Schedule startup and shutdown of Azure Machines via PowerShell

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# 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
}