Azure Classroom Series – 11/Feb/2020

ARM Template Basics

• For official docs from microsoft refer here

Structure

• Basic Structure of the template is as referred over here

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "",
  "apiProfile": "",
  "parameters": {  },
  "variables": {  },
  "functions": [  ],
  "resources": [  ],
  "outputs": {  }
}

• Minimal template is a json file with
  • $schema
  • contentVersion
  • resources

Writing ARM Templates

Editor Tools

• Visual Studio Code: Install Visual Studio Code
• Install Visual Studio Extension Azure Resource Manager Tools.
• If you prefer CLI deployments install azure cli and if the deployment has to be from Powershell install azure powershell.

Exercise-1

1. Create a Storage Account using arm templates

• Create a resource group.
• Create a folder and create a json file (main.json) in that
• Now navigate to ARM Templates documentation from here
• Now the storage accounts latest api version (as on feb 11 2020) is here
• Try to Create the template

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "0.0.0.1",
  "resources": [
      {
          "name": "qtarmstorageaccdemo",
          "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
          "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
          "sku": {
              "name": "Standard_RAGRS"
          },
          "kind": "StorageV2",
          "location": "Central US",
          "properties": {
              "accessTier": "Hot"
          }

      }

  ]
}

• Now from portal, Navigate to Resoruce group, Click on Add and Enter Template Deployment

• Now the resource should be created as a result of the Deployment created by azure.

Exercise 2: Create a Virtual network with one subnet