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Devtest Lab Delete Lab Vm
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Summary:
The documentation provides automation instructions exclusively using PowerShell, a Windows-centric tool, without offering equivalent examples for Linux users (such as Azure CLI or Bash scripts). The only automation example is a PowerShell script, and there is no mention of cross-platform or Linux-native tools for scripting or command-line automation.
Recommendations:
- Provide equivalent automation examples using Azure CLI (az) commands, which are cross-platform and commonly used on Linux and macOS.
- Include Bash script examples for deleting VMs and labs, or at least reference how to perform these tasks using Bash and Azure CLI.
- Explicitly mention that PowerShell Core is cross-platform if the script is compatible, or clarify if the script is intended for Windows PowerShell only.
- Add a section or note for Linux/macOS users, guiding them to use Azure CLI or other appropriate tools for automation.
- Ensure that any references to scripting or automation do not assume a Windows environment by default.
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# Delete all the VMs in a lab.
# Values to change:
$subscriptionId = "<Enter Azure subscription ID here>"
$labResourceGroup = "<Enter lab's resource group here>"
$labName = "<Enter lab name here>"
# Sign in to your Azure account.
Connect-AzAccount
# Select the Azure subscription that has the lab. This step is optional
# if you have only one subscription.
Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
# Get the lab that has the VMs that you want to delete.
$lab = Get-AzResource -ResourceId ('subscriptions/' + $subscriptionId + '/resourceGroups/' + $labResourceGroup + '/providers/Microsoft.DevTestLab/labs/' + $labName)
# Get the VMs from that lab.
$labVMs = Get-AzResource | Where-Object {
$_.ResourceType -eq 'microsoft.devtestlab/labs/virtualmachines' -and
$_.Name -like "$($lab.Name)/*"}
# Delete the VMs.
foreach($labVM in $labVMs)
{
Remove-AzResource -ResourceId $labVM.ResourceId -Force
}