Deploying Azure Templates

Log in to the portal using the supplied username and password.

1. From the portal home, click + Create.

2. Search for the type template.

3. Select Template deployment (deploy using custom templates).

4. Select Create a Windows virtual machine.

5. Click Edit template.

6. Add a second data disk with "lun": 1. The dataDisk section starts around line 290. Edit that section so it appears as:

   "dataDisks": [
     {
       "diskSizeGB": 1023,
       "lun": 0,
       "createOption": "Empty"
     },
     {
       "diskSizeGB": 1023,
       "lun": 1,
       "createOption": "Empty"
     }
   ]
   

7. Change the instance type to Standard_D2s_v3. The vmSize section starts around line 130. Change the defaultValue parameter to the specified instance type.

8. Click Save.

1. Click Edit parameters.
2. Change the "adminUsername" parameter to "localadmin", with the quotation marks.
3. Change the "dnsLabelPrefix" parameter to "vm1446aaadd", with the quotation marks. Replace aaa with your initials and dd with your the date of your choosing (e.g., "vm1446rb31").
4. Click Save.

1. Enter a 12-72 character password. Follow the on-screen instructions until a green check mark appears.
2. Click Review + create, then click Create.

1. Click the bell on the Azure menu.
2. Once it is complete, click Home > All resources > simple-vm > Settings > Disks.
3. Verify there are two data disks, LUN 0 and LUN 1. This shows the template was edited successfully.