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Start VM, run exe, stop VM in azure automation

I want to start an exe that is located in a VM every day. The exe is 5 minutes long, so I want to use azure automation to start the vm, run the exe, and when it's finished, stop the vm.

I've looked at some resources on the web, and I can start the VM with :

Start-AzureVM -Name $VMName -ServiceName $ServiceName

I've seen in examples that people stop vm in other job at a certain time, but is it possible to start the vm, run an exe and stop the vm when the exe has terminated ?

Solution

  • You could start the VM via automation, and then fire off the exe from a Powershell script. When the exe exits you could call Stop-AzureVM / Stop-AzureRmVM