As a cloud enthusiast, I’ve crafted a PowerShell script that serves as a cornerstone for anyone looking to establish a dynamic lab environment in Azure. This script is not just a tool; it’s a gateway to a realm where testing, learning, and experimentation happen seamlessly. Hosted on GitHub within the “DeathStarScriptHub” repository, this script automates…
Leave a CommentMigrate Azure VM’s between Azure Tenants In this post, we will look at a request from a customer to assist them with migrating Azure VM’s from one Azure Tenant to another. This request come at the back of a merger and the VM’s had complex configurations which will take longer to rebuild. The customer wanted…
Leave a CommentBlock Internet Access on Azure VM using NSG (Network Security Group) In this short post, we will look at a quick way to Block Outbound Internet traffic for an Azure VM or Subnet. To restrict your users from accessing the internet and potentially accessing harmful sites. To get started we need to create a new…
1 CommentDeploy Azure Automation Update Management In this post we will deploy Azure Automation Update Management to managed updates on both Azure and On-premises Servers. The solution caters for Linux and Windows Servers. This above reference architecture illustrates how to design a hybrid update management solution to manage updates on both Microsoft Azure and on-premises Windows…
Leave a CommentIn this post I will walk through the process of how to change your recovery vault once you have setup your azure backup. To get started: Navigate to your vm which you want to move to a new recovery vault. Then click on Backup: Then click on “Stop backup” to stop the current backup in…
1 CommentIn this post I will walk through the process of how to change your recovery vault once you have setup your azure backup. To get started: Navigate to your vm which you want to move to a new recovery vault. Then click on Backup: Then click on “Stop backup” to stop the current backup in…
Comments closedHow to encrypt an Azure Virtual Machine In this post, I will show you how you can easily encrypt an Azure Virtual, Machine. Disks are encrypted by using cryptographic keys that are secured in an Azure Key Vault. You control these cryptographic keys and can audit their use. Virtual disks on Windows VMs are encrypted…
Leave a CommentHow to list available Azure VM images using PowerShell In this short post, I will show you how you can retrieve the current available VM images from Azure using Powershell. To get started, you will have to connect to Azure using PowerShell by running the following. You will be prompted for your Username and Password…
2 CommentsHow to create a new Azure virtual machine using Azure PowerShell In this post, we will look at how to deploy a new Azure virtual machine using Azure PowerShell. In this post we will also look at creating a new VM using the Azure CLI. To get started we ned to start by installing the…
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