Get-AzureVMImage

Gets the properties on one or a list of operating systems or a virtual machine image in the image repository.

Note

The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.

The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.

Syntax

Get-AzureVMImage
   [[-ImageName] <String>]
   [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
   [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
   [-InformationVariable <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AzureVMImage cmdlet gets properties on one or a list of operating systems or a virtual machine image in the image repository. The cmdlet returns information for all images in the repository, or about a specific image if its image name is provided.

Examples

Example 1: Get a specific image object from the current image repository.

PS C:\> Get-AzureVMImage -ImageName Image001

This command gets the image object named Image001 from the current image repository.

Example 2: Get all images from the current image repository

PS C:\> Get-AzureVMImage

This command retrieves all the images from the current image repository.

Example 3: Set the subscription context and then get all the images

PS C:\> $SubsId = <MySubscriptionID>
C:\PS>$Cert = Get-AzureCertificate cert:\LocalMachine\MY\<CertificateThumbprint>
C:\PS>$MyOSImages = Get-AzureVMImage

This command sets the subscription context and then retrieves all the images from the image repository.

Parameters

-ImageName

Specifies the name of the operating system or virtual machine image in the image repository. If you do not specify this parameter, all the images are returned.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InformationAction

Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event.

The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • Continue
  • Ignore
  • Inquire
  • SilentlyContinue
  • Stop
  • Suspend
Type:ActionPreference
Aliases:infa
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InformationVariable

Specifies an information variable.

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

-Profile

Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.

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