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Lab 028: Change Azure Virtual Machine Size Using CLI

Requirements​

You are tasked with below:

  1. Change the VM size from Standard_B1s to Standard_B2s for the VM named xfusion-vm through Azure CLI only.

  2. Make sure the VM xfusion-vm is in running state after the change.

Note

This page preserves the original task statement and uses one primary Azure CLI workflow to resize and restart the VM.

Prerequisites​

  • Azure CLI is installed and authenticated.
  • Target VM xfusion-vm already exists.
  • You have permissions to deallocate, resize, and start the VM.

Steps​

For the Azure credentials, enter showcreds command. For further details, check out the Project Nautilus documentation.

# Declare variables
RG=$(az group list --query "[?contains(name, 'kml')].name" --output tsv)
VM_NAME=xfusion-vm
NEW_SIZE=Standard_B2s

# Stop the VM
az vm deallocate --resource-group $RG --name $VM_NAME

# Resize the VM
az vm resize --resource-group $RG --name $VM_NAME --size $NEW_SIZE

# Start the VM
az vm start --resource-group $RG --name $VM_NAME

# Ensure the VM is running
az vm get-instance-view --resource-group $RG --name $VM_NAME --query instanceView.statuses[1] --output table

Verification​

  • Confirm VM size changed to Standard_B2s.
  • Confirm VM is running after resize.
az vm show --resource-group "$RG" --name "$VM_NAME" --query "{Name:name,Size:hardwareProfile.vmSize}" --output table
az vm get-instance-view --resource-group "$RG" --name "$VM_NAME" --query "instanceView.statuses[].displayStatus" --output table

Resources​

Azure CLI Docs