Import-AzureVM

NAME Import-AzureVM



SYNOPSIS

Imports an Azure virtual machine state from a file.





SYNTAX

Import-AzureVM [-Path] <String> [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Import-AzureVM cmdlet imports the previously saved state of a virtual machine from an XML file. This cmdlet is useful when you want to subsequently

create a virtual machine from the imported data.



Running Export-AzureVM, followed by Remove-AzureVM and then Import-AzureVM to recreate a virtual machine can cause the resultant virtual machine to have

a different IP address than the original.





PARAMETERS

-Path <String>

Specifies the path of the file with the previously saved virtual machine state.



Required? true

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-InformationAction <ActionPreference>





Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-InformationVariable <String>





Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



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-------------------------- Example 1: Import a virtual machine state --------------------------



PS C:\\>Import-AzureVM -Path "C:\\VMstate.xml" | New-AzureVM -ServiceName "ContosoService02"



This command imports the state of a virtual machine from the VMstate.xml file, and then creates a virtual machine in the specified cloud service.



RELATED LINKS

Export-AzureVM

New-AzureVM