InvalidResourceReference when deploying ARM template for VM - azure

Question

I downloaded ARM template from Azure for deploying VM. I did not modify the script in any way. When I run the deploy.ps1 script I get the following error
New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment : 1:05:56 PM - Resource Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces 'win2016vm293' failed
with message '{
"error": {
"code": "InvalidResourceReference",
"message": "Resource /subscriptions/<subscriptionId>/resourceGroups/win2016vm2/providers/Micros
oft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/Win2016vm2-nsg referenced by resource /subscriptions/<subscriptionId>/resourceGroups/Win2016FromScript/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/win2016vm293 was not found.
Please make sure that the referenced resource exists, and that both resources are in the same region.",
"details": []
}
}'
The following is the template.js file.
{
"$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"location": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualMachineName": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualMachineSize": {
"type": "string"
},
"adminUsername": {
"type": "string"
},
"virtualNetworkName": {
"type": "string"
},
"networkInterfaceName": {
"type": "string"
},
"networkSecurityGroupName": {
"type": "string"
},
"adminPassword": {
"type": "securestring"
},
"addressPrefix": {
"type": "string"
},
"subnetName": {
"type": "string"
},
"subnetPrefix": {
"type": "string"
},
"publicIpAddressName": {
"type": "string"
},
"publicIpAddressType": {
"type": "string"
},
"publicIpAddressSku": {
"type": "string"
},
"autoShutdownStatus": {
"type": "string"
},
"autoShutdownTime": {
"type": "string"
},
"autoShutdownTimeZone": {
"type": "string"
},
"autoShutdownNotificationStatus": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"variables": {
"vnetId": "[resourceId('win2016vm2','Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks', parameters('virtualNetworkName'))]",
"subnetRef": "[concat(variables('vnetId'), '/subnets/', parameters('subnetName'))]"
},
"resources": [
{
"name": "[parameters('virtualMachineName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
"apiVersion": "2018-04-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"osProfile": {
"computerName": "[parameters('virtualMachineName')]",
"adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
"adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]",
"windowsConfiguration": {
"provisionVmAgent": "true"
}
},
"hardwareProfile": {
"vmSize": "[parameters('virtualMachineSize')]"
},
"storageProfile": {
"imageReference": {
"publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
"offer": "WindowsServer",
"sku": "2016-Datacenter",
"version": "latest"
},
"osDisk": {
"createOption": "fromImage",
"managedDisk": {
"storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS"
}
},
"dataDisks": []
},
"networkProfile": {
"networkInterfaces": [
{
"id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', parameters('networkInterfaceName'))]"
}
]
}
}
},
{
"name": "[concat('shutdown-computevm-', parameters('virtualMachineName'))]",
"type": "Microsoft.DevTestLab/schedules",
"apiVersion": "2017-04-26-preview",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"status": "[parameters('autoShutdownStatus')]",
"taskType": "ComputeVmShutdownTask",
"dailyRecurrence": {
"time": "[parameters('autoShutdownTime')]"
},
"timeZoneId": "[parameters('autoShutdownTimeZone')]",
"targetResourceId": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines', parameters('virtualMachineName'))]",
"notificationSettings": {
"status": "[parameters('autoShutdownNotificationStatus')]",
"timeInMinutes": "30"
}
},
"dependsOn": [
"[concat('Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/', parameters('virtualMachineName'))]"
]
},
{
"name": "[parameters('virtualNetworkName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
"apiVersion": "2018-02-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"addressSpace": {
"addressPrefixes": [
"[parameters('addressPrefix')]"
]
},
"subnets": [
{
"name": "[parameters('subnetName')]",
"properties": {
"addressPrefix": "[parameters('subnetPrefix')]"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('networkInterfaceName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
"apiVersion": "2018-04-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', parameters('virtualNetworkName'))]",
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses/', parameters('publicIpAddressName'))]",
"[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/', parameters('networkSecurityGroupName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"ipConfigurations": [
{
"name": "ipconfig1",
"properties": {
"subnet": {
"id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
},
"privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
"publicIpAddress": {
"id": "[resourceId('win2016vm2','Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses', parameters('publicIpAddressName'))]"
}
}
}
],
"enableAcceleratedNetworking": true,
"networkSecurityGroup": {
"id": "[resourceId('win2016vm2', 'Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups', parameters('networkSecurityGroupName'))]"
}
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('publicIpAddressName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses",
"apiVersion": "2017-08-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"publicIpAllocationMethod": "[parameters('publicIpAddressType')]"
},
"sku": {
"name": "[parameters('publicIpAddressSku')]"
}
},
{
"name": "[parameters('networkSecurityGroupName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups",
"apiVersion": "2018-01-01",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"properties": {
"securityRules": [
{
"name": "RDP",
"properties": {
"priority": 300,
"protocol": "TCP",
"access": "Allow",
"direction": "Inbound",
"sourceApplicationSecurityGroups": [],
"destinationApplicationSecurityGroups": [],
"sourceAddressPrefix": "*",
"sourcePortRange": "*",
"destinationAddressPrefix": "*",
"destinationPortRange": "3389"
}
}
]
}
}
],
"outputs": {
"adminUsername": {
"type": "string",
"value": "[parameters('adminUsername')]"
}
}
}
After running the script I see that only Win2016vm2-nsg (Network security group), as well as the IP and the VNet resources are created.
In the template, the section for creating Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces contains dependsOn section with networkSecurityGroups resource name in it, which seems correct. So I'm not sure what is wrong here.

Answer 1

Your template is using hardcoded resourceGroup name for several resources, you need to amend that, change 'win2016vm2' to a resourceGroup you are deploying to, or remove resourceGroup from resourceId() function altogether.