Merge pull request #86631 from samueljamkhandi-MSFT/patch-3

Updated document to include PS script to show VM agent status for Lin…

Author: ktoliver

articles/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-windows.md

@@ -30,19 +30,24 @@ The Windows Guest Agent Package is broken into two parts:
 To boot a VM you must have the PA installed on the VM, however the WinGA does not need to be installed. At VM deploy time, you can select not to install the WinGA. The following example shows how to select the *provisionVmAgent* option with an Azure Resource Manager template:
 
 ```json
-"resources": [{
-"name": "[parameters('virtualMachineName')]",
-"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
-"apiVersion": "2016-04-30-preview",
-"location": "[parameters('location')]",
-"dependsOn": ["[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]"],
-"properties": {
-    "osProfile": {
-    "computerName": "[parameters('virtualMachineName')]",
-    "adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
-    "adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]",
-    "windowsConfiguration": {
-        "provisionVmAgent": "false"
+{
+	"resources": [{
+		"name": ["parameters('virtualMachineName')"],
+		"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
+		"apiVersion": "2016-04-30-preview",
+		"location": ["parameters('location')"],
+		"dependsOn": ["[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]"],
+		"properties": {
+			"osProfile": {
+				"computerName": ["parameters('virtualMachineName')"],
+				"adminUsername": ["parameters('adminUsername')"],
+				"adminPassword": ["parameters('adminPassword')"],
+				"windowsConfiguration": {
+					"provisionVmAgent": "false"
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ OSProfile                  :
     EnableAutomaticUpdates : True
 ```
 
-The following script can be used to return a concise list of VM names and the state of the VM Agent:
+The following script can be used to return a concise list of VM names (running Windows OS) and the state of the VM Agent:
 
 ```powershell
 $vms = Get-AzVM
@@ -100,6 +105,17 @@ foreach ($vm in $vms) {
 }
 ```
 
+The following script can be used to return a concise list of VM names (running Linux OS) and the state of the VM Agent:
+
+```powershell
+$vms = Get-AzVM
+
+foreach ($vm in $vms) {
+    $agent = $vm | Select -ExpandProperty OSProfile | Select -ExpandProperty Linuxconfiguration | Select ProvisionVMAgent
+    Write-Host $vm.Name $agent.ProvisionVMAgent
+}
+```
+
 ### Manual Detection
 
 When logged in to a Windows VM, Task Manager can be used to examine running processes. To check for the Azure VM Agent, open Task Manager, click the *Details* tab, and look for a process name **WindowsAzureGuestAgent.exe**. The presence of this process indicates that the VM agent is installed.