Azure DevOps ARM Template adminPassword Windows VM - azure

Question

I am setting up my first ARM template to create a simple windows Virtiual Machine via Azure DevOps.
I have the template file and parameters file and have set a pipeline variable to avoid the complexities of an Azure KeyVault as the first step.
I have setup a pipeline variable Password and locked it.
The Virtual Machine gets setup in my Azure Account no problem but I cannot log in to it. It will not accept the credentials I am passing in. If I reset the password using portal.azure.com all is well. Something is not right about what I am doing in passing my ARM template the adminPassword.
template:
{
"$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"location": {
"type": "string"
},
"networkInterfaceName": {
"type": "string"
},
"networkSecurityGroupName": {
"type": "string"
},
"networkSecurityGroupRules": {
"type": "array"
},
"subnetName": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualNetworkName": {
"type": "string"
},
"addressPrefixes": {
"type": "array"
},
"subnets": {
"type": "array"
},
"publicIpAddressName": {
"type": "string"
},
"publicIpAddressType": {
"type": "string"
},
"publicIpAddressSku": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualMachineName": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualMachineComputerName": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualMachineRG": {
"type": "string"
},
"osDiskType": {
"type": "string"
},
"dataDisks": {
"type": "array"
},
"dataDiskResources": {
"type": "array"
},
"virtualMachineSize": {
"type": "string"
},
"adminUsername": {
"type": "string"
},
"adminPassword": {
"type": "secureString"
},
"patchMode": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"variables": {
"nsgId": "[resourceId(resourceGroup().name, 'Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', parameters('networkSecurityGroupName'))]",
"vnetId": "[resourceId(resourceGroup().name,'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks', parameters('virtualNetworkName'))]",
"subnetRef": "[concat(variables('vnetId'), '/subnets/', parameters('subnetName'))]"
},
"resources": [
{
"name": "[parameters('networkInterfaceName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
"apiVersion": "2018-10-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/', parameters('networkSecurityGroupName'))]",
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', parameters('virtualNetworkName'))]",
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses/', parameters('publicIpAddressName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"ipConfigurations": [
{
"name": "ipconfig1",
"properties": {
"subnet": {
"id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
},
"privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"publicIpAddress": {
"id": "[resourceId(resourceGroup().name, 'Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses', parameters('publicIpAddressName'))]"
}
}
}
],
"networkSecurityGroup": {
"id": "[variables('nsgId')]"
}
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('networkSecurityGroupName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
"apiVersion": "2019-02-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"securityRules": "[parameters('networkSecurityGroupRules')]"
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('virtualNetworkName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
"apiVersion": "2019-09-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"addressSpace": {
"addressPrefixes": "[parameters('addressPrefixes')]"
},
"subnets": "[parameters('subnets')]"
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('publicIpAddressName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses",
"apiVersion": "2019-02-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"publicIpAllocationMethod": "[parameters('publicIpAddressType')]"
},
"sku": {
"name": "[parameters('publicIpAddressSku')]"
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('dataDiskResources')[copyIndex()].name]",
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/disks",
"apiVersion": "2020-09-30",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": "[parameters('dataDiskResources')[copyIndex()].properties]",
"sku": {
"name": "[parameters('dataDiskResources')[copyIndex()].sku]"
},
"copy": {
"name": "managedDiskResources",
"count": "[length(parameters('dataDiskResources'))]"
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('virtualMachineName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
"apiVersion": "2020-12-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"managedDiskResources",
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"hardwareProfile": {
"vmSize": "[parameters('virtualMachineSize')]"
},
"storageProfile": {
"osDisk": {
"createOption": "fromImage",
"managedDisk": {
"storageAccountType": "[parameters('osDiskType')]"
}
},
"imageReference": {
"publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
"offer": "WindowsServer",
"sku": "2016-Datacenter",
"version": "latest"
},
"copy": [
{
"name": "dataDisks",
"count": "[length(parameters('dataDisks'))]",
"input": {
"lun": "[parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].lun]",
"createOption": "[parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].createOption]",
"caching": "[parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].caching]",
"diskSizeGB": "[parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].diskSizeGB]",
"managedDisk": {
"id": "[coalesce(parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].id, if(equals(parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].name, json('null')), json('null'), resourceId('Microsoft.Compute/disks', parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].name)))]",
"storageAccountType": "[parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].storageAccountType]"
},
"writeAcceleratorEnabled": "[parameters('dataDisks')[copyIndex('dataDisks')].writeAcceleratorEnabled]"
}
}
]
},
"networkProfile": {
"networkInterfaces": [
{
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]"
}
]
},
"osProfile": {
"computerName": "[parameters('virtualMachineComputerName')]",
"adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
"adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]",
"windowsConfiguration": {
"enableAutomaticUpdates": true,
"provisionVmAgent": true,
"patchSettings": {
"patchMode": "[parameters('patchMode')]"
}
}
},
"priority": "Spot",
"evictionPolicy": "Deallocate",
"billingProfile": {
"maxPrice": 0.08
},
"diagnosticsProfile": {
"bootDiagnostics": {
"enabled": true
}
}
}
}
],
"outputs": {
"adminUsername": {
"type": "string",
"value": "[parameters('adminUsername')]"
}
}
}
parameters.json:
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"location": {
"value": "uksouth"
},
"networkInterfaceName": {
"value": "machine1587"
},
"networkSecurityGroupName": {
"value": "Machine1-nsg"
},
"networkSecurityGroupRules": {
"value": [
{
"name": "RDP",
"properties": {
"priority": 300,
"protocol": "TCP",
"access": "Allow",
"direction": "Inbound",
"sourceAddressPrefix": "*",
"sourcePortRange": "*",
"destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
"destinationPortRange": "3389"
}
}
]
},
"subnetName": {
"value": "default"
},
"virtualNetworkName": {
"value": "AzureTest-vnet"
},
"addressPrefixes": {
"value": [
"10.0.0.0/24"
]
},
"subnets": {
"value": [
{
"name": "default",
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/24"
}
}
]
},
"publicIpAddressName": {
"value": "Machine1-ip"
},
"publicIpAddressType": {
"value": "Dynamic"
},
"publicIpAddressSku": {
"value": "Basic"
},
"virtualMachineName": {
"value": "Machine1"
},
"virtualMachineComputerName": {
"value": "Machine1"
},
"virtualMachineRG": {
"value": "AzureTest"
},
"osDiskType": {
"value": "Standard_LRS"
},
"dataDisks": {
"value": [
{
"lun": 0,
"createOption": "attach",
"caching": "ReadOnly",
"writeAcceleratorEnabled": false,
"id": null,
"name": "Machine1_DataDisk_0",
"storageAccountType": null,
"diskSizeGB": null,
"diskEncryptionSet": null
}
]
},
"dataDiskResources": {
"value": [
{
"name": "Machine1_DataDisk_0",
"sku": "Standard_LRS",
"properties": {
"diskSizeGB": 64,
"creationData": {
"createOption": "empty"
}
}
}
]
},
"virtualMachineSize": {
"value": "Standard_DS1_v2"
},
"adminUsername": {
"value": "LocalAdminUserName"
},
"adminPassword": {
"value": null
},
"patchMode": {
"value": "AutomaticByOS"
}
}
}
steps:
- task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment#3
displayName: 'ARM Template deployment: Resource Group scope'
inputs:
azureResourceManagerConnection: 'Pay-As-You-Go (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)'
subscriptionId: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
resourceGroupName: AzureTest
location: 'UK South'
csmFile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/_Azure/First Virtual Machine/template.json'
csmParametersFile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/_Azure/First Virtual Machine/parameters.json'
overrideParameters: '-adminPassword "$(Password)"'

Answer 1

That all looks fine on the surface, but your template schema is no longer on the supported schemas list for virtualMachines at Resource Types. I'm wondering if you might get traction with a later template version?