Azure Classroom Series – 01/Jun/2020

Scenario

• Solution: Infrastructure as Code Using ARM Templates (Terraform could be potential Alternative)

Expermient

• Lab:
  1. Create a Resource Group
  2. Create a virtual network

Azure Resource Manager

• Azure Resource Manager is the deployment and management service of the Azure.
• Refer Here for Azure Resource Manager
• Refer Here for registered provider
• Azure Resource Manager uses Deployment to deploy template.
• Template is a Json file representing resources to be created

Mangement Groups

• Simplify managing subscriptions

Scope

Linking this to Story

• Steve and his team should be able to create the templates for deploying/creating infrastructure

Creating Templates

• Prerequisites:

  1. JSON
  2. Visual Studio Code: Install Extension and see the reference image and documentation over here

• Basic Structure of Template Refer Here

• Required elements

  • $schema
  • contentVersion
  • resources

• Minimal template looks as shown below

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "0.0.0.1",
   "resources": [  ]
 
}

• To create resources follow as shown below
  • Navigate to here
  • Find your resource in the highlighted area in the image
  • Now search for your resource
• The resource structure will be shown

Exercise:

1. Do the following before next class
   • Azure Virtual Network Creation Refer
   • Azure Storage Account Creation Refer
   • Azure Virtual Machine Creation Refer