Lab 03b - Manage Azure resources by Using ARM Templates
Student lab manual
Lab scenario
Now that you explored the basic Azure administration capabilities associated with
provisioning resources and organizing them based on resource groups by using the Azure
portal, you need to carry out the equivalent task by using Azure Resource Manager templates.
Note: An interactive lab simulation is available that allows you to click through this lab at
your own pace. You may find slight differences between the interactive simulation and the
hosted lab, but the core concepts and ideas being demonstrated are the same.
Objectives
In this lab, you will:
Task 1: Review an ARM template for deployment of an Azure managed disk
Task 2: Create an Azure managed disk by using an ARM template
Task 3: Review the ARM template-based deployment of the managed disk
Estimated timing: 20 minutes
Architecture diagram
Instructions
Exercise 1
Task 1: Review an ARM template for deployment of an Azure managed
disk
1. Sign in to the http://portal.azure.com.
2. In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups.
3. In the list of resource groups, click az104-03a-rg1-lod38866870.
4. On the az104-03a-rg1-lod38866870 resource group blade, in
the Settings section, click Deployments.
5. On the az104-03a-rg1-lod38866870 - Deployments blade, click the first
entry in the list of deployments.
6. On the Microsoft.ManagedDisk-XXXXXXXXX | Overview blade,
click Template.
Note: Review the content of the template and note that you have the option
to Download it to the local computer, Add to library, or Deploy it again.
7. Click Download and save the compressed file containing the template and
parameters files to the Downloads folder on your lab computer.
8. On the Microsoft.ManagedDisk-XXXXXXXXX | Template blade,
click Inputs.
9. Note the value of the location parameter. You will need it in the next task.
10. Extract the content of the downloaded file into the Downloads folder on your
lab computer.
Note: These files are also available as \Allfiles\Labs\03\az104-03b-md-
template.json and \Allfiles\Labs\03\az104-03b-md-parameters.json
11. Close all File Explorer windows.
Task 2: Create an Azure managed disk by using an ARM template
1. In the Azure portal, search for and select Deploy a custom template.
2. On the Custom deployment blade, click Build your own template in the
editor.
3. On the Edit template blade, click Load file and upload the file F:\Allfiles\
Labs\03\az104-03b-md-template.json.
4. Within the editor pane, remove the following lines:
json
"sourceResourceId": {
"type": "String"
},
json
"hyperVGeneration": {
"defaultValue": "V1",
"type": "String"
},
Note: These parameters are removed since they are not applicable to the current
deployment. In particular, sourceResourceId, sourceUri, osType, and
hyperVGeneration parameters are applicable to creating an Azure disk from an
existing VHD file.
5. Save the changes.
6. Back on the Custom deployment blade, click Edit parameters.
7. On the Edit parameters blade, click Load file and upload the file F:\Allfiles\
Labs\03\az104-03b-md-parameters.json, and Save the changes.
8. Back on the Custom deployment blade, specify the following settings:
Setting Value
the name of the Azure subscription you are using in this
Subscription
lab
the name of existing resource group az104-03b-rg1-
Resource Group
lod38866870
the name of any Azure region available in the
Region
subscription you are using in this lab
Disk Name az104-03b-disk1
the value of the location parameter you noted in the
Location
previous task
Sku Standard_LRS
Disk Size Gb 32
Create Option empty
Disk Encryption
EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey
Set Type
Setting Value
Data Access
None
Auth Mode
Network Access
AllowAll
Policy
Public Network
Disabled
Access
9. Select Review + Create and then select Create.
10. Verify that the deployment completed successfully.
Task 3: Review the ARM template-based deployment of the managed disk
1. In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups.
2. In the list of resource groups, click az104-03b-rg1-lod38866870.
3. On the az104-03b-rg1-lod38866870 resource group blade, in
the Settings section, click Deployments.
4. From the az104-03b-rg1-lod38866870 - Deployments blade, click the first
entry in the list of deployments and review the content of
the Input and Template blades.
Clean up resources
Note: Do not delete resources you deployed in this lab. You will reference them in the next
lab of this module.
Review
In this lab, you have:
Reviewed an ARM template for deployment of an Azure managed disk
Created an Azure managed disk by using an ARM template
Reviewed the ARM template-based deployment of the managed disk
Congratulations
You have successfully completed this lab. Click End to mark the lab as Complete.
