Azure: Capture a VM

Azure_CaptureVm.ps1

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

Add-AzureAccount
Select-AzureSubscription -Name "Continuous Integration"

Write-Host 'The following VM instances are available:'
Get-AzureVM | foreach { $_.Name }
$vmName = Read-Host 'Enter the name of the VM to capture'

Write-Host 'The following VM images are available:'
Get-AzureVMImage | Where { $_.Category -eq "User" }  | foreach { $_.ImageName }
$imageName = Read-Host 'Enter the name of the VM image to create'
$imageDesc = Read-Host 'Enter the description of the VM image'

$vm = Get-AzureVM | where { $_.Name -eq $vmName }
$vm | Stop-AzureVM -Verbose -Force
$vm | Save-AzureVMImage -ImageName $imageName -ImageLabel $imageDesc -OSState Specialized -Verbose
$vm | Remove-AzureVM -Verbose