Please enable VM disk export via the az CLI

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I want to automate the image generation process, in order to include it in a CI pipeline. The only link which is missing for a fully automated process, is VM disk export - basically, the process which is described here. I found no way to do it via the az CLI, nor via a simple REST API.

Describe the solution you’d like Ideally, I would be able to do the following via the az CLI:

1. Set a duration for OS image export for a deallocated VM.
2. Get the SAS URL for this image.
3. Cancel the export once the download is done, to be able to delete the VM.

Describe alternatives you’ve considered It would also be okay if there was a REST API way to perform the steps above.

[blochl]

Sorry, I have found a way to do it.

For future reference:

1. Get the OSDisk name:

   az disk list |
       jq -r '.[] | select(.diskState == "Reserved") | .name' |
       grep "<VM name>_OsDisk_1"
   

   • Several names may appear. If unsure, to find the correct one go to the web UI (Virtual Machines → [VM name] → Disks → OS Disk) and check the correct name.
2. Get the export URL:

   az disk grant-access --duration-in-seconds <number of seconds to export> \
       -g "<resource group>" -n "<OSDisk name>" |
       jq -r '.accessSas'
   

3. Download the image.
4. Revoke access, to enable VM / disk deletion:

   az disk revoke-access -g "<resource group>" -n "<OSDisk name>"
   

Closing this issue.

[blochl]

@zhoxing-ms ,

After the code development is basically completed, we can provide you with private packages for testing in advance through edge build.

Thanks very much, I’d like that.