The Azure - Stop VM Task stops an existing virtual machine in the Azure cloud. This Task is using the Microsoft Azure Connection.

 

Azure - Stop VM tab

 

Connection

To use the Azure Tasks you need to create a Connection first. Click the Settings icon to open the Manage Connections dialog.

 

VM name

The Azure virtual machine name. Click the Refresh icon to populate the drop-down VM name list.

 

Service name

The Azure service name. Click the Refresh icon to populate the drop-down service name list.

 

Deallocate

In the stopped (deallocated) state, there is no continues to bill for resources.