az vm start/stop

CautionStart/stop Azure VM

az vm start -g <rg> -n <name>

Starts/stops/deallocates an Azure VM; deallocate halts billing.

Examples

az vm deallocate -g rg1 -n web01Stop and halt billing

Syntax

az vm start|stop|deallocate -g <rg> -n <name>

Before you run it

Stopping causes downtime; verify rg/name.

Related commands

az vm listList Azure VMs
az login / account showAzure auth

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