -ne "") {
 $vm=Add-AzureRmVMNetworkInterface -VM $vm -Id $nic2.Id -ErrorAction Stop
 }

 # Specify the OS disk name and create the VM

 ##Set the VM's OS disk
 $BlobCopyJob = @()

 $RDestOsDiskUri = $VM_object.DestOsDiskUri
 $diskName="osdisk"
 $storageAcc = Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $saResourceGroupName -Name $StorageAccountName -ErrorAction Stop
 $osDiskUri = '{0}vhds/{1}{2}.vhd' -f $storageAcc.PrimaryEndpoints.Blob.ToString(), $vmname.ToLower(), $diskName
 
 # NOTE: if you are deploying a Linux machine, replace the -Windows switch with a -Linux switch.
 $vm = Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk -VM $vm -Name $diskName -VhdUri $osDiskUri -CreateOption fromImage -SourceImageUri $RDestOsDiskUri -Windows -Caching None -ErrorAction Stop
 
 # NOTE: If you are deploying a virtual machine from an existing VHD which is NOT SYSPREP'd, 
 # NOTE: uncomment one of the below options based on whether it is Windows or Linux based VM and comment the code above.
 #$vm=Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk -VM $vm -Name $diskName -VhdUri $RDestOsDiskUri -CreateOption "Attach" -Windows -Caching None -ErrorAction Stop
 #$vm=Set-AzureRmVMOSDisk -VM $vm -Name $diskName -VhdUri $RDestOsDiskUri -CreateOption "Attach" -Linux -Caching None -ErrorAction Stop

############################# Tag Logic ##################################################
 $tags = @()
 for($i=0;$i -lt 10;$i++) {
 
 $tagname = "tagname" + [string]$i
 $tagvalue = "tagvalue" + [string]$i
 if($VM_object.$tagname) {
 if(($VM_object.$tagname).trim() -ne "") {
 $tags += @( @{ Name=$VM_object.$tagname; Value=$VM_object.$tagvalue })
 }
 }
 }

##########################################################################################
 $vmstatus = New-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $locName -VM $vm -Tag $tags -ErrorAction Stop
 $newvm=Get-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $vmName -ErrorAction Stop

 if($VM_object.Bootdiagnostic -eq "TRUE") {
 Set-AzureRmDiagnosticSetting -ResourceId $newvm.id -Enabled $true
 # Use the below code to enable diagnostic settings for the VM
 #set-AzureRMVMDiagnosticsExtension -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -VMName $vmName -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName
 }
 
 $newvm | Select -Property Name, ProvisioningState
 #$newvmwr
 
 [string](Get-Date) + " $vmName has been successfully provisioned storing VM detail in file !!!" | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append

 $VMState = $newvm.ProvisioningState
 #$VMState
 $FinalVMDetail.Status = $VMState


 $IP = (Get-AzureRmNetworkInterface -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $nicName1 -ErrorAction Stop).IpConfigurations.PrivateIpAddress
 # "Proceeding after the Nic Details"
 #$IP
 
 $FinalVMDetail.'IP Address' = $IP
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 }
 else {
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Virtual Machine Named $vmName already exist"
 Write-Verbose -Verbose "Provisioning of VM $vmName exiting........"
 [string](Get-Date) + ": $vmName Provisioning failed !!!" + $_.Exception.Message | Out-File -FilePath $ErrorLogFile -Append
 $FinalVMDetails += $FinalVMDetail
 continue
 }
}

$FinalVMDetails | Export-csv -Path $Outputfile -NoTypeInformation -Force

 

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