1. Microsoft Ignite NZ
25-28 October 2016
SKYCITY, Auckland

2. Automating Azure IaaS with PowerShell - Beyond the Azure PowerShell Module
Neil Peterson
@nepeters

3. Session Topics Azure PowerShell Module
Azure VM Custom Script Extension
Azure VM DSC Extension
Azure Automation

4. Azure PowerShell Module

5. Azure PowerShell Module - update
Current Version 3.0
Replaces 9.8 and introduces multiple modules (Azure and Azure RM).
Switch-AzureMode has been removed.

6. What is Azure Resource Manager
Azure Assets grouped into Resource Groups
Unified management of related assets (delete, tag, ACL, etc..)
Declarative model deployment
JSON Template
Visual Studio Integration
While we can still deploy assets with PowerShell Commands, we can also deploy Resource Groups via PowerShell using the JSON template.

7. DEMO – Azure PowerShell Module

8. Azure VM Agent

9. Azure VM Agent Lightweight process used to manage VM Extensions
Optional Extension to Azure VM
Enabled by default
Support for Windows and Linux

10. Azure VM Extensions
Provide dynamic features, supplied by Microsoft and third parties, executed by the Azure VM Agent.
Azure VM Agent installs, configure and execute extensions
Extensions added through portal, PowerShell, or Azure CLI
Can be run against existing or new VM’s

11. Sample Extensions
Custom Script Extension – executes PowerShell script locally on the VM.
DSC Extension – PowerShell DSC Extension.
BgInfo Extension – enabled by default, installs and configures Sysinternals BgInfo.
Access Extension – manage remote desktop and local administrator account.
Chef Extension – creates a Chef client.
Diagnostic Extension – enables, disables and configures Azure diagnostics.
MS Enterprise Application Extensions – implements features supported by System Center.
Puppet Extension – implements Puppet features.

12. VM Custom Script Extension

13. Azure VM Custom Script Extension
Scripts copied to VM and executed locally.
Prerequisites:
Azure VM Agent must be running.
Must be using Azure PS module 8.0 or higher.
Scripts must be uploaded to blob storage or accessible location (GitHub).
Multiple script’s must be ‘chained’ in code, only one is executed by extension.

14. Azure VM Custom Script Extension
Why Azure VM Custom Script Extension:
Execute scripts on existing Azure VMs without the need of an Endpoint or PowerShell Remoting.
Execute script on new VM’s at build time.
Process:
Create script and upload to Azure Blob storage or other storage.
Use Set-AzureRMVMCustomScriptExecution to execute script.

15. DEMO – VM Custom Script Extension

16. VM DSC Extension

17. PowerShell DSC
PowerShell language extension used to declaratively specify, apply and maintain software configuration.
Examples Use Cases:
Enable server roles and features
Manage registry, WMI, files and folders
Manage User, Groups, and Security
Deploy Software
Detect and remediate configuration drift

18. Azure VM DSC Extension
Upload and apply a PowerShell DSC configuration to a new or existing Azure VM.
Prerequisites:
Azure VM Agent must be running.
Must be using Azure PS module 8.0 or higher.
DSC configuration script and DSC resources must be published to Azure blob storage or other accessible location (GitHub).
VM PowerShell DSC extension must be configured on VM.

19. Azure VM DSC Extension Why Azure DSC Extension:
Apply DSC configuration to existing VM.
Apply DSC configuration to new VM’s at build time – think about the possibilities.
Process:
Create DSC configuration.
Publish configuration to Azure using Publish-AzureRMVMDscConfiguration.
Execute using Set-AzureRMVMDscExtension.
Monitor application using Get-AzureRMVMDscExtension.

20. DEMO – VM Extensions

21. Azure Automation

22. Azure Automation Introduction
Azure automation is an Azure hosted Runbook / technical workflow system.
Can be used for Azure management
Jobs can be scheduled
Automation language is PowerShell Workflow
Contains secure repository for credentials and connection details

23. What is PowerShell Workflow
11/15/2018
What is PowerShell Workflow
Introduced with PowerShell 3.0.
Common PowerShell syntax and development experience.
Utilizes Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).
Includes capabilities that PowerShell does not:
Checkpoint
Suspend
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24. Azure Automation Sample
Stop all VM’s

25. DEMO – Azure Automation

26. 11/15/2018 1:12 AM
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