Exercise - Create and list resources with CLI commands

This guided project consists of the following exercises:

• Open Cloud Shell and explore the environment
• Create and list resources with CLI commands
• Tag, query, and clean up resources

In this exercise, you create a resource group and two storage accounts entirely from the command line, then use listing commands to verify what you built. This demonstrates how the CLI lets you accomplish in a few commands what takes many portal clicks.

This exercise includes the following tasks:

• Create a resource group
• Create a storage account
• Create a second storage account
• List and filter resources

Outcome: A resource group and two storage accounts created entirely from the command line, with resource listing confirming the results.

Task 1: Create a resource group

Create a resource group using a single CLI command. In the portal this takes multiple clicks across several screens—from the CLI, it takes one line.

1. In Cloud Shell, run the following command (replace eastus with your chosen region):

   az group create --name rg-gp-cli-demo --location eastus
   

2. Review the JSON output. Confirm the provisioningState shows Succeeded.

3. Run the following command to verify the resource group exists:

   az group show --name rg-gp-cli-demo --output table
   

4. Note the Location and Name columns in the table output.

Task 2: Create a storage account

Create a storage account inside the resource group. The CLI requires the same parameters you would fill in through the portal, but expressed as command-line flags.

1. Run the following command (replace stgpclidemo with a unique name—lowercase letters and numbers only, 3-24 characters):

   az storage account create \
     --name stgpclidemo01 \
     --resource-group rg-gp-cli-demo \
     --location eastus \
     --sku Standard_LRS
   

2. Wait for the command to complete (this takes a few seconds).

3. Review the JSON output and confirm the provisioningState shows Succeeded.

Task 3: Create a second storage account

Create another storage account to demonstrate managing multiple resources. Having two resources makes the listing and tagging exercises more meaningful.

1. Run the following command (use a different unique name):

   az storage account create \
     --name stgpclidemo02 \
     --resource-group rg-gp-cli-demo \
     --location eastus \
     --sku Standard_LRS
   

2. Wait for the command to complete and confirm the provisioningState shows Succeeded.

Task 4: List and filter resources

Use CLI commands to list the resources you created and format the output. This demonstrates how the CLI makes it easy to quickly inventory what exists in a resource group.

1. Run the following command to list all resources in the resource group:

   az resource list --resource-group rg-gp-cli-demo --output table
   

2. Confirm both storage accounts appear in the table.

3. Run the following command to list only storage accounts:

   az resource list \
     --resource-group rg-gp-cli-demo \
     --resource-type Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts \
     --output table
   

4. Confirm the output is filtered to show only the two storage accounts.

5. Run the following command to show details of a specific storage account (use your first storage account name):

   az storage account show \
     --name stgpclidemo01 \
     --resource-group rg-gp-cli-demo \
     --output table
   

6. Note the columns showing the account name, location, kind, and SKU.