Azure VM Start & Stop | This Scripts run Powershell.

 # Input Parameters for

# - VmName: name of the vm to perform action to

# - ResourceGroupName: resource group where the vm belongs to

# - VmAction:action to perform (startup or shutdown)

Param(

 [string]$VmName,

 [string]$ResourceGroupName,

 [ValidateSet("Startup", "Shutdown")]

 [string]$VmAction

)

 

# Authenticate with your Automation Account

$Conn = Get-AutomationConnection -Name AzureRunAsConnection

Add-AzureRMAccount -ServicePrincipal -Tenant $Conn.TenantID `

-ApplicationID $Conn.ApplicationID -CertificateThumbprint $Conn.CertificateThumbprint

 

# Startup VM

IF ($VmAction -eq "Startup") {

    Start-AzureRmVM -Name $VmName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName

}

 

# Shutdown VM

IF ($VmAction -eq "Shutdown") {

    Stop-AzureRmVM -Name $VmName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Force

}