Hi All,I want to stop a VM during non working hours which are evenings and weekends, can this been done?

AB21805 yes you can use the auto-shutdown from the virtual machine blade or you can create a runbook to stop and start VMs based on a schedule Creating custom runbooks from start/stop VM solution for specific sets of VMs using tags for sequenced start/stop – Thomas Thornton – Microsoft Azure MVP – HashiCorp Ambassador Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue. This will help others to find the correct solution easily.

eliekarkafy Hi Thanks for the replyStart/Stop VMs during off hours - V2 is the only option now which has different optionsAny ideas on what to put for them

The StartStop V2 will create its own resources so you need to define the name of your resources in eachAzure function App Name:The name of the Azure Function App that will perform the action on the VM(s)Application Insight Name: The name of the Application Insights instance that will hold the analytics for Start/Stop.

Is theAzure function app name / insight name just something unique I want to give it not something I have to create prior to the Start/Stop v2?Does Start/Stop v2 cost?

Correct, the Start/Stop v2 will create their own resources and for sure it cost. if you have a cost concern than you need to use the auto-shutdown from each virtual machine blade or runbooks from the azure automation account which cheaper for sure

How do I set a automation to stop a VM on weekends & evenings

eliekarkafy
MVP
Jun 08, 2023
AB21805 yes you can use the auto-shutdown from the virtual machine blade

or you can create a runbook to stop and start VMs based on a schedule

Creating custom runbooks from start/stop VM solution for specific sets of VMs using tags for sequenced start/stop – Thomas Thornton – Microsoft Azure MVP – HashiCorp Ambassador

Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue. This will help others to find the correct solution easily.
- AB21805
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  Jun 08, 2023
  eliekarkafy
  Hi Thanks for the reply
  Start/Stop VMs during off hours - V2 is the only option now which has different options
  Any ideas on what to put for them
  - eliekarkafy
    MVP
    Jun 08, 2023
    The StartStop V2 will create its own resources so you need to define the name of your resources in each
    
    Azure function App Name:
    The name of the Azure Function App that will perform the action on the VM(s)
    
    Application Insight Name: The name of the Application Insights instance that will hold the analytics for Start/Stop.

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