Export VM, including Stopping VM, Exporting it, and then Deleting VM instance

Export-VM.ps1

  Add-AzureAccount
  
  $SubName = "be-dev"
  Set-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName $SubName
  Select-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName $SubName


  $workingDir = "P:\posh\config\BE-Dev\VMs"
  $vmName = "eisdev-dc01"
  $serviceName = "eisdev-dc"
      
  $filename = "iaas-" + $vmName +".xml"
  $Vm = Get-AzureVM –ServiceName $serviceName –Name $vmName

  $vmConfigurationPath = join-path $workingDir $filename 
  
  #ExportVM
  $Vm | Export-AzureVM -Path $vmConfigurationPath
  
  #Stop VM
  #Stop-AzureVM –ServiceName $serviceName –Name $vmName -Force
  
  #Remove VM
  #$vm | Remove-AzureVM -Verbose