Azure Master Class:

Introduction To Azure ARM Templates

Expected Learning OutcomesAzure Master Class: Introduction To Azure ARM Templates

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By the end of this section, you should be able to:

Understand basic cloud computing conceptsDescribe the Azure Resource ManagerDefine resource groups and resource providersOutline the basic structure of an ARM templateCreate an ARM templateInstall Visual Studio Code

“Cloud computing is a kind of Internet-based

computing that provides shared processing

resources and data to computers and other devices on demand.”

- Wikipedia

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BenefitsOf Cloud Computing

Capex To Opex

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Agility

Flexibility

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GreenEnergy

Savings€

Growth

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Providing Infrastructure hosting

Platform as a Service (PaaS), Providing framework services to IT directors

Software as a Service (SaaS), Providing software application service to end-users

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Azure Resource Manager

What is ARM?Azure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Web Apps

Storage AccountServers

Virtual Machine Virtual Network

3rd Party Services

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Provides security and auditing capabilities

Supports multiple client SDKs

Based on JSON syntax

Support for pre-defined, structured templates

Define the resources to be deployed in Azure

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DeploymentTip

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Basic TerminologyAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Resource Provider

RM Template

Syntax

Resource Group

Resource

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Benefits of using Azure Resource ManagerAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Template-driven

Idempotent

Multi-service

Declarative

Multi-region Access control

Some of the key benefits of using the Azure Resource Manager are:

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Basic Structure of an ARM TemplateAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Here is the basic structure of an ARM template:

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Basic Structure of an ARM TemplateAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Schema

Content Version

Parameters

Variables

Resources

Output

Mandatory

Layout of ARM template

Defines ARM template design

Mandatory

Convenience and tacking

Not mandatory

Provides flexibility

Values provided with customized deployment

Not mandatory

Values used to simplify language expressions

Mandatory

Key component of ARM templates

Defines collection of resources

Not mandatory

Values returned after deployment

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Sample ARM TemplateAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

If you take an empty resource template, it looks like this:

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ARM Templates In Azure DEMO

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Tools for ARM TemplatesAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

You can use Azure to create ARM resources

Azure is useful, but may not be scalable

Use one of many available IDEs or tools to edit JSON templates

Visual Studio

Sublime TextVisual Studio Code

Notepad

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Tools for ARM TemplatesAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Visual Studio

Sublime TextVisual Studio

Code

Notepad

Can edit JSON templates

Limited functionality

Easy way to start

Automatically generates JSON for Resource groups you create

One of the best IDEs

Lightweight, loads fast

ARM package, quick authoring

Not very stable

Lacks in ARM authoring support

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Install Visual Studio Code DEMO

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