Run Commmand in Azure VM

Uses the VM agent to run PowerShell scripts (Windows) or shell scripts (Linux) within an Azure VM. It can be used to bootstrap/install software or run administrative tasks.

Example Usage

Install cURL (Linux)

module "run_command" {
  source               = "innovationnorway/vm-run-command/azurerm"
  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.main.name}"
  virtual_machine_name = "${azurerm_virtual_machine.main.name}"
  os_type              = "linux"

  command = "apt-get install -y curl"
}

Install Chocolatey (Windows)

module "run_command" {
  source               = "innovationnorway/vm-run-command/azurerm"
  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.main.name}"
  virtual_machine_name = "${azurerm_virtual_machine.main.name}"
  os_type              = "windows"

  command = "iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))"
}

Install Git (Linux)

module "run_command" {
  source               = "innovationnorway/vm-run-command/azurerm"
  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.main.name}"
  virtual_machine_name = "${azurerm_virtual_machine.main.name}"
  os_type              = "linux"

  script = <<EOF
add-apt-repository -y ppa:git-core/ppa
apt-get update
apt-get install -y git
EOF
}

Install Updates (Windows)

module "run_command" {
  source               = "innovationnorway/vm-run-command/azurerm"
  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.main.name}"
  virtual_machine_name = "${azurerm_virtual_machine.main.name}"
  os_type              = "windows"

  script = <<EOF
Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force -AllowClobber
Get-WUInstall -WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -UpdateType Software -IgnoreReboot
Get-WUInstall -MicrosoftUpdate -AcceptAll -IgnoreUserInput -IgnoreReboot
EOF
}

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
resource_group_name	string	The name of the resource group.
virtual_machine_name	string	The name of the virtual machine.
os_type	string	The name of the operating system. Possible values are: linux and windows.
command	string	The command to be executed.
script	string	The script to be executed. Either this or command should be specified, but not both.
file_uris	list	List of URLs for files to be downloaded.
timestamp	string	Change this value to trigger a rerun of the script. Any integer value is acceptable, it must only be different than the previous value.