06_Cloud_Automation_Declarative.md

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• Cloud Automation Declarative < >
  • Table of content
  • Introduction
  • Declarative vs Imperative
  • Snippets
    • VSCode ARM Snippets
  • Installation AzureRm Module
  • Login
• Import the module into the PowerShell session
• Connect to Azure with an interactive dialog for sign-in
  • Azure Resource Manager Template
  • Azure Resource Manager Quick Start Templates Collection
  • ARM Compose
  • ARM Functions
    • Example Function Add
• 2
• 11
  • ARM Linked Templates
  • ARM Nested Templates
  • ARM Deployment Order
    • Azure Resource Explorer
  • Links

Introduction

TODO: tbd

Declarative vs Imperative

TODO: tbd

Snippets

Custom snippets with VSCode snippets

Vscode Extension: Azure Resource Manager Templates, open source from Sam Cogan from azure-xplat-arm-tooling

VSCode ARM Snippets

Define your own VSCode snippets by pressing CTRL + Shift + P -> Preferences: Configure User Snippets

"Azure Resource Manager Basic Template": {
    "prefix": "arm",
    "body": [
        "{",
        "    \"\\$schema\": \"http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#\",",
        "    \"contentVersion\": \"\",",
        "	/*",
        "        PARAMETER BLOCK",
        "        ",
        "    */",
        "    \"parameters\": {  },",
        "	/*",
        "        VARIABLES BLOCK",
        "        ",
        "    */",
        "    \"variables\": {  },",
        "	/*",
        "        FUNCTIONS BLOCK",
        "        ",
        "    */",
        "    \"functions\": [  ],",
        "	/*",
        "        RESOURCES BLOCK",
        "        ",
        "    */",
        "    \"resources\": [  ],",
        "	/*",
        "        OUTPUTS BLOCK",
        "        ",
        "    */",
        "    \"outputs\": {  }",
        "}"
    ]
}

Installation AzureRm Module

Installation Guide

Install-Module -Name AzureRM -AllowClobber

Login

# Import the module into the PowerShell session
Import-Module AzureRM
# Connect to Azure with an interactive dialog for sign-in
Connect-AzureRmAccount

It is possible to the the context so you won't need to log in every time you want to use your subscription. Enable-AzureRmContextAutosave see docs

Azure Resource Manager Template

Azure Resource Manager Template

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

• Get Started Blog
• Understand the structure and syntax of Azure Resource Manager Templates
• Quickstart: Create and deploy Azure Resource Manager templates by using the Azure portal

Azure Resource Manager Quick Start Templates Collection

• Azure Quickstart Templates

ARM Compose

How to structure and design your ARM templates.

• Naming Convention
• Parameter
• Components
• Functions
• Outputs

TODO: TBD

ARM Functions

ARM Functions

Example Function Add

Run the add.json ARM template to add two parameters. This demonstrate the ARM function functionality. To run the Add-ARM use:

.\deploy.ps1
# 2

Specify the parameters by using a hashmap @{ first = 1; second = 1}

.\deploy.ps1 -TemplateParameterObject = @{ first = 5; second = 6}
# 11

Try code

ARM Linked Templates

Using linked and nested templates when deploying Azure resources

TODO: TBD

ARM Nested Templates

Using linked and nested templates when deploying Azure resources

TODO: TBD

ARM Deployment Order

Define the order for deploying resources in Azure Resource Manager Templates

TODO: TBD

Azure Resource Explorer

Find more about your existing infrastructure by using the Resource Explorer

• Azure Resource Explorer

Links

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