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Flagged Code Snippets
PS C:\Windows> az login
PS C:\Windows> az extension add --name databox
The installed extension 'databox' is experimental and not covered by customer support. Please use with discretion.
PS C:\Windows>
# az databox help
PS C:\Windows> az databox -h
Group
az databox
Subgroups:
job [Experimental] : Commands to manage databox job.
For more specific examples, use: az find "az databox"
Please let us know how we are doing: https://aka.ms/clihats
PS C:\users\gusp> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.2.3
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 6.2.3
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.18363
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PS C:\PowerShell\Modules> Install-Module -Name Az.DataBox PS C:\PowerShell\Modules> Get-InstalledModule -Name "Az.DataBox" Version Name Repository Description ------- ---- ---------- ----------- 0.1.1 Az.DataBox PSGallery Microsoft Azure PowerShell - DataBox ser…
PS C:\Windows> Connect-AzAccount
WARNING: To sign in, use a web browser to open the page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code FSBFZMBKC to authenticate. Account SubscriptionName TenantId Environment ------- ---------------- -------- ----------- gusp@contoso.com MySubscription aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa AzureCloud PS C:\Windows\System32>
Command group 'databox job' is experimental and not covered by customer support. Please use with discretion.
{
"cancellationReason": null,
"deliveryInfo": {
"scheduledDateTime": "0001-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"
},
"deliveryType": "NonScheduled",
"details": null,
"error": null,
"id": "/subscriptions/[GUID]/resourceGroups/myresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.DataBox/jobs/mydataboxtest3",
"identity": {
"type": "None"
},
"isCancellable": true,
"isCancellableWithoutFee": true,
"isDeletable": false,
"isShippingAddressEditable": true,
"location": "westus",
"name": "mydataboxtest3",
"resourceGroup": "myresourcegroup",
"sku": {
"displayName": null,
"family": null,
"name": "DataBox"
},
"startTime": "2020-06-10T23:28:27.354241+00:00",
"status": "DeviceOrdered",
"tags": {},
"type": "Microsoft.DataBox/jobs"
}
PS C:\Windows>
$storAcct = Get-AzStorageAccount -Name "mystorageaccount" -ResourceGroup "myresourcegroup"
PS> $storAcct = Get-AzureStorageAccount -StorageAccountName "mystorageaccount"
PS> New-AzDataBoxJob -Location "WestUS" \
-StreetAddress1 "15700 NE 39th St" \
-PostalCode "98052" \
-City "Redmond" \
-StateOrProvinceCode "WA" \
-CountryCode "US" \
-EmailId "gusp@contoso.com" \
-PhoneNumber 4255551234 \
-ContactName "Gus Poland" \
-StorageAccount $storAcct.id \
-DataBoxType DataBox \
-ResourceGroupName "myresourcegroup" \
-Name "myDataBoxOrderPSTest"
jobResource.Name jobResource.Sku.Name jobResource.Status jobResource.StartTime jobResource.Location ResourceGroup
---------------- -------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------- -------------
myDataBoxOrderPSTest DataBox DeviceOrdered 07-06-2020 05:25:30 westus myresourcegroup
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> az databox job show --resource-group "myresourcegroup" \
--name "mydataboxtest4" \
--output "table"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> az databox job list --resource-group "GDPTest" --output "table"
Command group 'databox job' is experimental and not covered by customer support. Please use with discretion.
CancellationReason DeliveryType IsCancellable IsCancellableWithoutFee IsDeletable IsShippingAddressEditable Location Name ResourceGroup StartTime Status
---------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------- --------------- ------------------------- ------------- --------------------------- ---------- ------------------- --------------- -------------------------------- -------------
OtherReason This was a test order for documentation purposes. NonScheduled False False True False westus gdpImportTest MyResGrp 2020-05-26T23:20:57.464075+00:00 Cancelled
NoLongerNeeded This order was created for documentation purposes.NonScheduled False False True False westus mydataboxExportTest MyResGrp 2020-05-27T00:04:16.640397+00:00 Cancelled
IncorrectOrder NonScheduled False False True False westus mydataboxtest2 MyResGrp 2020-06-10T16:54:23.509181+00:00 Cancelled
NonScheduled True True False True westus mydataboxtest3 MyResGrp 2020-06-11T22:05:49.436622+00:00 DeviceOrdered
NonScheduled True True False True westus mydataboxtest4 MyResGrp 2020-06-18T03:48:00.905893+00:00 DeviceOrdered
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Get-AzDataBoxJob -ResourceGroupName <String> -Name <String>
Get-AzDataBoxJob -ResourceGroupName "myResourceGroup" -Name "myDataBoxOrderPSTest"
jobResource.Name jobResource.Sku.Name jobResource.Status jobResource.StartTime jobResource.Location ResourceGroup ---------------- -------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------- myDataBoxOrderPSTest DataBox DeviceOrdered 7/7/2020 12:37:16 AM WestUS myResourceGroup
Get-AzDataBoxJob -ResourceGroupName <String>
jobResource.Name jobResource.Sku.Name jobResource.Status jobResource.StartTime jobResource.Location ResourceGroup ---------------- -------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------- guspImportTest DataBox Cancelled 5/26/2020 11:20:57 PM WestUS myResourceGroup mydataboxExportTest DataBox Cancelled 5/27/2020 12:04:16 AM WestUS myResourceGroup mydataboximport1 DataBox Cancelled 6/26/2020 11:00:34 PM WestUS myResourceGroup myDataBoxOrderPSTest DataBox Cancelled 7/07/2020 12:37:16 AM WestUS myResourceGroup mydataboxtest2 DataBox Cancelled 6/10/2020 4:54:23 PM WestUS myResourceGroup mydataboxtest4 DataBox DeviceOrdered 6/18/2020 3:48:00 AM WestUS myResourceGroup PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Stop-AzDataBoxJob -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroup \
-Name "myDataBoxOrderPSTest" \
-Reason "I entered erroneous information and need to cancel and re-order."
Confirm "Cancelling Databox Job "myDataBoxOrderPSTest [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Remove-AzDataBoxJob -ResourceGroup "myresourcegroup" \
-Name "mydataboxtest3"
Confirm "Removing Databox Job "mydataboxtest3 [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y