PowerShell Azure module updated to version 15.3.0

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Introduction

Microsoft recently released the new version 15.3.0 of the PowerShell module for Microsoft Azure.

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Installation

You can check the version of the installed module via the following PowerShell command :

Get-InstalledModule -Name "Az*"

You can install the Az module via the following PowerShell command :

Install-Module -Name Az

You can update the Az module via the following PowerShell command :

Update-Module Az -Force

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What*s new ?

Version 15.3.0 includes the following updates :

Az.Aks

• Fixed the default SSH key generation logic in New-AzAksCluster to enforce RSA key type (instead of ed25519 that became the default in OpenSSH 9.4 and above).
  
  

Az.Compute

• Compute SDK generation updates :
  • Generation now uses autorest.powershell, replacing deprecated track 1 SDK.
  • Removed local swagger files and replaced references with remote swagger files.
• Added new cmdlets for Availability Set to Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) Flex migration (Public Preview) :
  • Convert-AzAvailabilitySet : Converts an Availability Set to a new Flexible Virtual Machine Scale Set without downtime.
  • Test-AzAvailabilitySetMigration : Validates that VMs in an Availability Set can be migrated to a VMSS.
  • Start-AzAvailabilitySetMigration : Starts migration of an Availability Set to an existing Flexible VMSS.
  • Stop-AzAvailabilitySetMigration : Cancels a migration operation on an Availability Set.
  • Move-AzVirtualMachineToVmss: Migrates a VM from an Availability Set to a Flexible VMSS.
    
    

Az.DataProtection

• Added support for Data Protection Platform vault soft delete feature.
  
  

Az.Functions

• Fixed cloud portability by using dynamic endpoints for storage [#29034].
  
  

Az.Network

• Added -IpVersionType parameter to New-AzPrivateEndpoint cmdlet to specify the IP version type for private IPs of the private endpoint. Allowed values are IPv4, IPv6, or DualStack.
• Added new cmdlets for VirtualNetworkAppliance resource :
  • Get-AzVirtualNetworkAppliance : Get a Virtual Network Appliance resource by name, resource group, or list all.
  • New-AzVirtualNetworkAppliance : Create a new Virtual Network Appliance resource.
  • Remove-AzVirtualNetworkAppliance : Remove a Virtual Network Appliance resource.
  • Update-AzVirtualNetworkAppliance : Update tags on a Virtual Network Appliance resource.
    
    

Az.RecoveryServices

• Added Cross region restore support for upcoming regions IndiaSouthCentral.
  
  

Az.Resources

• Fixed issue where the PowerShell console would close when using Resources module cmdlets without being logged in.
  • Github Issue https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues/28774.
• Fixed Remove-AzRoleDefinition displaying incorrect confirmation message (unformatted placeholder) and empty GUID as target when using -Confirm or -WhatIf with the -Name parameter [#29075].
• Added breaking change preannouncement for PSRoleDefinition type changes in Az.Resources 10.0.0 [#29058] :
  • The flattened properties Actions, NotActions, DataActions, NotDataActions, Condition, and ConditionVersion will be removed from PSRoleDefinition.
  • Use Permissions[n].Actions, Permissions[n].DataActions, etc. instead to access the full permission structure with per-permission conditions.
  • Affects output for Get-AzRoleDefinition, New-AzRoleDefinition, Set-AzRoleDefinition, and Remove-AzRoleDefinition (with -PassThru).
  • Affects input format for New-AzRoleDefinition and Set-AzRoleDefinition cmdlets.
  • Affects -InputObject parameter for Remove-AzRoleDefinition cmdlet.
    
    

Az.SignalR

• Preannounced breaking changes. Please refer to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2333229.
  
  

Az.StackHCI

• Improved cloud deployment detection during Azure Arc repair operations to prevent duplicate enablement attempts and ensure smoother deployment experiences.
• Added ability to register in custom Azure Environments.
• Fixed issue where Arc enablement was incorrectly triggered during repair registration for cloud deployments.
  
  

Az.Storage

• Supported encryption in transit in file service properties.
  • Update-AzStorageFileServiceProperty.
• When users input TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 to create or update a Storage account, automatically upgrade to TLS 1.2.
  • New-AzStorageAccount.
  • Set-AzStorageAccount.
• Added breaking change warnings for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 deprecation when creating or updating a Storage account.
  • New-AzStorageAccount.
  • Set-AzStorageAccount.

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Conclusion

Go update your Azure module for PowerShell to benefit from the latest updates and possible configurations.

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Sources

PowerShell Gallery

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