Here are a few key references and a few tips and tricks.
Key Resources
| Name | Description | Link |
| AzureRM PowerShell Documentation | The documentation root for AzureRM. Note the Version selector to get documentation on previous versions. | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/overview?view=azurermps-4.0.0 |
| AzureRM.Profile Documentation | Authenticating is the first step. This is the reference to the AzureRM.Profile module which contains the cmdlet’s to do that. | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/azurerm.profile/?view=azurermps-4.0.0 |
| AzureRM PowerShell GitHub | The github repo for the cmdlets | https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell |
|
Azure Resource Manager overview |
Great overview of Azure Resource Manager | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-overview |
| Azure PowerShell Service Manager Module | The documentation root for Azure ASM | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/install-azure-ps?view=azuresmps-3.7.0 |
Tips and Notes
The Login-AzureRmAccount is an Alias for Add-AzureRmAccount
If you are looking for documenation on Login-AzureRmAccount, there is none. This is an alias for the Add-AzureRmAccount cmdlet.
We can see this in the PowerShell startup file for the AzureRM.Profile module: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\PowerShell\ResourceManager\AzureResourceManager\AzureRM.Profile\AzureRM.Profile.psd1.
@{
“Login-AzureRmAccount” = “Add-AzureRmAccount”;
“Select-AzureRmSubscription” = “Set-AzureRmContext”;
}.GetEnumerator() | Select @{Name=’Name’; Expression={$_.Key}}, @{Name=’Value’; Expression={$_.Value}} | New-Alias -Description “AzureAlias”
Login Error – “Sequence Contains No Elements”
If you get this error while trying to use Login-AzureRmAccount or Add-AzureRmAccount it is likely because these cmdlet’s cannot be used with Microsoft Accounts; only work or school accounts.
Login-AzureRmAccount does not work with Microsoft accounts #3108
To Get the Version of Azure Module Currently Installed
(Get-Module -Name AzureRM.Profile).Version
https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues/3108
For me, a bug or incomplete feature.
See some comments, workarounds and ideas in that link.