Export / Import Lab Virtual Machines

1. De-provision the lab. Use the Stop-AzureVM and Export-AzureVM cmdlets in the PowerShell snippet below to shutdown and export lab VMs when they are not being used.  
    
   # Specify the Name of the VM to Export
    
   $myVM = "XXXlabad01" 
    
   # Stop the VM prior to exporting it
    
   Stop-AzureVM -ServiceName $myVM -Name $myVM   
   # Set the Export folder path for the VM configuration file.  Make sure this folder exists!
    
   $ExportPath = "C:\ExportVMs\ExportAzureVM-$myVM.xml" 
    
   # Export the VM to a file
    
   Export-AzureVM -ServiceName $myVM -name $myVM -Path $ExportPath  
    
   # After you've confirmed that the Export file exists, delete the VM
    
   Remove-AzureVM -ServiceName $myVM -name $myVM
    
2. Re-provision the lab. Use the Import-AzureVM and Start-AzureVM cmdlets in the PowerShell snippet below to import and start lab VMs when needed again.
    
   # Specify the Name of the VM to Import
   
   $myVM = “XXXlabad01" 
   
   # Specify the Name of the Virtual Network on which to Import the VM
   
   $myVNet = "XXXlabnet01"
   
   # Specify the Import Path of the VM’s exported configuration file.
    
   $ImportPath = "C:\ExportVMs\ExportAzureVM-$myVM.xml"
   
   # Specify the Windows Azure Storage Account to be used.
   
   $myStorageAccount = "XXXlabstor01"
   
   Get-AzureSubscription | Set-AzureSubscription -CurrentStorageAccount $myStorageAccount 
    
   # Import the VM to Windows Azure
    
   Import-AzureVM -Path $ImportPath | New-AzureVM -ServiceName $myVM -VNetName $myVNet 
    
   # Start the VM  
   Start-AzureVM -ServiceName $myVM -name $myVM