To deploy an ARM template with a parameter file, you can follow these steps:
Creating the ARM Template:
The ARM template is a JSON file that describes the resources you want to deploy in Azure. You can create this template manually or by using the Azure Portal’s Template Designer. When creating the template, you need to define the parameters that you want to pass in from the parameter file. You can define the parameter in the template as follows:
“paramName”: {
“type”: “string”,
“defaultValue”: “”,
“metadata”: {
“description”: “Parameter description.”
}
}
}
In the above example, “paramName” is the name of the parameter, “string” is the data type of the parameter, and “defaultValue” is the default value of the parameter. You can also add a “metadata” section to provide a description of the parameter.
Creating the Parameter File:
The parameter file is a JSON file that contains the values for the parameters defined in the ARM template. You can create this file manually or using any text editor. Here’s an example of a parameter file:
“$schema”: “https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#”,
“contentVersion”: “1.0.0.0”,
“parameters”: {
“paramName”: {
“value”: “paramValue”
}
}
}
In the above example, “paramName” is the name of the parameter defined in the ARM template, and “paramValue” is the value you want to assign to the parameter. You can define multiple parameters in the parameter file, each with its own name and value.
Deploying the ARM Template with the Parameter File:
Once you have the ARM template and parameter file ready, you can use Azure PowerShell or Azure CLI to deploy the template. Here’s an example of deploying an ARM template with a parameter file using Azure CLI:
az deployment group create \
--resource-group MyResourceGroup \
--template-file ./MyTemplate.json \
--parameters @./MyParameters.json
In the above example, “MyResourceGroup” is the name of the resource group where you want to deploy the resources, “./MyTemplate.json” is the path to the ARM template file, and “./MyParameters.json” is the path to the parameter file.
When you run the deployment command, it will create the resources in the specified resource group with the parameter values provided in the parameter file.