Deploy infrastructure with custom image

[Moritz Nossek]

Hi,

currently im trying to deploy an IT-infrastructure but it is not working as I want.

I want to deploy 4 VMs based on the same custom image. (No Scale Set yet)

When I deploy 1 single VM based on that image, it works, but not when I deploy 4.

I may need some help here.

Here is the template for the 4 VM deployment incl rest of the infrastructure.

Everything is working but when the VMs are being deployed I read in the terminal "Failed" :(

"resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('networkSecurityGroupName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
      "properties": {
        "securityRules": [
          {
            "name": "ssh_rule",
            "properties": {
              "access": "Allow",
              "description": "Locks inbound down to ssh default port 22.",
              "destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
              "destinationPortRange": "22",
              "direction": "Inbound",
              "priority": 123,
              "protocol": "Tcp",
              "sourceAddressPrefix": "213.143.97.183",
              "sourcePortRange": "*"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[parameters('storageAccountName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
      "properties": {
        "accountType": "[variables('storageAccountType')]"
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2016-12-01",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[parameters('blobStorageAccountName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
      "sku": {
        "name": "[variables('blobStorageAccountType')]"
      },
      "kind": "BlobStorage",
      "properties": {
        "accessTier": "[variables('blobStorageAccessTier')]",
        "encryption": {
          "services": {
            "blob": {
              "enabled": "[variables('blobStorageEncryptionEnabled')]"
            }
          },
          "keySource": "Microsoft.Storage"
        },
        "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": "[variables('blobStorageHttpsTrafficOnlyEnabled')]"
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName_Node1')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
      "properties": {
        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
        "dnsSettings": {
          "domainNameLabel": "[concat(parameters('dnsNameForPublicIP'), 'node1')]"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName_Node2')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
      "properties": {
        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
        "dnsSettings": {
          "domainNameLabel": "[concat(parameters('dnsNameForPublicIP'), 'node2')]"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName_Node3')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
      "properties": {
        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
        "dnsSettings": {
          "domainNameLabel": "[concat(parameters('dnsNameForPublicIP'), 'node3')]"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName_Node4')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
      "properties": {
        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
        "dnsSettings": {
          "domainNameLabel": "[concat(parameters('dnsNameForPublicIP'), 'node4')]"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('virtualNetworkName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/', variables('networkSecurityGroupName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "addressSpace": {
          "addressPrefixes": [
            "[variables('addressPrefix')]"
          ]
        },
        "subnets": [
          {
            "name": "[variables('subnetName')]",
            "properties": {
              "addressPrefix": "[variables('subnetPrefix')]",
              "networkSecurityGroup": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('networkSecurityGroupName'))]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node1')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName_Node1'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "ipConfigurations": [
          {
            "name": "ipconfig1",
            "properties": {
              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
              "publicIPAddress": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName_Node1'))]"
              },
              "subnet": {
                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node2')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName_Node2'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "ipConfigurations": [
          {
            "name": "ipconfig1",
            "properties": {
              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
              "publicIPAddress": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName_Node2'))]"
              },
              "subnet": {
                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node3')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName_Node3'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "ipConfigurations": [
          {
            "name": "ipconfig1",
            "properties": {
              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
              "publicIPAddress": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName_Node3'))]"
              },
              "subnet": {
                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node4')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName_Node4'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "ipConfigurations": [
          {
            "name": "ipconfig1",
            "properties": {
              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
              "publicIPAddress": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName_Node4'))]"
              },
              "subnet": {
                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node1')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', parameters('storageAccountName'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'), 'Node1')]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "hardwareProfile": {
          "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSizeNode1')]"
        },
        "osProfile": {
          "computerName": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node1')]",
          "adminUsername": "[variables('adminUsername')]",
          "linuxConfiguration": {
            "disablePasswordAuthentication": "true",
            "ssh": {
              "publicKeys": [
                {
                  "path": "[concat('/home/', variables('adminUsername'), '/.ssh/authorized_keys')]",
                  "keyData": "[parameters('adminPublicKey')]"
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "storageProfile": {
                "imageReference": {
                  "id": "/subscriptions/******/resourceGroups/***-resource-group/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/******"
                },
                "osDisk": {
                  "createOption": "fromImage",
                  "managedDisk": {
                    "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
                  }
                }
              },
          "networkProfile": {
            "networkInterfaces": [
              {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node1'))]"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
        "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
        "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node2')]",
        "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
        "dependsOn": [
          "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', parameters('storageAccountName'))]",
          "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'), 'Node2')]"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "hardwareProfile": {
            "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSizeNode2')]"
          },
          "osProfile": {
            "computerName": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node2')]",
            "adminUsername": "[variables('adminUsername')]",
            "linuxConfiguration": {
              "disablePasswordAuthentication": "true",
              "ssh": {
                "publicKeys": [
                  {
                    "path": "[concat('/home/', variables('adminUsername'), '/.ssh/authorized_keys')]",
                    "keyData": "[parameters('adminPublicKey')]"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          "storageProfile": {
                "imageReference": {
                  "id": "/subscriptions/******/resourceGroups/***-resource-group/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/******"
                },
                "osDisk": {
                  "createOption": "fromImage",
                  "managedDisk": {
                    "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
                  }
                }
              },
            "networkProfile": {
              "networkInterfaces": [
                {
                  "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node2'))]"
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
          "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
          "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node3')]",
          "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
          "dependsOn": [
            "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', parameters('storageAccountName'))]",
            "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'), 'Node3')]"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "hardwareProfile": {
              "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSizeNode3')]"
            },
            "osProfile": {
              "computerName": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node3')]",
              "adminUsername": "[variables('adminUsername')]",
              "linuxConfiguration": {
                "disablePasswordAuthentication": "true",
                "ssh": {
                  "publicKeys": [
                    {
                      "path": "[concat('/home/', variables('adminUsername'), '/.ssh/authorized_keys')]",
                      "keyData": "[parameters('adminPublicKey')]"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            },
            "storageProfile": {
                "imageReference": {
                  "id": "/subscriptions/******/resourceGroups/***-resource-group/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/******"
                },
                "osDisk": {
                  "createOption": "fromImage",
                  "managedDisk": {
                    "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
                  }
                }
              },
              "networkProfile": {
                "networkInterfaces": [
                  {
                    "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node3'))]"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
            "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
            "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node4')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
            "dependsOn": [
              "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', parameters('storageAccountName'))]",
              "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'), 'Node4')]"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "hardwareProfile": {
                "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSizeNode4')]"
              },
              "osProfile": {
                "computerName": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node4')]",
                "adminUsername": "[variables('adminUsername')]",
                "linuxConfiguration": {
                  "disablePasswordAuthentication": "true",
                  "ssh": {
                    "publicKeys": [
                      {
                        "path": "[concat('/home/', variables('adminUsername'), '/.ssh/authorized_keys')]",
                        "keyData": "[parameters('adminPublicKey')]"
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                }
              },
              "storageProfile": {
                "imageReference": {
                  "id": "/subscriptions/******/resourceGroups/****-resource-group/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/******"
                },
                "osDisk": {
                  "createOption": "fromImage",
                  "managedDisk": {
                    "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
                  }
                }
              },
              "networkProfile": {
                "networkInterfaces": [
                  {
                    "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node4'))]"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "apiVersion": "2015-04-08",
            "kind": "[variables('dbKind')]",
            "location": "northeurope",
            "name": "[variables('cosmosDbName')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.DocumentDb/databaseAccounts",
            "properties": {
              "databaseAccountOfferType": "Standard",
              "locations": [
                {
                  "failoverPriority": 0,
                  "id": "[concat(variables('cosmosDbName'), '-', resourceGroup().location)]",
                  "locationName": "North Europe"
                }
              ],
              "tags": {
                "defaultExperience": "[variables('cosmosDBExperience')]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]

Here is the resource template when I deploy only 1 VM using a custom image:

"resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('networkSecurityGroupName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
      "properties": {
        "securityRules": [
          {
            "name": "ssh_rule",
            "properties": {
              "access": "Allow",
              "description": "Locks inbound down to ssh default port 22.",
              "destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
              "destinationPortRange": "22",
              "direction": "Inbound",
              "priority": 123,
              "protocol": "Tcp",
              "sourceAddressPrefix": "213.143.97.183",
              "sourcePortRange": "*"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[parameters('storageAccountName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
      "properties": {
        "accountType": "[variables('storageAccountType')]"
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName_Node1')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
      "properties": {
        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
        "dnsSettings": {
          "domainNameLabel": "[concat(parameters('dnsNameForPublicIP'), 'node1')]"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[variables('virtualNetworkName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/', variables('networkSecurityGroupName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "addressSpace": {
          "addressPrefixes": [
            "[variables('addressPrefix')]"
          ]
        },
        "subnets": [
          {
            "name": "[variables('subnetName')]",
            "properties": {
              "addressPrefix": "[variables('subnetPrefix')]",
              "networkSecurityGroup": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('networkSecurityGroupName'))]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-05-01-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node1')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName_Node1'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "ipConfigurations": [
          {
            "name": "ipconfig1",
            "properties": {
              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
              "publicIPAddress": {
                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName_Node1'))]"
              },
              "subnet": {
                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2016-04-30-preview",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node1')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', parameters('storageAccountName'))]",
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'), 'Node1')]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "hardwareProfile": {
          "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSizeNode1')]"
        },
        "osProfile": {
          "computerName": "[concat(variables('vmName'), 'Node1')]",
          "adminUsername": "[variables('adminUsername')]",
          "linuxConfiguration": {
            "disablePasswordAuthentication": "true",
            "ssh": {
              "publicKeys": [
                {
                  "path": "[concat('/home/', variables('adminUsername'), '/.ssh/authorized_keys')]",
                  "keyData": "[parameters('adminPublicKey')]"
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "storageProfile": {
          "imageReference": {
            "id": "/subscriptions/******/resourceGroups/****-resource-group/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/******"
          },
          "osDisk": {
            "createOption": "fromImage",
            "managedDisk": {
              "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
            }
          }
        },
        "networkProfile": {
          "networkInterfaces": [
            {
              "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',concat(variables('nicName'), 'Node1'))]"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]

What am I missing? Why is the deployment of 4 VMs not working?

Thanks in advance

[#2]

I my self have not attempted to deploy multiple servers using a custom image, let alone as managed disk. I am in the process of trying to recreate this in my lab, hopefully i will have some results monday.

Until then maybe someone with more experience may come along.

Perhaps you could send me the the entire template files in a private message.

Also have you considered using a loop for the deployment of the vm's ?

[#3]

Loop sounds interesting. Because all the vms, except the size, will be kind of the same.

Thanks for having a look!

I try to send you the whole template in a private message.

[#4]

So i managed to create a template that uses the same image source for 2 identical VM's.

They are created at the same time with out any issues.

if you select the targeted Resource Group, select activity log you should see the failed attempts and a more detailed description as to why they are failing.

you can download my template files from here, keep in mind it may not be pretty but it works and i hope you can use it to compare against your own.

[#5]

Also try and use Resource ID instread of concat for you dependson.

Concat just combines the input to a single string.

ResourceID insures the subscription and resource group is added:

so this:

"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', parameters('networkInterfaceName1'))]"

would actualy be this:

/subscriptions/****************/resourceGroups/RG3/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/<parameters('networkInterfaceName1')>

[#6]

Thanks for the effort you put in.
I will check your template against mine.

[#7]

Keeping this in mind and I will adjust my template. Thanks for the hint :)