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How delete VM Azure using tags using powershell?

How do I delete a VM using tags? Let's say there is a VM with the tags "Name:Surname". How can I delete this VM without using the VM name or ID. Namely deletion using tags. I try to use:

get-azvm -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup" | Where-Object {$_.Tags -like "[Name, blabla], [Surname, blabla]"}

but it didn't find that VM

Solution

  • I have reproduced in my environment. Firstly, you need to find the Virtual Machine using the below command:

    xx- Name of the resource group

    hello- tag name

    get-azvm -ResourceGroupName "xx" | Where-Object {$_.Tags['hello']}

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    After getting the VM name you can use the below command to delete the VM:

    xx- Name of the resource group yy- Name of the vm.

    Remove-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "xx" -Name "yy"

    Then type Y(yes) to delete the VM as below:

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