The ‘copy’ property is an Azure ARM template feature that allows you to iterate (for each) loop over a resource to create multiple copies of it. You can combine it with an ‘array of objects’ custom parameter to easily duplicate resources with your supplied values. However there are a couple of snags you might run into so I figured it’s worth a write up with an example.
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How to troubleshoot New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment ‘parameter cannot be found’ errors
Scenario: You have an Azure RM deployment template JSON file. You initiate a deployment with the New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment PowerShell cmdlet and pass in some custom parameters. You immediately hit this all too common error: “New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name ‘<myParameter>’“.
Continue readingA quick tip for debugging Azure ARM template expressions
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates have a nice set of built-in functions that allow you to develop complex expressions. These expressions can help a static deployment template file become more scalable and flexible for different scenarios. This article is a quick rundown on my new favorite tip for debugging a template expression that you just can’t get working.
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