Chapter 9: Automating VM Deployments Using ARM Templates

This chapter focuses on how to automate deployments via Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates. You will learn how to read and modify ARM templates. This includes how to deploy resources via ARM templates including the deployment of virtual machine (VM) extensions via ARM. One of the main reasons why automating deployments is important is because a lot of organizations are now moving towards Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), which is a very valuable skill set to have going forward.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Modifying an ARM template
  • Saving a deployment as an ARM template
  • Deploying VM extensions

Technical requirements

To follow along with the hands-on lessons, you ...

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