Automating tasks

Let's automate the manual tasks that have been implemented so far.

Creating an Azure VM using Azure PowerShell

First, we need to retrieve the virtual network information and store it in a variable by running the following cmdlet:

$VNet = Get-AzureRmVirtualNetwork -Name PSVNet -ResourceGroupName PacktPub

The same also applies for the NSG, which is performed by running the following cmdlet:

$NSG = Get-AzureRmNetworkSecurityGroup -Name PSNSG -ResourceGroupName PacktPub

Next, we need to create a public IP by running the following cmdlet:

$PIP = New-AzureRmPublicIpAddress -ResourceGroupName PacktPub -Location WestEurope -AllocationMethod Dynamic -Name PacktPubVMPIP

After that, we have to create an NIC for the VM by running the following cmdlet:

$NIC = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -ResourceGroupName PacktPub -Location WestEurope -Name PacktPubVMNIC -SubnetId $VNet.Subnets[0].Id -PublicIpAddressId $PIP.Id -NetworkSecurityGroupId $NSG.Id

Now we're done with the VM networking part. The next...