Export-AzureVM

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Export-AzureVM

Exports the state of a Windows Azure virtual machine to a file.

Parameter Set: Default
Export-AzureVM [-ServiceName] <String> [-Name] <String> [-Path] <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 Export-AzureVM cmdlet exports the state of a virtual machine to an XML file.

Note: Using Export-AzureVM, followed by Remove-AzureVM and then Import-AzureVM to recreate a virtual machine can cause the recreated virtual machine to have a different IP address than the original virtual machine.

-Name<String>

Specifies the name of the virtual machine whose state you are exporting.

-Path<String>

Specifies the path and file name to which the virtual machine state will be saved.

-ServiceName<String>

Specifies the name of the Windows Azure service that hosts the virtual machine.

<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 exports the state of the $MyRole virtual machine to the “VMstate.xml” file.

C:\PS>Export-AzureVM -ServiceName $MyService -Name $MyRole -Path "C:\vms\VMstate.xml"

Related topics

Import-AzureVM

New-AzureVM

Manage Virtual Machines Using Windows Azure Cmdlets