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![\"Azure](\"http:\/\/www.skyarch.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Azure-VM-Endpoint.png\")
<\/a>\nI created a script on how to connect Azure Virtual Machine with Remote PowerShell which makes a lot easier to setup your VM. Below is the powershell cmdlets I used.<\/p>\n
0. Your global variables.<\/h3>\n\r\n$SubscriptionName = "SUBSCRIPTION NAME"\r\n$DNSName = "VM DNS NAME"\r\n$VMName = "VM NAME"\r\n$VMUser = "VM USER"\r\n$VMPassword = "VM PASSWORD"\r\n<\/pre>\nTo get your $SubscriptionName<\/strong>, type in your powershell console<\/p>\n\r\n(Get-AzureSubscription).SubscriptionName\r\n<\/pre>\n1. Add Azure Account Details.<\/h3>\n\r\n# The cmdlets need your subscription so they can manage your services.\r\nAdd-AzureAccount\r\nSet-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName $SubscriptionName \r\n<\/pre>\n2. Create a certificate.<\/h3>\n
Remote Powershell uses HTTPS and the certificate used for your Virtual Machine is a self signed certificate. So, download and install generated certificate into your local certificate store which allows powershell to verify it is communicating with the correct endpoint.<\/p>\n
\r\n$WinRMCert = (Get-AzureVM -ServiceName $CloudServiceName -Name $Name | select -ExpandProperty vm).DefaultWinRMCertificateThumbprint\r\n$AzureX509cert = Get-AzureCertificate -ServiceName $CloudServiceName -Thumbprint $WinRMCert -ThumbprintAlgorithm sha1\r\n$certTempFile = [IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()\r\n$AzureX509cert.Data | Out-File $certTempFile\r\n\r\nIf ((Test-Path Cert:\\LocalMachine\\Root\\$winRMCert) -eq $false) \r\n{ \r\n\t$CertToImport = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 $certTempFile\r\n\t$store = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store "Root", "LocalMachine"\r\n\t$store.Open([System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadWrite)\r\n\t$store.Add($CertToImport)\r\n\t$store.Close()\r\n\tRemove-Item $certTempFile\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n3. Connect to your Azure VM.<\/h3>\n\r\n$nVMPassword= convertto-securestring -AsPlainText -Force -String $VMPassword\r\n$credential = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $VMUser,$nVMPassword\r\nEnter-PSSession -ComputerName $DNSName".cloudapp.net" -Port 5986 -Credential $credential -UseSSL\r\n<\/pre>\nYou are good to go!. Here how I run my script.
\nRun PowerShell<\/em><\/strong> console as Administrator<\/em><\/strong>
\ntype Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force<\/em><\/strong>
\nthen .\\Connect_AzureVM.ps1<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Connect](\"http:\/\/www.skyarch.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Connect-Azure-VM.png\")
<\/a>\nOnce you are connected. You can configure now your Virtual Machine. For example installing and configuring Windows Roles, Features, and Services all the way to downloading and deploying an application or website, executing cookbooks, and etc.<\/p>\n
See my next blog post on how to execute chef-solo<\/strong> on your Windwos Azure Virtual Machine using Remote PowerShell.<\/p>\n\u25c4 Windows Azure Virtual Machines with PowerShell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
To get your $SubscriptionName<\/strong>, type in your powershell console<\/p>\n Remote Powershell uses HTTPS and the certificate used for your Virtual Machine is a self signed certificate. So, download and install generated certificate into your local certificate store which allows powershell to verify it is communicating with the correct endpoint.<\/p>\n You are good to go!. Here how I run my script. Once you are connected. You can configure now your Virtual Machine. For example installing and configuring Windows Roles, Features, and Services all the way to downloading and deploying an application or website, executing cookbooks, and etc.<\/p>\n See my next blog post on how to execute chef-solo<\/strong> on your Windwos Azure Virtual Machine using Remote PowerShell.<\/p>\n \u25c4 Windows Azure Virtual Machines with PowerShell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\r\n(Get-AzureSubscription).SubscriptionName\r\n<\/pre>\n
1. Add Azure Account Details.<\/h3>\n
\r\n# The cmdlets need your subscription so they can manage your services.\r\nAdd-AzureAccount\r\nSet-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName $SubscriptionName \r\n<\/pre>\n
2. Create a certificate.<\/h3>\n
\r\n$WinRMCert = (Get-AzureVM -ServiceName $CloudServiceName -Name $Name | select -ExpandProperty vm).DefaultWinRMCertificateThumbprint\r\n$AzureX509cert = Get-AzureCertificate -ServiceName $CloudServiceName -Thumbprint $WinRMCert -ThumbprintAlgorithm sha1\r\n$certTempFile = [IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()\r\n$AzureX509cert.Data | Out-File $certTempFile\r\n\r\nIf ((Test-Path Cert:\\LocalMachine\\Root\\$winRMCert) -eq $false) \r\n{ \r\n\t$CertToImport = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 $certTempFile\r\n\t$store = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store "Root", "LocalMachine"\r\n\t$store.Open([System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadWrite)\r\n\t$store.Add($CertToImport)\r\n\t$store.Close()\r\n\tRemove-Item $certTempFile\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n3. Connect to your Azure VM.<\/h3>\n
\r\n$nVMPassword= convertto-securestring -AsPlainText -Force -String $VMPassword\r\n$credential = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $VMUser,$nVMPassword\r\nEnter-PSSession -ComputerName $DNSName".cloudapp.net" -Port 5986 -Credential $credential -UseSSL\r\n<\/pre>\n
\nRun PowerShell<\/em><\/strong> console as Administrator<\/em><\/strong>
\ntype Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force<\/em><\/strong>
\nthen .\\Connect_AzureVM.ps1<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\n