The resource is not defined in the template - Azure ARM - azure

Question

I am trying to create a deployment template that creates a resource group and a VM with the necessary resources within it. The resources in their own deploymentTemplate deploy just fine. But in the subscriptionDeploymentTemplate I get the following error (in validation):
{
"code": "InvalidTemplate",
"message": "Deployment template validation failed: 'The resource 'Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/Assessment-NetInterfacescrobp34x4564' is not defined in the template. Please see https://aka.ms/arm-template for usage details.'."
}
After a lot of googling I have not found a solution that works in my case. I would appreciate any help.
The template:
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2018-05-01/subscriptionDeploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"rgName": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"variables": {
"rgLocation": "westeurope",
"vm_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"location": "westeurope",
"vnet_id": "[concat('Assessment-Vnet', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"nic_id": "[concat('Assessment-NetInterface', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"publicIP_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM-ip', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"nsg_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM-nsg', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"vmImage_id": "/subscriptions/x/resourceGroups/AssessmentCase_Snapshot/providers/Microsoft.Compute/galleries/AssessmentVM_Images/images/AssessmentVM/versions/0.0.1"
},
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups",
"apiVersion": "2021-04-01",
"name": "[parameters('rgName')]",
"location": "[variables('rgLocation')]",
"properties": {}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
"apiVersion": "2021-04-01",
"name": "assessmentDeployment",
"resourceGroup": "[parameters('rgName')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups/', parameters('rgName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"mode": "Incremental",
"template": {
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"variables": {},
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('nsg_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"properties": {
"securityRules": [
{
"name": "RDP",
"properties": {
"protocol": "TCP",
"sourcePortRange": "*",
"destinationPortRange": "3389",
"sourceAddressPrefix": "*",
"destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
"access": "Allow",
"priority": 300,
"direction": "Inbound",
"sourcePortRanges": [],
"destinationPortRanges": [],
"sourceAddressPrefixes": [],
"destinationAddressPrefixes": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('publicIP_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"sku": {
"name": "Basic"
},
"properties": {
"publicIPAddressVersion": "IPv4",
"publicIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"idleTimeoutInMinutes": 4,
"ipTags": []
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('vnet_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"properties": {
"addressSpace": {
"addressPrefixes": [
"10.1.4.0/24"
]
},
"subnets": [
{
"name": "default",
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "10.1.4.0/24",
"delegations": [],
"privateEndpointNetworkPolicies": "Enabled",
"privateLinkServiceNetworkPolicies": "Enabled"
}
}
],
"virtualNetworkPeerings": [],
"enableDdosProtection": false
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
"apiVersion": "2019-07-01",
"name": "[variables('vm_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', variables('nic_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"hardwareProfile": {
"vmSize": "Standard_D4s_v3"
},
"storageProfile": {
"imageReference": {
"id": "[variables('vmImage_id')]"
},
"osDisk": {
"createOption": "FromImage"
}
},
"networkProfile": {
"networkInterfaces": [
{
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', variables('nic_id'))]"
}
]
},
"diagnosticsProfile": {
"bootDiagnostics": {
"enabled": false
}
},
"licenseType": "Windows_Client"
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/securityRules",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[concat(variables('nsg_id'), '/RDP')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"protocol": "TCP",
"sourcePortRange": "*",
"destinationPortRange": "3389",
"sourceAddressPrefix": "*",
"destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
"access": "Allow",
"priority": 300,
"direction": "Inbound",
"sourcePortRanges": [],
"destinationPortRanges": [],
"sourceAddressPrefixes": [],
"destinationAddressPrefixes": []
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[concat(variables('vnet_id'), '/default')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks', variables('vnet_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "10.1.4.0/24",
"delegations": [],
"privateEndpointNetworkPolicies": "Enabled",
"privateLinkServiceNetworkPolicies": "Enabled"
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('nic_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIP_id'))]",
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets', variables('vnet_id'), 'default')]",
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"ipConfigurations": [
{
"name": "ipconfig1",
"properties": {
"privateIPAddress": "10.1.4.4",
"privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"publicIPAddress": {
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIP_id'))]"
},
"subnet": {
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets', variables('vnet_id'), 'default')]"
},
"primary": true,
"privateIPAddressVersion": "IPv4"
}
}
],
"dnsSettings": {
"dnsServers": []
},
"enableAcceleratedNetworking": false,
"enableIPForwarding": false,
"networkSecurityGroup": {
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
}
}
}
]
}
}
}
],
"outputs": {}
}

Answer 1

The problem was the resourceId function which was in the wrong scope and therefore need to be additionally supplied with the subscription id and resource group name to return the correct ids. This template is now working as expected
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2018-05-01/subscriptionDeploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"rg_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "westeurope"
}
},
"variables": {
"vm_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"vnet_id": "[concat('Assessment-Vnet', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"nic_id": "[concat('Assessment-NetInterface', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"publicIP_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM-ip', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"nsg_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM-nsg', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"subscription_id": "x",
"vmImage_id": "/subscriptions/x/resourceGroups/AssessmentCase_Snapshot/providers/Microsoft.Compute/galleries/AssessmentVM_Images/images/AssessmentVM/versions/0.0.1"
},
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups",
"apiVersion": "2021-04-01",
"name": "[parameters('rg_name')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
"apiVersion": "2021-04-01",
"name": "assessment_vm_deployment",
"resourceGroup": "[parameters('rg_name')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups/', parameters('rg_name'))]"
],
"properties": {
"mode": "Incremental",
"template": {
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {},
"variables": {},
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('nsg_id')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"securityRules": [
{
"name": "RDP",
"properties": {
"protocol": "TCP",
"sourcePortRange": "*",
"destinationPortRange": "3389",
"sourceAddressPrefix": "*",
"destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
"access": "Allow",
"priority": 300,
"direction": "Inbound",
"sourcePortRanges": [],
"destinationPortRanges": [],
"sourceAddressPrefixes": [],
"destinationAddressPrefixes": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('publicIP_id')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"sku": {
"name": "Basic"
},
"properties": {
"publicIPAddressVersion": "IPv4",
"publicIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"idleTimeoutInMinutes": 4,
"ipTags": []
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('vnet_id')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"addressSpace": {
"addressPrefixes": [
"10.1.4.0/24"
]
},
"subnets": [
{
"name": "default",
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "10.1.4.0/24",
"delegations": [],
"privateEndpointNetworkPolicies": "Enabled",
"privateLinkServiceNetworkPolicies": "Enabled"
}
}
],
"virtualNetworkPeerings": [],
"enableDdosProtection": false
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
"apiVersion": "2019-07-01",
"name": "[variables('vm_id')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', variables('nic_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"hardwareProfile": {
"vmSize": "Standard_D4s_v3"
},
"storageProfile": {
"imageReference": {
"id": "[variables('vmImage_id')]"
},
"osDisk": {
"createOption": "FromImage"
}
},
"networkProfile": {
"networkInterfaces": [
{
"id": "[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', variables('nic_id'))]"
}
]
},
"diagnosticsProfile": {
"bootDiagnostics": {
"enabled": false
}
},
"licenseType": "Windows_Client"
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[concat(variables('vnet_id'), '/default')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks', variables('vnet_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "10.1.4.0/24",
"delegations": [],
"privateEndpointNetworkPolicies": "Enabled",
"privateLinkServiceNetworkPolicies": "Enabled"
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('nic_id')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIP_id'))]",
"[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets', variables('vnet_id'), 'default')]",
"[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
],
"properties": {
"ipConfigurations": [
{
"name": "ipconfig1",
"properties": {
"privateIPAddress": "10.1.4.4",
"privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"publicIPAddress": {
"id": "[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIP_id'))]"
},
"subnet": {
"id": "[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets', variables('vnet_id'), 'default')]"
},
"primary": true,
"privateIPAddressVersion": "IPv4"
}
}
],
"dnsSettings": {
"dnsServers": []
},
"enableAcceleratedNetworking": false,
"enableIPForwarding": false,
"networkSecurityGroup": {
"id": "[resourceId(variables('subscription_id'), parameters('rg_name'), 'Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
}
}
}
]
}
}
}
],
"outputs": {}
}

Answer 2

Please find the below template which I have modified -
There were few resources which were same but you were creating them 2 times, so modified that.
use of dependsOn - This error usually comes from having a dependency on a resource and we are not using dependsOn correctly, so modified the order of the resources that you were creating.
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2018-05-01/subscriptionDeploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"rgName": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"variables": {
"rgLocation": "westeurope",
"vm_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"location": "westeurope",
"vnet_id": "[concat('Assessment-Vnet', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"nic_id": "[concat('Assessment-NetInterface', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"publicIP_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM-ip', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"nsg_id": "[concat('AssessmentVM-nsg', uniquestring(deployment().name))]",
"vmImage_id": "/subscriptions/x/resourceGroups/AssessmentCase_Snapshot/providers/Microsoft.Compute/galleries/AssessmentVM_Images/images/AssessmentVM/versions/0.0.1"
},
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups",
"apiVersion": "2021-04-01",
"name": "[parameters('rgName')]",
"location": "[variables('rgLocation')]",
"properties": {}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
"apiVersion": "2021-04-01",
"name": "assessmentDeployment",
"resourceGroup": "[parameters('rgName')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups/', parameters('rgName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"mode": "Incremental",
"template": {
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"variables": {},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
"name": "[variables('publicIP_id')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"publicIPAddressVersion": "IPv4",
"publicIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"idleTimeoutInMinutes": 4,
"ipTags": []
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('nsg_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"properties": {
"securityRules": [
{
"name": "RDP",
"properties": {
"protocol": "TCP",
"sourcePortRange": "*",
"destinationPortRange": "3389",
"sourceAddressPrefix": "*",
"destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
"access": "Allow",
"priority": 300,
"direction": "Inbound",
"sourcePortRanges": [],
"destinationPortRanges": [],
"sourceAddressPrefixes": [],
"destinationAddressPrefixes": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('vnet_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"properties": {
"addressSpace": {
"addressPrefixes": [
"10.1.4.0/24"
]
},
"subnets": [
{
"name": "default",
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "10.1.4.0/24",
"delegations": [],
"privateEndpointNetworkPolicies": "Enabled",
"privateLinkServiceNetworkPolicies": "Enabled"
}
}
],
"virtualNetworkPeerings": [],
"enableDdosProtection": false
}
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
"apiVersion": "2020-05-01",
"name": "[variables('nic_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"properties": {
"ipConfigurations": [
{
"name": "ipconfig1",
"properties": {
"privateIPAddress": "10.1.4.4",
"privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"publicIPAddress": {
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIP_id'))]"
},
"subnet": {
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets', variables('vnet_id'), 'default')]"
},
"primary": true,
"privateIPAddressVersion": "IPv4"
}
}
],
"dnsSettings": {
"dnsServers": []
},
"enableAcceleratedNetworking": false,
"enableIPForwarding": false,
"networkSecurityGroup": {
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
}
},
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIP_id'))]",
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets', variables('vnet_id'), 'default')]",
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', variables('nsg_id'))]"
]
},
{
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
"apiVersion": "2019-07-01",
"name": "[variables('vm_id')]",
"location": "[variables('location')]",
"properties": {
"hardwareProfile": {
"vmSize": "Standard_D4s_v3"
},
"storageProfile": {
"imageReference": {
"id": "[variables('vmImage_id')]"
},
"osDisk": {
"createOption": "FromImage"
}
},
"networkProfile": {
"networkInterfaces": [
{
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', variables('nic_id'))]"
}
]
},
"diagnosticsProfile": {
"bootDiagnostics": {
"enabled": false
}
},
"licenseType": "Windows_Client"
},
"dependsOn": [
"[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', variables('nic_id'))]"
]
}
]
}
}
}
],
"outputs": {}
}