Step 1: Install PowerShellGet
Installing items from the PowerShell Gallery requires the PowerShellGet module. Make sure you have the appropriate version of PowerShellGet and other system requirements. Run the following command to see if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system.
<span class="hljs-pscommand">Get-Module</span> PowerShellGet<span class="hljs-parameter"> -list</span> | <span class="hljs-pscommand">Select-Object</span> Name,Version,Path
You should see something similar to the following output:
Name Version Path
---- ------- ----
PowerShellGet 1.0.0.1 C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PowerShellGet.psd1
If you do not have PowerShellGet installed, see the How to get PowerShellGet section of this article.
Note
Using PowerShellGet requires an Execution Policy that allows you to run scripts. For more information about PowerShell’s Execution Policy, see About Execution Policies.
Step 2: Install Azure PowerShell
Installing Azure PowerShell from the PowerShell Gallery requires elevated privileges. Run the following command from an elevated PowerShell session:
<span class="hljs-comment"># Install the Azure Resource Manager modules from the PowerShell Gallery</span>
<span class="hljs-pscommand">Install-Module</span> AzureRM<span class="hljs-parameter"> -AllowClobber</span>
By default, the PowerShell gallery is not configured as a Trusted repository for PowerShellGet. The first time you use the PSGallery you see the following prompt:
Untrusted repository
You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If you trust this repository, change
its InstallationPolicy value by running the Set-PSRepository cmdlet.
Are you sure you want to install the modules from 'PSGallery'?
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "N"): Y
Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘Yes to All’ to continue with the installation.
Note
If you have a version older than 2.8.5.201 of NuGet, you are prompted to download and install the latest version of NuGet.
The AzureRM module is a rollup module for the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets. When you install the AzureRM module, any Azure PowerShell module not previously installed is downloaded and from the PowerShell Gallery.
If you have a previous version of Azure PowerShell installed you may receive an error. To resolve this issue, see the Updating to a new version of Azure PowerShell section of this article.
Step 3: Load the AzureRM module
Once the module is installed, you need to load the module into your PowerShell session. You should do this in a normal (non-elevated) PowerShell session. Modules are loaded using the
cmdlet, as follows:
<span class="hljs-pscommand">Import-Module</span> AzureRM
