Linux Virtual Machine in Azure using Command Line Interface

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Introduction

This article will get you up and running quickly with a Linux Virtual Machine in Azure using only the Azure Command Line Interface (CLI)

Prepare Your Workstation

The Azure CLI is written in JavaScript, and requires Node.js .
Install Azure CLI.
Go www.nodejs.org download node.js and npm, Click on setup and install it.

In cmd enter this command  

        npm install azure-cli -g

          npm -v

                                OR

          npm install -g azure-cli

Prepare Azure

After successful installation Command OK found
Now make sure you're in the resource management mode by typing command

azure config mode arm

Now log in with your work or school id to make that ID follow this step https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/documentation/articles/resource-group-create-work-id-from-personal/
Create your Azure VM - Type

azure group create <my-group-name> westus replacing <my-group-name>

with a group name that's unique to you (you can use a different region if you want).

Command

azure provider register Microsoft.Storage

than

azure provider register Microsoft.Network

Create Your Azure VM

Now create your VM by typing

azure vm quick-create

and you'll receive prompts to input the remaining parameters. Use the name of the resource group that you just created, above, and for the ImageURN value, use canonical:ubuntuserver:14.04.2-LTS:latest


Attach and Mount a Disk

Attaching a new disk is quick. Just type azure vm disk attach-new <myuniquegroupname> <myuniquevmname> <size-in-GB> to create and attach a new GB disk for your VM.

Command

azure vm attach-new <myuniquegroupname> <myuniquevmname><size-in-GB>