Deploy an Ubuntu/Centos VM With Chef with JSON parameters
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Parameters
Parameter Name | Description |
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vmDnsName | DNS name for the VM |
adminUsername | Admin user name for the Virtual Machines |
osType | The type of the operating system you want to deploy. |
vmSize | VM Size |
chef_node_name | The name for the node (VM) in the Chef Organization |
chef_server_url | Organization URL for the Chef Server. Example https://ChefServerDnsName.cloudapp.net/organizations/Orgname |
validation_client_name | Validator key name for the organization. Example : MyOrg-validator |
runlist | Optional Run List to Execute |
validation_key | JSON Escaped Validation Key |
validation_key_format | Format in which Validation Key is given. e.g. plaintext, base64encoded |
secret | Encrypted Data bag secret |
chef_service_interval | Frequency(in minutes) at which the chef-service runs. |
bootstrap_version | Chef Client Version |
bootstrap_channel | Release channel for Chef Client Version |
daemon | Daemon option is only for Windows. Allowed values: none/service/task |
location | Location for all resources. |
authenticationType | Type of authentication to use on the Virtual Machine. SSH key is recommended. |
adminPasswordOrKey | SSH Key or password for the Virtual Machine. SSH key is recommended. |
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/chef-json-parameters-linux-vm/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/chef-json-parameters-linux-vm/azuredeploy.json