This template will create N number of VM's with managed disks, public IPs and network interfaces. It will create the VMs in a Virtula Machine Scale Set. They will be provisioned in a Virtual Network which will also be created as part of the deployment
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| virtualMachineAdminUserName | Administrator Username for the local admin account |
| virtualMachineAdminPassword | Administrator password for the local admin account |
| virtualMachineNamePrefix | Name of the virtual machine to be created |
| virtualMachineCount | Number of virtual machines to be created |
| virtualMachineSize | Virtual Machine Size |
| operatingSystem | Operating System of the Server |
| virtualMachineScaleSetName | Virtual Machine Scale Set Name where the VM will be placed |
| virtualMachineScaleSetAvailabilityZone | Specify an Availability Zone for the Virtual Machine Scale Set. All Virtual Machines added the the scale set will inherit this zone. Not all Azure regions support Availability zones. VMSS deployed into a zone must have a platformFaultDomainCount = 5. Learn more about maximum fault domain count by region: https://aka.ms/azurefdcountbyregion |
| dnsPrefixForPublicIP | Globally unique DNS prefix for the Public IPs used to access the Virtual Machines |
| location | Location for all resources. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/201-vm-vmss-orchestrator/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/201-vm-vmss-orchestrator/azuredeploy.json