Azure CLI Installing and Utilizing 🚀

The Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool that allows you to manage and automate various Azure services using commands in your terminal. It simplifies the process of working with Azure by providing a powerful way to control and script Azure services.

1. Installing Azure CLI

To install Azure CLI on your system:

• On Linux:

curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

• On macOS:

brew update && brew install azure-cli

• On Windows: Download the installer from Azure CLI Installer for Windows and follow the installation wizard.
• Verify Installation:

az --version

2. Configuring Azure CLI

Log in to your Azure account:

az login

This command will open a web browser to complete the authentication process.

• If using a service principal (for automation):

az login --service-principal -u <app-id> -p <password> --tenant <tenant-id>

3. Common Azure CLI Commands for DevOps Engineers

Here are essential Azure CLI commands for managing various Azure services:

Azure Virtual Machines

• Create a new VM:

az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image UbuntuLTS --admin-username azureuser --generate-ssh-keys

• List all VMs:

az vm list --output table

• Stop a VM:

az vm stop --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM

• Start a VM:

az vm start --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM

• Delete a VM:

az vm delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --yes --no-wait

Azure Resource Groups

• Create a new Resource Groups:

az group create --name myResourceGroup --location eastus

• List Resource Groups:

az group list --output table

• Delete a Resource Groups:

az group delete --name myResourceGroup --yes --no-wait

Azure Virtual Network

• Create a new virtual network:

az network vnet create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVNet --address-prefix 10.0.0.0/16

• List virtual networks:

az network vnet list --output table

• Delete a virtual network:

az network vnet delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVNet

Azure Storage

• Create a new storage account:

az storage account create --name mystorageaccount --resource-group myResourceGroup --location eastus --sku Standard_LRS

• List all storage accounts:

az storage account list --output table

• Upload a file to a blob container:

az storage blob upload --container-name mycontainer --file myfile.txt --name myfile.txt --account-name mystorageaccount

• List blobs in a container:

az storage blob list --container-name mycontainer --account-name mystorageaccount --output table

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Create an AKS cluster:

az aks create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster --node-count 1 --enable-addons monitoring --generate-ssh-keys

• Get the credentials for the AKS cluster:

az aks get-credentials --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluste

• List AKS clusters:

az aks list --output table

• Delete an AKS cluster:

az aks delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster --yes --no-wait

Azure Container Registry (ACR)

• Create a new ACR:

az acr create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myACR --sku Basic

• Login to ACR:

az acr login --name myACR

• List ACRs:

az acr list --output table

• Delete an ACR:

az acr delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myACR --yes --no-wait

Azure SQL Database

• Create a new SQL server:

az sql server create --name myServer --resource-group myResourceGroup --location eastus --admin-user myAdmin --admin-password myPassword123

• Create a new SQL database:

az sql db create --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myServer --name myDatabase --service-objective S0

• List SQL databases:

az sql db list --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myServer --output table

• Delete a SQL database:

az sql db delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myServer --name myDatabase --yes --no-wait

Azure Functions

• Create a new Function App:

az functionapp create --resource-group myResourceGroup --consumption-plan-location eastus --name myFunctionApp --storage-account mystorageaccount --runtime node

• List Function Apps:

az functionapp list --output table

• Delete a Function App:

az functionapp delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates

• Deploy an ARM template:

az deployment group create --resource-group myResourceGroup --template-file mytemplate.json --parameters myparameters.json

• List deployments:

az deployment group list --resource-group myResourceGroup --output table

Azure DevOps

• Create a new Azure DevOps project:

az devops project create --name myProject

• List Azure DevOps projects:

az devops project list

• Create a new repository:

az repos create --name myRepo

• List repositories:

az repos list

Azure Monitor

• Create a new log analytics workspace:

az monitor log-analytics workspace create --resource-group myResourceGroup --workspace-name myWorkspace

• List log analytics workspaces:

az monitor log-analytics workspace list --output table

• Delete a log analytics workspace:

az monitor log-analytics workspace delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --workspace-name myWorkspace --yes

Conclusion

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of Azure CLI commands for managing a wide range of Azure services. Mastery of these commands will enable you to efficiently handle Azure resources, automate tasks, and integrate Azure services into your DevOps workflows.