• Install Python2.7 and make sure python is added in env variabales

• config.py is the config file

• change the following in config.py

  • PUBLISHSETTINGS_FILE <<path of publish setting file>> Hint: Downloaded path of publishsetting file
  • LOG_FILE <<path for the log file>> Hint: C:\log files\log.json
  • FILE_PATH <<path for the Json log file>> Hint: C:\json files\export.json
  • CERT_FILE <<path for the .pem file>>
  • SUBSCRIPTION_ID <<Subscription id of azure account>> Hint: Subscription id mentioned in .publishsettings
  • IMAGE_NAME <<Valid linux Image name>> Hint: Image name obtained from vm image list and OS is LINUX
  • WIN_IMAGE_NAME <<Valid windows Image name>> Hint: Image name obtained from vm image list and OS is WINDOWS
  • VM_COMM_IMAGE_NAME <<Valid community Image name>> Hint: VMDepo image url obtained from vmdepo in virtual mach->images from portal
  • VM_DISK_SOURCE_PATH <<source disk path for vm>> Hint: media link obtained from vm disk show diskname
  • IMAGE_BLOB_URL <<destination image path for images creation>> Hint: conatinerUrl/vm-images/image.vhd
  • DISK_IMAGE_BLOB_URL <<destination disk path for disk creation>> Hint: conatinerUrl/disks/disk.vhd
  • VM_DISK_ATTACH_BLOB_URL <<destination disk path for disk attach>> Hint: conatinerUrl/disks/disk.vhd

• open cmd prompt and cd to proj folder(where AutomationScript.py and config.py are present)

• run the script using following command "python AutomationScript.py"

Note

• if GLOBAL_FLAG=0 then only those command which has its flag value as 1 will execute
• if GLOBAL_FLAG=1 the all the commands will execute
• if GLOBAL_FLAG=0 mode change flag variables(present below #FLAG VALUES) to run or skip commands
• To run the python script against a downloaded repo, replace azure with node bin/azure in all the commands, for eg : the downloaded xplat code is in D:\azure-xplat , place the scripts inside the D:\azure-xplat , then replace the commands "azure" with "node bin/azure" in AutomationScript.py file.