Virtual Machine Scale Sets - Reimage

POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/rgcompute/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/reimage?api-version=2026-04-01

{
  "instanceIds": [
    "aaaaaaaaaa"
  ],
  "forceUpdateOSDiskForEphemeral": true,
  "tempDisk": true
}

import com.azure.resourcemanager.compute.models.VirtualMachineScaleSetReimageParameters;
import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * Samples for VirtualMachineScaleSets Reimage.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MaximumSet_Gen.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MaximumSet_Gen.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to ComputeManager.
     */
    public static void
        virtualMachineScaleSetReimageMaximumSetGen(com.azure.resourcemanager.compute.ComputeManager manager) {
        manager.serviceClient().getVirtualMachineScaleSets().reimage(
            "rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", new VirtualMachineScaleSetReimageParameters().withTempDisk(true)
                .withForceUpdateOSDiskForEphemeral(true).withInstanceIds(Arrays.asList("aaaaaaaaaa")),
            com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

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from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-compute
# USAGE
    python virtual_machine_scale_set_reimage_maximum_set_gen.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = ComputeManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    client.virtual_machine_scale_sets.begin_reimage(
        resource_group_name="rgcompute",
        vm_scale_set_name="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    ).result()


# x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MaximumSet_Gen.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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package armcompute_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/to"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MaximumSet_Gen.json
func ExampleVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient_BeginReimage_virtualMachineScaleSetReimageMaximumSetGen() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armcompute.NewClientFactory("{subscription-id}", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	poller, err := clientFactory.NewVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient().BeginReimage(ctx, "rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", &armcompute.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClientBeginReimageOptions{
		VMScaleSetReimageInput: &armcompute.VirtualMachineScaleSetReimageParameters{
			InstanceIDs: []*string{
				to.Ptr("aaaaaaaaaa"),
			},
			ForceUpdateOSDiskForEphemeral: to.Ptr(true),
			TempDisk:                      to.Ptr(true),
		}})
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := poller.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to poll the result: %v", err)
	}
	// You could use response here. We use blank identifier for just demo purposes.
	_ = res
	// If the HTTP response code is 200 as defined in example definition, your response structure would look as follows. Please pay attention that all the values in the output are fake values for just demo purposes.
	// res = armcompute.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClientReimageResponse{
	// }
}

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const { ComputeManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-compute");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to reimages (upgrade the operating system) one or more virtual machines in a VM scale set which don't have a ephemeral OS disk, for virtual machines who have a ephemeral OS disk the virtual machine is reset to initial state.
 *
 * @summary reimages (upgrade the operating system) one or more virtual machines in a VM scale set which don't have a ephemeral OS disk, for virtual machines who have a ephemeral OS disk the virtual machine is reset to initial state.
 * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MaximumSet_Gen.json
 */
async function virtualMachineScaleSetReimageMaximumSetGen() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "{subscription-id}";
  const client = new ComputeManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  await client.virtualMachineScaleSets.reimage("rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", {
    vmScaleSetReimageInput: {
      instanceIds: ["aaaaaaaaaa"],
      forceUpdateOSDiskForEphemeral: true,
      tempDisk: true,
    },
  });
}

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POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/rgcompute/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/reimage?api-version=2026-04-01

/**
 * Samples for VirtualMachineScaleSets Reimage.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MinimumSet_Gen.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MinimumSet_Gen.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to ComputeManager.
     */
    public static void
        virtualMachineScaleSetReimageMinimumSetGen(com.azure.resourcemanager.compute.ComputeManager manager) {
        manager.serviceClient().getVirtualMachineScaleSets().reimage("rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", null,
            com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-compute
# USAGE
    python virtual_machine_scale_set_reimage_minimum_set_gen.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = ComputeManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    client.virtual_machine_scale_sets.begin_reimage(
        resource_group_name="rgcompute",
        vm_scale_set_name="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    ).result()


# x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MinimumSet_Gen.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

package armcompute_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MinimumSet_Gen.json
func ExampleVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient_BeginReimage_virtualMachineScaleSetReimageMinimumSetGen() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armcompute.NewClientFactory("{subscription-id}", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	poller, err := clientFactory.NewVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient().BeginReimage(ctx, "rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := poller.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to poll the result: %v", err)
	}
	// You could use response here. We use blank identifier for just demo purposes.
	_ = res
	// If the HTTP response code is 200 as defined in example definition, your response structure would look as follows. Please pay attention that all the values in the output are fake values for just demo purposes.
	// res = armcompute.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClientReimageResponse{
	// }
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

const { ComputeManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-compute");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to reimages (upgrade the operating system) one or more virtual machines in a VM scale set which don't have a ephemeral OS disk, for virtual machines who have a ephemeral OS disk the virtual machine is reset to initial state.
 *
 * @summary reimages (upgrade the operating system) one or more virtual machines in a VM scale set which don't have a ephemeral OS disk, for virtual machines who have a ephemeral OS disk the virtual machine is reset to initial state.
 * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Reimage_MinimumSet_Gen.json
 */
async function virtualMachineScaleSetReimageMinimumSetGen() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "{subscription-id}";
  const client = new ComputeManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  await client.virtualMachineScaleSets.reimage("rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa");
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue