Azure Automation
An Azure service that is used to automate, configure, and install updates across hybrid environments.
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Create array or dictionary type variable in runbook of powershell automation
Hi All, I need to extract the list of disk type based the SKU in my runbook, Is there an option available to update the list of disk name to an variable like an List or Dictionary in Python? Set-AzAutomationVariable command updates the value, but it…
asked 2020-10-26T12:47:25.853+00:00
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Perumal, Janakiraman
241
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commented 2020-10-27T16:37:50.113+00:00
tbgangav-MSFT
10,416
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1 answer
Consolidating and editing Azure Tags in bulk with no data loss or outage?
How can I rectify the below Azure Tags that is miss-spelled or has some blank space or typo error? Is there any script that can Edit and replace all the tag into the correct keyword…
asked 2020-10-23T13:01:29.627+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect
5,036
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answered 2020-10-27T02:28:42.937+00:00
olufemia-MSFT
2,861
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1 answer
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Azure resource deletion error
Hi Getting below error. How to troubleshoot?
asked 2020-10-21T21:14:56.54+00:00
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Vijay Kumar
2,026
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accepted 2020-10-23T21:12:32.38+00:00
Vijay Kumar
2,026
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1 answer
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Why should we use Azure automation
Hi guys, I want to implement azure automation in my project so want to know what are the benefits I get with azure automation account. Can someone help in understand this why should I use azure automation in my project Regards,
asked 2020-10-20T08:05:53.69+00:00
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Ashima Gupta
66
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accepted 2020-10-23T06:53:57.89+00:00
Ashima Gupta
66
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0 answers
Unable to uninstall an application with the help of Azure DSC configuration
Hi Team, We are unable to uninstall an older version of application with the help of Azure DSC. We are using the modules get-wmiobject for the same. $app = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "Application…
asked 2020-10-16T06:28:17.247+00:00
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Girish Prajwal
706
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commented 2020-10-21T11:35:09.417+00:00
tbgangav-MSFT
10,416
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1 answer
How long does it take to shutdown and startup a vm
Dear Team, Do you have the estimate time takes to shutdown / startup a vm in correlation of its flavor size? (e.g Standard_DS1_v2, Standard_E64s_v3, Standard_M420) we are using automation to shutdown and startup vms, thus we need to know the…
asked 2020-10-21T09:10:07.853+00:00
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Steve Sandrio
1
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answered 2020-10-21T09:15:48.59+00:00
Andreas Baumgarten
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Reputation points MVP
2 answers
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AZ modules cmdlets is failing in automation runbooks using powershell scripts
Hi Team, Get-AzVM : The term 'Get-AzVM' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. I am getting the…
asked 2020-10-20T15:22:52.523+00:00
Perumal, Janakiraman
241
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commented 2020-10-21T08:08:56.48+00:00
Perumal, Janakiraman
241
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Auto Scale Maria database for Azure Programatically or with Runbook
Hello, Is there any way to scale up or down Azure database for Maria DB instance using Azure PowerShell or using Azure CLI? We are looking to build a webhook enabled automation runbook that can be invoked from upstream systems and get database…
asked 2020-10-07T03:31:22.437+00:00
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Bhushan Gawale
306
Reputation points
accepted 2020-10-20T15:26:07.777+00:00
Bhushan Gawale
306
Reputation points
1 answer
Automate file transfer from REST API to Azure Blob Storage
I need to automate the download of several files (up to 100MB each) from a REST API endpoint, and then upload them to Azure Blob Storage. I need to do this using only Azure services (no local/on premises resources) on a scheduled basis. What Azure…
asked 2020-10-17T18:57:45.933+00:00
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Mario VW
1
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answered 2020-10-20T11:29:32.627+00:00
Pramod Valavala
20,606
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
How to host chrome driver on azure runbook and which chrome driver version should I use?
Hi, I have python scripts that I want to scrape the website via Azure runbook. I want to know how I can host the chrome driver in the runbook, which version should I use so that I can run the python scripts from there. Could you please guide me? …
asked 2020-10-13T22:59:26.197+00:00
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bptsai
1
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commented 2020-10-20T04:00:34.09+00:00
olufemia-MSFT
2,861
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2 answers
Conditional Access Link under Security section of Enterprise Application
Hi, This is regarding the Displaying of Conditional Access Link under Security section of Enterprise Application. When create the application manually we are able to see the conditional access link under Security section. But the same type of…
asked 2020-10-14T07:31:05.663+00:00
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Subramanyam k
251
Reputation points
commented 2020-10-19T09:01:16.91+00:00
AmanpreetSingh-MSFT
56,486
Reputation points
1 answer
Namespace must be defined to use Custom Metrics
I am trying to deploy Memory metric which comes under guest metrics for a VM using Terraform, I have already defined namespace for the metric that I am using but its throwing below error. Error creating or updating metric alert "Memory Usage…
asked 2020-10-05T05:37:07.007+00:00
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Swapnil Panchal
21
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answered 2020-10-16T06:51:26.523+00:00
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SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
18,466
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1 answer
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Azure Automation - InternalServerError when trying to read variable
Hello I have a runbook, part of which reads an encrypted automation variable which is created by another runbook. It has been working fine, but the variable value size has increased and now when I try and read the variable using…
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1 answer
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Azure automation - Jobs Remain Queued
Hello, I have 2 scheduled runbook stuck at "Queued" status for more than 5 hours. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks, Ran
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Sending Email from an Azure Runbook
Hi, I need to send an email from an Azure Automation PowerShell Runbook. I want the email to come from noreply@Anonymous .com. We don't have a licensed user as noreply@Anonymous .com. What's the best way to achieve this? Creating a licensed…
asked 2020-09-22T13:31:25.47+00:00
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peter siffredi
41
Reputation points
commented 2020-10-06T01:30:39.91+00:00
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Lucas Liu-MSFT
6,161
Reputation points
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
PowerShell workflows in Azure Automation with parallel processing of Azure subscriptions
I am trying to utilise 'foreach -Parallel' to perform processing across multiple subscriptions however I've noticed that 'parallel' uses the same 'PSSourceJobInstanceId' as the workflow therefore only supports one subscription context at a time. Is…
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How to connect to msonline using an Azure Automation Runbook and RunAs account
Hello, Is it possible to connect to msonline (connect-msoline) using a RunAs account in with an Azure Automation Runbook? I can connect using a credential stored as a user account, however it does mean that I need to create a user account in Azure…
asked 2020-09-17T11:00:50.97+00:00
peter siffredi
41
Reputation points
commented 2020-09-25T06:55:34.517+00:00
SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
18,466
Reputation points
1 answer
Azure Change Tracking
Hi there, I've configured change tracking in my Azure VMs, but it doesn't seem to work. Attached is a screenshot with the settings within the automation account. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
asked 2020-09-17T15:07:39.147+00:00
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MM
1
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commented 2020-09-25T06:52:36.653+00:00
SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
18,466
Reputation points
1 answer
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Install and configure Windows Azure diagnostics extension (WAD)
Hi, when configuring Windows Azure diagnostics extension (WAD) from Portal, there is no option to select storage account from different subscriptions / resource groups. Am I doing something wrong or are there no option to send diagnostics to another…
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2 answers
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Azure Automation - Connect-AzureAD blocked by Conditional Access
Hello, My powershell script in our Azure Automation account breaks at the very first line; Connect-AzureAd : One or more errors occurred.: AADSTS53003: Access has been blocked by Conditional Access policies. The access policy does not allow token…
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