Starting an Azure Virtual Machine from the command-line with PowerShell

get-WindowsAzurePowershell.bat

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# Import-Module "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Azure\PowerShell\Azure\Azure.psd1"

setup-account.ps1

For a list of all Azure cmdlets type 'help azure'.
For a list of Windows Azure Pack cmdlets type 'Get-Command *wapack*'.
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For Python cmdlets type 'help python-dev'.

C:\> Add-AzureAccount
VERBOSE: Account "xxxxx@msn.com" has been added.
VERBOSE: Subscription "Visual Studio Ultimate with MSDN" is selected as the default subscription.
VERBOSE: To view all the subscriptions, please use Get-AzureSubscription.
VERBOSE: To switch to a different subscription, please use Select-AzureSubscription.

Get-AzureAccount

Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile

$file = dir ~\Downloads\*credentials.publishsettings | sort LastWriteTime -Descending | select -expand FullName
Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile -PublishSettingsFile $file
del $file

Get-AzureSubscription

start-rdp.ps1

# Start the Azure Virtual Machine first:
$name = 'MyVM'
Start-AzureVM -Name $name -ServiceName $name
Get-AzureVM

# Start Remote Desktop session:
$port = get-AzureVM -ServiceName $name | Get-AzureEndpoint -Name 'Remote Desktop' | select -ExpandProperty Port
$server = "${name}.cloudapp.net:$port"
Invoke-Expression "mstsc.exe /v:$server /f"

# Stop-AzureVM -ServiceName $name -Name $name -StayProvisioned