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Azure Dev Test Linux Virtual Machine

This page shows how to write Terraform and Azure Resource Manager for Dev Test Linux Virtual Machine and write them securely.

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azurerm_dev_test_linux_virtual_machine (Terraform)

The Linux Virtual Machine in Dev Test can be configured in Terraform with the resource name azurerm_dev_test_linux_virtual_machine. The following sections describe 2 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

main.tf#L7
resource "azurerm_dev_test_linux_virtual_machine" "this" {
  allow_claim                = var.allow_claim
  disallow_public_ip_address = var.disallow_public_ip_address
  lab_name                   = var.lab_name
  lab_subnet_name            = var.lab_subnet_name
  lab_virtual_network_id     = var.lab_virtual_network_id
main.tf#L7
resource "azurerm_dev_test_linux_virtual_machine" "this" {
  allow_claim                = var.allow_claim
  disallow_public_ip_address = var.disallow_public_ip_address
  lab_name                   = var.lab_name
  lab_subnet_name            = var.lab_subnet_name
  lab_virtual_network_id     = var.lab_virtual_network_id

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Parameters

>> from Terraform Registry

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Manages a Linux Virtual Machine within a Dev Test Lab.

>> from Terraform Registry

Microsoft.DevTestLab/labs/virtualmachines (Azure Resource Manager)

The labs/virtualmachines in Microsoft.DevTestLab can be configured in Azure Resource Manager with the resource name Microsoft.DevTestLab/labs/virtualmachines. The following sections describe how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

test.json
{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "labs_lab1_name": {

Parameters

  • apiVersion required - string
  • location optional - string

    The location of the resource.

  • name required - string

    The name of the virtual machine.

  • properties required
      • allowClaim optional - boolean

        Indicates whether another user can take ownership of the virtual machine

      • artifacts optional array
          • artifactId optional - string

            The artifact's identifier.

          • artifactTitle optional - string

            The artifact's title.

          • deploymentStatusMessage optional - string

            The status message from the deployment.

          • installTime optional - string

            The time that the artifact starts to install on the virtual machine.

          • parameters optional array
              • name optional - string

                The name of the artifact parameter.

              • value optional - string

                The value of the artifact parameter.

          • status optional - string

            The status of the artifact.

          • vmExtensionStatusMessage optional - string

            The status message from the virtual machine extension.

      • createdDate optional - string

        The creation date of the virtual machine.

      • customImageId optional - string

        The custom image identifier of the virtual machine.

      • dataDiskParameters optional array
          • attachNewDataDiskOptions optional
              • diskName optional - string

                The name of the disk to be attached.

              • diskSizeGiB optional - integer

                Size of the disk to be attached in Gibibytes.

              • diskType optional - string

                The storage type for the disk (i.e. Standard, Premium).

          • existingLabDiskId optional - string

            Specifies the existing lab disk id to attach to virtual machine.

          • hostCaching optional - string

            Caching option for a data disk (i.e. None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite).

      • disallowPublicIpAddress optional - boolean

        Indicates whether the virtual machine is to be created without a public IP address.

      • environmentId optional - string

        The resource ID of the environment that contains this virtual machine, if any.

      • expirationDate optional - string

        The expiration date for VM.

      • galleryImageReference optional
          • offer optional - string

            The offer of the gallery image.

          • osType optional - string

            The OS type of the gallery image.

          • publisher optional - string

            The publisher of the gallery image.

          • sku optional - string

            The SKU of the gallery image.

          • version optional - string

            The version of the gallery image.

      • isAuthenticationWithSshKey optional - boolean

        Indicates whether this virtual machine uses an SSH key for authentication.

      • labSubnetName optional - string

        The lab subnet name of the virtual machine.

      • labVirtualNetworkId optional - string

        The lab virtual network identifier of the virtual machine.

      • networkInterface optional
          • dnsName optional - string

            The DNS name.

          • privateIpAddress optional - string

            The private IP address.

          • publicIpAddress optional - string

            The public IP address.

          • publicIpAddressId optional - string

            The resource ID of the public IP address.

          • rdpAuthority optional - string

            The RdpAuthority property is a server DNS host name or IP address followed by the service port number for RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).

          • sharedPublicIpAddressConfiguration optional
              • inboundNatRules optional array
                  • backendPort optional - integer

                    The port to which the external traffic will be redirected.

                  • frontendPort optional - integer

                    The external endpoint port of the inbound connection. Possible values range between 1 and 65535, inclusive. If unspecified, a value will be allocated automatically.

                  • transportProtocol optional - string

                    The transport protocol for the endpoint.

          • sshAuthority optional - string

            The SshAuthority property is a server DNS host name or IP address followed by the service port number for SSH.

          • subnetId optional - string

            The resource ID of the sub net.

          • virtualNetworkId optional - string

            The resource ID of the virtual network.

      • notes optional - string

        The notes of the virtual machine.

      • ownerObjectId optional - string

        The object identifier of the owner of the virtual machine.

      • ownerUserPrincipalName optional - string

        The user principal name of the virtual machine owner.

      • password optional - string

        The password of the virtual machine administrator.

      • planId optional - string

        The id of the plan associated with the virtual machine image

      • scheduleParameters optional array
          • name optional - string

            The name of the virtual machine or environment

          • properties optional
              • dailyRecurrence optional
                  • time optional - string

                    The time of day the schedule will occur.

              • hourlyRecurrence optional
                  • minute optional - integer

                    Minutes of the hour the schedule will run.

              • notificationSettings optional
                  • emailRecipient optional - string

                    The email recipient to send notifications to (can be a list of semi-colon separated email addresses).

                  • notificationLocale optional - string

                    The locale to use when sending a notification (fallback for unsupported languages is EN).

                  • status optional - string

                    If notifications are enabled for this schedule (i.e. Enabled, Disabled).

                  • timeInMinutes optional - integer

                    Time in minutes before event at which notification will be sent.

                  • webhookUrl optional - string

                    The webhook URL to which the notification will be sent.

              • status optional - string

                The status of the schedule (i.e. Enabled, Disabled).

              • targetResourceId optional - string

                The resource ID to which the schedule belongs

              • taskType optional - string

                The task type of the schedule (e.g. LabVmsShutdownTask, LabVmAutoStart).

              • timeZoneId optional - string

                The time zone ID (e.g. Pacific Standard time).

              • weeklyRecurrence optional
                  • time optional - string

                    The time of the day the schedule will occur.

                  • weekdays optional - array

                    The days of the week for which the schedule is set (e.g. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.).

          • tags optional - string

            The tags of the resource.

      • size optional - string

        The size of the virtual machine.

      • sshKey optional - string

        The SSH key of the virtual machine administrator.

      • storageType optional - string

        Storage type to use for virtual machine (i.e. Standard, Premium).

      • userName optional - string

        The user name of the virtual machine.

  • tags optional - string

    The tags of the resource.

  • type required - string

>> from Azure Resource Manager Documentation

The Other Related Azure Dev Test Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is Azure Dev Test Linux Virtual Machine?

Azure Dev Test Linux Virtual Machine is a resource for Dev Test of Microsoft Azure. Settings can be wrote in Terraform.

Where can I find the example code for the Azure Dev Test Linux Virtual Machine?

For Terraform, the niveklabs/azurerm and kevinhead/azurerm source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For Azure Resource Manager, the henrikmotzkus/AzureShortcuts source code example is useful. See the Azure Resource Manager Example section for further details.

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