The Azure PowerShell AzureRM module is used for management and automation of Azure resources like VMs, VNets, etc.
If you try to connect to Azure without having the module installed you’ll encounter the following error message:
PS C:\> Connect-AzureRmAccount
Connect-AzureRmAccount : The term 'Connect-AzureRmAccount' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,
function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included,
verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ Connect-AzureRmAccount
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Connect-AzureRmAccount:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
To fix this you must install the AzureRm PowerShell module.
AzureRM Pre-requisites
There are several pre-requisites that must be met before you can successfully install the AzureRm PowerShell module:
- The AzureRm module is built on the .Net Framework so this must be present. Make sure you have version 4.7.2 or later. Install it from here if needed.
- You must have PowerShell version 5.1 or later. Check your version using the following command:
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion Major Minor Build Revision ----- ----- ----- -------- 5 1 17763 771
- If PowerShell version 5.1 is not available you can install it from here.
- You must have the NuGet package provider installed on your system. Check if it’s present using the following command:
PS C:\> Get-PackageProvider Name Version DynamicOptions ---- ------- -------------- msi 3.0.0.0 AdditionalArguments msu 3.0.0.0 NuGet 2.8.5.208 Destination, ExcludeVersion, Scope, SkipDependencies, Headers, ... PowerShellGet 1.0.0.1 PackageManagementProvider, Type, Scope, AllowClobber, ... Programs 3.0.0.0 IncludeWindowsInstaller, IncludeSystemComponent
- If NuGet is not present you can install it using the following command:
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -ForceInstalling the Azure PowerShell AzureRM Module
If all pre-requisites are met you can install the AzureRm PowerShell module using the following command:
Install-Module AzureRmOnce the installation completes you should be able to connect successfully using the AzureRm module:
PS C:\> Connect-AzureRmAccount Account SubscriptionName TenantId Environment ------- ---------------- -------- ----------- admin@easy365manager.com Pay-As-You-Go c1493123-2ba6-a49e-b462-e3e7cdbae630 AzureCloud
Summary
Hopefully this post was able to get you going with the AzureRm PowerShell module.
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