Test-AzureName
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Test-AzureName
Tests whether a Windows Azure service or storage name is already in use.
Parameter Set: Service
Test-AzureName [-Service] [-Name] <String> [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: ServiceBusNamespace
Test-AzureName [-ServiceBusNamespace] [-Name] <String> [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: Storage
Test-AzureName [-Storage] [-Name] <String> [ <CommonParameters>]
This topic describes the cmdlet in the .6.19 version of the Windows Azure PowerShell module. To find out the version of the module you're using, from the Windows Azure PowerShell console, type (get-module azure).version.
The Test-AzureName cmdlet tests whether a Windows Azure service name or storage name is in use. If the name is in use, the cmdlet returns $True. If the name is not in use, it returns $False.
-Name<String>
Specifies the name of the service or storage account to test.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Service
Tests the name for an existing service account.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ServiceBusNamespace
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Storage
Tests the name for an existing storage account.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
Example 1
This command tests to see if the "MyNameService1" is an existing Windows Azure service name.
C:\PS> Test-AzureName –Service "MyNameService1"
Example 2
This command tests to see if the "mystorename1" is an existing Windows Azure storage account name.
C:\PS> Test-AzureName –Storage "mystorename1"
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