Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology

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Module:
AzureRM.Network

Gets a network level view of resources and their relationships in a resource group.

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Syntax

Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology
   -NetworkWatcher <PSNetworkWatcher>
   -TargetResourceGroupName <String>
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology
   -NetworkWatcherName <String>
   -ResourceGroupName <String>
   -TargetResourceGroupName <String>
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology
   -Location <String>
   -TargetResourceGroupName <String>
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology cmdlet a network level view of resources and their relationships in a resource group. Note: If resources from multiple regions reside in the resource group, only the resources in the same region as the Network Watcher will be included in the JSON output.

Examples

Example 1: Get an Azure Topology

$networkWatcher = Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcher -Name NetworkWatcher_westcentralus -ResourceGroup NetworkWatcherRG 
Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology -NetworkWatcher $networkWatcher -ResourceGroupName testresourcegroup

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CreatedDateTime   : 0/00/0000 9:21:51 PM
LastModified      : 0/00/0000 4:53:29 AM
TopologyResources : [
                      {
                        "Name": "testresourcegroup-vnet",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/testresourcegroup-vnet",
                        "Location": "westcentralus",
                        "TopologyAssociations": [
                          {
                            "Name": "default",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/testresourcegroup-vnet/subnets/default",
                            "AssociationType": "Contains"
                          }
                        ]
                      },
                      {
                        "Name": "default",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/testresourcegroup-vnet/subnets/default",
                        "Location": "westcentralus",
                        "TopologyAssociations": []
                      },
                      {
                        "Name": "VM0",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VM0",
                        "TopologyAssociations": [
                          {
                            "Name": "vm0131",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vm0131",
                            "AssociationType": "Contains"
                          }
                        ]
                      },
                      {
                        "Name": "vm0131",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vm0131",
                        "Location": "westcentralus",
                        "TopologyAssociations": [
                          {
                            "Name": "VM0",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VM0",
                            "AssociationType": "Associated"
                          },
                          {
                            "Name": "VM0-nsg",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/VM0-nsg",
                            "AssociationType": "Associated"
                          },
                          {
                            "Name": "default",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/testresourcegroup-vnet/subnets/default",
                            "AssociationType": "Associated"
                          },
                          {
                            "Name": "VM0-ip",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/VM0-ip",
                            "AssociationType": "Associated"
                          }
                        ]
                      },
                      {
                        "Name": "VM0-nsg",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/VM0-nsg",
                        "Location": "westcentralus",
                        "TopologyAssociations": [
                          {
                            "Name": "default-allow-rdp",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/VM0-nsg/securityRules/default-allow-rdp",
                            "AssociationType": "Contains"
                          }
                        ]
                      },
                      {
                        "Name": "default-allow-rdp",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/VM0-nsg/securityRules/default-allow-rdp",
                        "Location": "westcentralus",
                        "TopologyAssociations": []
                      },
                      {
                        "Name": "VM0-ip",
                        "Id": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/VM0-ip",
                        "Location": "westcentralus",
                        "TopologyAssociations": [
                          {
                            "Name": "vm0131",
                            "ResourceId": "/subscriptions/bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb/resourceGroups/testresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vm0131",
                            "AssociationType": "Associated"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    ]

In this example we run the Get-AzureRmNetworkWatcherTopology cmdlet on a resource group that contains a VM, Nic, NSG, and public IP.

Parameters

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure.

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Location

Location of the network watcher.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NetworkWatcher

The network watcher resource.

Type:PSNetworkWatcher
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NetworkWatcherName

The name of network watcher.

Type:String
Aliases:Name
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ResourceGroupName

The name of the network watcher resource group.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-TargetResourceGroupName

The resource group name.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

PSNetworkWatcher

Parameters: NetworkWatcher (ByValue)

String

Parameters: NetworkWatcherName (ByValue)

Outputs

PSTopology

Notes

Keywords: azure, azurerm, arm, resource, management, manager, network, networking, network watcher, topology, view