ARM template structure in Azure - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to define the ARM template schema.

Azure

{
  "$schema": "[1]",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "resources": []
}

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Ahttps://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#

Bhttps://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#

Chttps://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2017-05-01/deploymentTemplate.json#

Dhttps://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2018-02-01/deploymentTemplate.json#

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Common Mistakes

Using a schema URL for a different Azure service

Using a schema URL with an incorrect version

The ARM template schema URL defines the structure and validation rules. The 2015-01-01 version is the base schema for ARM templates.

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medium

Complete the code to specify the ARM template content version.

Azure

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "[1]",
  "resources": []
}

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A1.0.0.0

B2020-01-01

Clatest

Dv1

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Common Mistakes

Using a date format instead of a version number

Using keywords like 'latest' instead of a version string

The contentVersion is a string that represents the version of the template content. It usually follows a numeric format like 1.0.0.0.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the ARM template by completing the missing key for resources.

Azure

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "[1]": []
}

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Aparameters

Bvariables

Cresources

Doutputs

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using 'parameters' or 'variables' instead of 'resources'

Omitting the 'resources' key entirely

The 'resources' key is required to define the Azure resources to deploy in the ARM template.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to define parameters and variables sections in the ARM template.

Azure

{
  "[1]": {
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "eastus"
    }
  },
  "[2]": {
    "storageAccountName": "mystorageaccount"
  }
}

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Aparameters

Bresources

Cvariables

Doutputs

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Swapping 'parameters' and 'variables' keys

Using 'resources' or 'outputs' in these places

'parameters' define inputs to the template, and 'variables' define reusable values inside the template.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to define an output that returns the storage account name.

Azure

{
  "outputs": {
    "storageAccountNameOutput": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[[1]('[2]')]"
    }
  }
}

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Areference

BstorageAccountName

C)

D(

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Common Mistakes

Using wrong function names like 'get' or 'output'

Incorrect parentheses placement

The output uses the reference function to get the property value. The syntax is reference('resourceName').