An introductory presentation into the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) model, how we can use it, and a walk-through of the template structure.

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aka ARM, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), or the “Ops” of DevOps
Azure Resource Manager

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What we’re going to talk about
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Introduction to ARM
What is Azure Resource Manager?
Tools we can use
ARM Template Structure
Demos
Review / Q&A
Useful Links

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Manager, Infrastructure Consulting – Cloud @ Avanade
• Cloud Solutions Architect (Datacenter/Azure)
• Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Recovery Services)
• Operations Management Suite (OMS), Azure Monitor,
Azure Security Center (ASC)
3x MVP - Cloud and Datacenter Management (CDM)
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Twitter: @AdinErmie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adinermie
Blog: http://AdinErmie.com
Who Am I?
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Background
• Azure Resource Manager, or ARM, is the primary deployment type for Azure
• Replaces the classic Azure Service Manager (ASM) model; aka “Azure v1”
• Used across cloud environments, including: Public (Azure), Sovereign (Gov Cloud), and Private
(Azure Stack)
The ARM model lets you state "Here is what I intend to create" without having to write the
sequence of programming commands to create it.
Azure Resource Manager template - A JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file that defines one
or more resources to deploy to a resource group. It also defines the dependencies between
the deployed resources. The template can be used to deploy the resources consistently and
repeatedly.
Introduction to ARM
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What is Azure Resource Manager?
Resource
Grouping
Resource
Dependencies
Repeatable
Deployments
Deployment
Templates
Role Based
Access Control
(RBAC)
Granular
Billing /
Resource
Tagging

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• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• Terraform, Azure Building Blocks, Ansible, etc.
• Configuration via Azure Automation DSC (aka PowerShell DSC), IaaS VM Custom Script
Extension, Puppet, Chef, Salt Stack
• Visualize with ARMViz
Tools We Can Use
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We’re going to use Visual Studio Code. Why? Because it’s lightweight, and cross-platform supported (i.e.
Windows, MacOS, Linux)

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ARM Template Core Structure
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {},
"variables": {},
"resources": [],
"outputs": {}
}

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https://github.com/Azure/azure-resource-manager-schemas
Azure Resource Manager Templates Schemas

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ARM Template Parameters
"parameters": {
"storageAccountType": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "Standard_LRS",
"allowedValues": [
"Standard_LRS",
"Standard_GRS",
"Standard_ZRS",
"Premium_LRS"
],
"metadata": {
"description": "Storage Account type"
}
} ,
"storageAccountName": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "azureglobalbootcamp2018",
"maxlength": 24,
"metadata": {
"description":"The name of the Storage Account"
}
}

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ARM Template Variables
"variables": {
"storageName": "[toLower(concat(parameters('storageAccountName'),
parameters('storageAccountType'), '-sa'))]"
},

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ARM Template Resources
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
"apiVersion": "2017-10-01",
"name": "[parameters('storageAccountName')]",
"location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
"sku": {
"name": "[parameters('storageAccountType')]"
},
"kind": "StorageV2",
"properties": {
"supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true,
"accessTier": "Hot",
"encryption": {
"services": {
"blob": {
"enabled": true
}
},
],

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ARM Template Outputs
"outputs": {
"storageAccount": {
"type": "string",
"value": "[parameters('storageAccountName')]"
}
}

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Demos
1. Simple ARM template deployment with PowerShell
2. Azure Quick Start Gallery
3. How to extract ARM template of existing resources
4. Adding a Template directly from Azure Portal

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• Used across Public (Azure), Sovereign (Gov Cloud), and Private (Azure Stack)
• Obtain more granularity, tagging, RBAC
• Repeatable, templated deployments (including dependencies)
• Remember the Best Practices
• Metadata
• Descriptive Names
• pascalCasing
• Impose restrictions (i.e. MinLength, AllowedValues, etc.)
• Use Variables
• Do not store sensitive information in the parameters file (i.e. the Local Admin password)
Review / Q & A

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Azure Resource Manager Overview: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-
manager/resource-group-overview
Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/#alt-downloads
Azure Resource Explorer: http://resources.azure.com/
Azure Quick Start Templates: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/templates/
GitHub Quick Start Templates: https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates
Adin’s Resources: https://adinermie.com/resources/
Useful Links

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Email: Adin.Ermie@outlook.com
Twitter: @AdinErmie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adinermie
Blog: http://AdinErmie.com
Thank You
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