Enable Virtual Machine Boot Diagnostics

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Ensure that Boot Diagnostics feature is enabled for your Azure virtual machines (VMs) in order to capture server serial console output and the operating system screenshots, required for diagnosing and troubleshooting VM startup issues.

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To remediate the misconfiguration of “Enable Virtual Machine Boot Diagnostics” in Azure using Python, you can use the Azure SDK for Python. Here are the step-by-step instructions:

Install the Azure SDK for Python by running the following command in your terminal: pip install azure-mgmt-compute
Authenticate with Azure by following the instructions in the Azure SDK for Python documentation.
Get the resource group and virtual machine name that you want to remediate.
```
resource_group_name = "my_resource_group"
vm_name = "my_vm"
```

Get the virtual machine object using the Azure SDK for Python.

from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

compute_client = ComputeManagementClient(credentials, subscription_id)
vm = compute_client.virtual_machines.get(resource_group_name, vm_name, expand='instanceView')

Check if boot diagnostics are already enabled for the virtual machine.

if vm.diagnostics_profile.boot_diagnostics is not None:
    print("Boot diagnostics are already enabled.")
else:
    print("Boot diagnostics are not enabled.")

If boot diagnostics are not enabled, enable them using the Azure SDK for Python.

from azure.mgmt.compute.models import BootDiagnostics

storage_account_uri = "/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/resourceGroups/{resource_group_name}/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/{storage_account_name}".format(
    subscription_id=subscription_id,
    resource_group_name=resource_group_name,
    storage_account_name=storage_account_name
)

boot_diagnostics = BootDiagnostics(enabled=True, storage_uri=storage_account_uri)
vm.diagnostics_profile.boot_diagnostics = boot_diagnostics
compute_client.virtual_machines.create_or_update(resource_group_name, vm_name, vm)

Note: Replace storage_account_name with the name of the storage account that you want to use for boot diagnostics.

Verify that boot diagnostics are enabled for the virtual machine.

vm = compute_client.virtual_machines.get(resource_group_name, vm_name, expand='instanceView')
if vm.diagnostics_profile.boot_diagnostics is not None:
    print("Boot diagnostics are enabled.")
else:
    print("Boot diagnostics are not enabled.")

That’s it! You have successfully remediated the misconfiguration of “Enable Virtual Machine Boot Diagnostics” in Azure using Python.

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Enable Virtual Machine Boot Diagnostics

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​More Info:

​Risk Level

​Address

​Compliance Standards

​Triage and Remediation

​Remediation

More Info:

Risk Level

Address

Compliance Standards

Triage and Remediation

Remediation