
The permissions are different depending on whether the feature uses a pre-created Automation account and Log Analytics workspace or creates a new account and workspace. You must have certain permissions to enable VMs for the Start/Stop VMs during off-hours feature. Before importing the updated modules into your production Automation account(s), we recommend you import them into a test Automation account to verify there aren't any compatibility issues. The feature isn't upgraded on the same cadence and it might not work with newer versions of the cmdlets that it uses. Azure module versions are frequently upgraded, and their parameters might change. We recommend that you use a separate Automation account for working with VMs enabled for the Start/Stop VMs during off-hours feature. The workspace needs to already exist, you cannot create a new workspace during deployment of this feature. The Automation account and Log Analytics workspace need to be in the same subscription and supported region.
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The Run As account is the preferred authentication method because it uses certificate authentication instead of a password that might expire or change frequently.Īn Azure Monitor Log Analytics workspace that stores the runbook job logs and job stream results in a workspace to query and analyze. The runbooks for the Start/Stop VMs during off hours feature work with an Azure Run As account. Azure Government regions currently don't support email functionality. It is available in Azure and Azure Government for any region that supports a Log Analytics workspace, an Azure Automation account, and alerts.It manages VMs in any region, but can only be used in the same subscription as your Azure Automation account.The following are limitations with the current feature: This activity is not supported for classic VMs. Schedule VMs to start and stop in ascending order by using Azure Tags.The feature provides a decentralized low-cost automation option for users who want to optimize their VM costs. While the runbooks have been updated to use the new Azure Az module cmdlets, they use the AzureRM prefix alias. The updated version of this feature, available in the Marketplace, doesn’t support AzureRM modules because we have migrated from AzureRM to Az modules. Start/Stop VMs during off-hours has been updated to support the newest versions of the Azure modules that are available.
