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description: 'Packer supports building VHDs in Azure Resource manager.'
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layout: docs
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page_title: 'Azure - Builders'
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sidebar_current: 'docs-builders-azure'
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---
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# Azure Resource Manager Builder
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Type: `azure-arm`
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Packer supports building VHDs in [Azure Resource
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Manager](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/resource-group-overview/).
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Azure provides new users a [$200 credit for the first 30
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days](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/); after which you will incur
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costs for VMs built and stored using Packer.
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Unlike most Packer builders, the artifact produced by the ARM builder is a VHD
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(virtual hard disk), not a full virtual machine image. This means you will need
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to [perform some additional
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steps](https://github.com/Azure/packer-azure/issues/201) in order to launch a
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VM from your build artifact.
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Azure uses a combination of OAuth and Active Directory to authorize requests to
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the ARM API. Learn how to [authorize access to
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ARM](/docs/builders/azure-setup.html).
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The documentation below references command output from the [Azure
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CLI](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/xplat-cli-install/).
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## Configuration Reference
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The following configuration options are available for building Azure images. In
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addition to the options listed here, a
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[communicator](/docs/templates/communicator.html) can be configured for this
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builder.
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### Required options for authentication:
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If you're running packer on an Azure VM with a [managed identity](/docs/builders/azure-setup.html#managed-identities-for-azure-resources)
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you don't need to specify any additional configuration options.
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If you would like to use interactive user authentication, you should specify
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`subscription_id` only. Packer will use cached credentials or redirect you
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to a website to log in.
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If you want to use a [service principal](/docs/builders/azure-setup.html#create-a-service-principal)
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you should specify `subscription_id`, `client_id` and one of `client_secret`,
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`client_cert_path` or `client_jwt`.
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- `subscription_id` (string) Subscription under which the build will be
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performed. **The service principal specified in `client_id` must have full
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access to this subscription, unless build\_resource\_group\_name option is
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specified in which case it needs to have owner access to the existing
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resource group specified in build\_resource\_group\_name parameter.**
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- `client_id` (string) The Active Directory service principal associated with
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your builder.
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- `client_secret` (string) The password or secret for your service principal.
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- `client_cert_path` (string) The location of a PEM file containing a
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certificate and private key for service principal.
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- `client_jwt` (string) The bearer JWT assertion signed using a certificate
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associated with your service principal principal. See [Azure Active
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Directory docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/active-directory-certificate-credentials)
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for more information.
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### Required:
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- `image_publisher` (string) PublisherName for your base image. See
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[documentation](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/resource-groups-vm-searching/)
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for details.
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CLI example `az vm image list-publishers --location westus`
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- `image_offer` (string) Offer for your base image. See
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[documentation](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/resource-groups-vm-searching/)
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for details.
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CLI example
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`az vm image list-offers --location westus --publisher Canonical`
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- `image_sku` (string) SKU for your base image. See
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[documentation](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/resource-groups-vm-searching/)
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for details.
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CLI example
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`az vm image list-skus --location westus --publisher Canonical --offer UbuntuServer`
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#### VHD or Managed Image
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The Azure builder can create either a VHD, or a managed image. If you are
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creating a VHD, you **must** start with a VHD. Likewise, if you want to create
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a managed image you **must** start with a managed image. When creating a VHD
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the following two options are required.
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- `capture_container_name` (string) Destination container name. Essentially
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the "directory" where your VHD will be organized in Azure. The captured
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VHD's URL will be
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`https://<storage_account>.blob.core.windows.net/system/Microsoft.Compute/Images/<capture_container_name>/<capture_name_prefix>.xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.vhd`.
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- `capture_name_prefix` (string) VHD prefix. The final artifacts will be
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named `PREFIX-osDisk.UUID` and `PREFIX-vmTemplate.UUID`.
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- `resource_group_name` (string) Resource group under which the final
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artifact will be stored.
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- `storage_account` (string) Storage account under which the final artifact
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will be stored.
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When creating a managed image the following two options are required.
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- `managed_image_name` (string) Specify the managed image name where the
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result of the Packer build will be saved. The image name must not exist
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ahead of time, and will not be overwritten. If this value is set, the value
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`managed_image_resource_group_name` must also be set. See
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[documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/storage-managed-disks-overview#images)
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to learn more about managed images.
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- `managed_image_resource_group_name` (string) Specify the managed image
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resource group name where the result of the Packer build will be saved. The
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resource group must already exist. If this value is set, the value
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`managed_image_name` must also be set. See
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[documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/storage-managed-disks-overview#images)
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to learn more about managed images.
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#### Resource Group Usage
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The Azure builder can either provision resources into a new resource group that
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it controls (default) or an existing one. The advantage of using a packer
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defined resource group is that failed resource cleanup is easier because you
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can simply remove the entire resource group, however this means that the
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provided credentials must have permission to create and remove resource groups.
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By using an existing resource group you can scope the provided credentials to
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just this group, however failed builds are more likely to leave unused
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artifacts.
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To have packer create a resource group you **must** provide:
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- `location` (string) Azure datacenter in which your VM will build.
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CLI example `az account list-locations`
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and optionally:
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- `temp_resource_group_name` (string) name assigned to the temporary resource
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group created during the build. If this value is not set, a random value
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will be assigned. This resource group is deleted at the end of the build.
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To use an existing resource group you **must** provide:
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- `build_resource_group_name` (string) - Specify an existing resource group
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to run the build in.
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Providing `temp_resource_group_name` or `location` in combination with
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`build_resource_group_name` is not allowed.
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### Optional:
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- `azure_tags` (object of name/value strings) - the user can define up to 15
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tags. Tag names cannot exceed 512 characters, and tag values cannot exceed
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256 characters. Tags are applied to every resource deployed by a Packer
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build, i.e. Resource Group, VM, NIC, VNET, Public IP, KeyVault, etc.
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- `cloud_environment_name` (string) One of `Public`, `China`, `Germany`, or
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`USGovernment`. Defaults to `Public`. Long forms such as
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`USGovernmentCloud` and `AzureUSGovernmentCloud` are also supported.
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- `custom_data_file` (string) Specify a file containing custom data to inject
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into the cloud-init process. The contents of the file are read and injected
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into the ARM template. The custom data will be passed to cloud-init for
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processing at the time of provisioning. See
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[documentation](http://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/examples.html)
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to learn more about custom data, and how it can be used to influence the
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provisioning process.
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- `custom_managed_image_name` (string) Specify the source managed image's
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name to use. If this value is set, do not set image\_publisher,
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image\_offer, image\_sku, or image\_version. If this value is set, the
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value `custom_managed_image_resource_group_name` must also be set. See
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[documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/storage-managed-disks-overview#images)
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to learn more about managed images.
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- `custom_managed_image_resource_group_name` (string) Specify the source
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managed image's resource group used to use. If this value is set, do not
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set image\_publisher, image\_offer, image\_sku, or image\_version. If this
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value is set, the value `custom_managed_image_name` must also be set. See
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[documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/storage-managed-disks-overview#images)
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to learn more about managed images.
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- `image_version` (string) Specify a specific version of an OS to boot from.
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Defaults to `latest`. There may be a difference in versions available
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across regions due to image synchronization latency. To ensure a consistent
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version across regions set this value to one that is available in all
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regions where you are deploying.
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CLI example
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`az vm image list --location westus --publisher Canonical --offer UbuntuServer --sku 16.04.0-LTS --all`
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- `image_url` (string) Specify a custom VHD to use. If this value is set, do
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not set image\_publisher, image\_offer, image\_sku, or image\_version.
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- `managed_image_storage_account_type` (string) Specify the storage account
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type for a managed image. Valid values are Standard\_LRS and Premium\_LRS.
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The default is Standard\_LRS.
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- `os_disk_size_gb` (number) Specify the size of the OS disk in GB
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(gigabytes). Values of zero or less than zero are ignored.
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- `disk_caching_type` (string) Specify the disk caching type. Valid values are None, ReadOnly,
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and ReadWrite. The default value is ReadWrite.
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- `disk_additional_size` (array of integers) - The size(s) of any additional
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hard disks for the VM in gigabytes. If this is not specified then the VM
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will only contain an OS disk. The number of additional disks and maximum
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size of a disk depends on the configuration of your VM. See
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[Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/about-disks-and-vhds)
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or
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[Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/about-disks-and-vhds)
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for more information.
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For VHD builds the final artifacts will be named
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`PREFIX-dataDisk-<n>.UUID.vhd` and stored in the specified capture
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container along side the OS disk. The additional disks are included in the
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deployment template `PREFIX-vmTemplate.UUID`.
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For Managed build the final artifacts are included in the managed image.
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The additional disk will have the same storage account type as the OS disk,
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as specified with the `managed_image_storage_account_type` setting.
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- `os_type` (string) If either `Linux` or `Windows` is specified Packer will
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automatically configure authentication credentials for the provisioned
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machine. For `Linux` this configures an SSH authorized key. For `Windows`
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this configures a WinRM certificate.
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- `plan_info` (object) - Used for creating images from Marketplace images.
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Please refer to [Deploy an image with Marketplace
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terms](https://aka.ms/azuremarketplaceapideployment) for more details. Not
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all Marketplace images support programmatic deployment, and support is
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controlled by the image publisher.
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An example plan\_info object is defined below.
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``` json
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{
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"plan_info": {
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"plan_name": "rabbitmq",
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"plan_product": "rabbitmq",
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"plan_publisher": "bitnami"
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}
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}
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```
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`plan_name` (string) - The plan name, required. `plan_product` (string) -
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The plan product, required. `plan_publisher` (string) - The plan publisher,
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required. `plan_promotion_code` (string) - Some images accept a promotion
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code, optional.
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Images created from the Marketplace with `plan_info` **must** specify
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`plan_info` whenever the image is deployed. The builder automatically adds
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tags to the image to ensure this information is not lost. The following
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tags are added.
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1. PlanName
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2. PlanProduct
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3. PlanPublisher
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4. PlanPromotionCode
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- `shared_image_gallery` (object) Use a [Shared Gallery
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image](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-public-preview-of-shared-image-gallery/)
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as the source for this build. *VHD targets are incompatible with this build
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type* - the target must be a *Managed Image*.
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<!-- -->
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"shared_image_gallery": {
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"subscription": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000000",
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"resource_group": "ResourceGroup",
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"gallery_name": "GalleryName",
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"image_name": "ImageName",
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"image_version": "1.0.0"
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}
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"managed_image_name": "TargetImageName",
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"managed_image_resource_group_name": "TargetResourceGroup"
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- `temp_compute_name` (string) temporary name assigned to the VM. If this
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value is not set, a random value will be assigned. Knowing the resource
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group and VM name allows one to execute commands to update the VM during a
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Packer build, e.g. attach a resource disk to the VM.
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- `tenant_id` (string) The account identifier with which your `client_id` and
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`subscription_id` are associated. If not specified, `tenant_id` will be
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looked up using `subscription_id`.
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- `private_virtual_network_with_public_ip` (boolean) This value allows you to
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set a `virtual_network_name` and obtain a public IP. If this value is not
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set and `virtual_network_name` is defined Packer is only allowed to be
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executed from a host on the same subnet / virtual network.
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- `virtual_network_name` (string) Use a pre-existing virtual network for the
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VM. This option enables private communication with the VM, no public IP
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address is **used** or **provisioned** (unless you set
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`private_virtual_network_with_public_ip`).
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- `virtual_network_resource_group_name` (string) If virtual\_network\_name is
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set, this value **may** also be set. If virtual\_network\_name is set, and
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this value is not set the builder attempts to determine the resource group
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containing the virtual network. If the resource group cannot be found, or
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it cannot be disambiguated, this value should be set.
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- `virtual_network_subnet_name` (string) If virtual\_network\_name is set,
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this value **may** also be set. If virtual\_network\_name is set, and this
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value is not set the builder attempts to determine the subnet to use with
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the virtual network. If the subnet cannot be found, or it cannot be
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disambiguated, this value should be set.
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- `vm_size` (string) Size of the VM used for building. This can be changed
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when you deploy a VM from your VHD. See
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[pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/)
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information. Defaults to `Standard_A1`.
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CLI example `az vm list-sizes --location westus`
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- `async_resourcegroup_delete` (boolean) If you want packer to delete the
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temporary resource group asynchronously set this value. It's a boolean
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value and defaults to false. **Important** Setting this true means that
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your builds are faster, however any failed deletes are not reported.
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- `managed_image_os_disk_snapshot_name` (string) If managed\_image\_os\_disk\_snapshot\_name
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is set, a snapshot of the OS disk is created with the same name as this value before the
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VM is captured.
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- `managed_image_data_disk_snapshot_prefix` (string) If managed\_image\_data\_disk\_snapshot\_prefix
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is set, snapshot of the data disk(s) is created with the same prefix as this value before the VM
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is captured.
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## Basic Example
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Here is a basic example for Azure.
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``` json
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{
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"type": "azure-arm",
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"client_id": "fe354398-d7sf-4dc9-87fd-c432cd8a7e09",
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"client_secret": "keepitsecret&#*$",
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"resource_group_name": "packerdemo",
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"storage_account": "virtualmachines",
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"subscription_id": "44cae533-4247-4093-42cf-897ded6e7823",
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"tenant_id": "de39842a-caba-497e-a798-7896aea43218",
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"capture_container_name": "images",
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"capture_name_prefix": "packer",
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"os_type": "Linux",
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"image_publisher": "Canonical",
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"image_offer": "UbuntuServer",
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"image_sku": "14.04.4-LTS",
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"azure_tags": {
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"dept": "engineering"
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},
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"location": "West US",
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"vm_size": "Standard_A2"
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}
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```
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## Deprovision
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Azure VMs should be deprovisioned at the end of every build. For Windows this
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means executing sysprep, and for Linux this means executing the waagent
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deprovision process.
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Please refer to the Azure
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[examples](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/tree/master/examples/azure) for
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complete examples showing the deprovision process.
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### Windows
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The following provisioner snippet shows how to sysprep a Windows VM.
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Deprovision should be the last operation executed by a build. The code below
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will wait for sysprep to write the image status in the registry and will exit
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after that. The possible states, in case you want to wait for another state,
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[are documented
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here](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824815.aspx)
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``` json
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{
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"provisioners": [
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{
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"type": "powershell",
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"inline": [
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" # NOTE: the following *3* lines are only needed if the you have installed the Guest Agent.",
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" while ((Get-Service RdAgent).Status -ne 'Running') { Start-Sleep -s 5 }",
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" while ((Get-Service WindowsAzureTelemetryService).Status -ne 'Running') { Start-Sleep -s 5 }",
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" while ((Get-Service WindowsAzureGuestAgent).Status -ne 'Running') { Start-Sleep -s 5 }",
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"& $env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\Sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /quiet /quit",
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"while($true) { $imageState = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\State | Select ImageState; if($imageState.ImageState -ne 'IMAGE_STATE_GENERALIZE_RESEAL_TO_OOBE') { Write-Output $imageState.ImageState; Start-Sleep -s 10 } else { break } }"
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]
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}
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]
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}
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```
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The Windows Guest Agent participates in the Sysprep process. The
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agent must be fully installed before the VM can be sysprep'ed. To
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ensure this is true all agent services must be running before
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executing sysprep.exe. The above JSON snippet shows one way to do this
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in the PowerShell provisioner. This snippet is **only** required if
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the VM is configured to install the agent, which is the default. To
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learn more about disabling the Windows Guest Agent please see [Install the VM Agent](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-windows#install-the-vm-agent).
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### Linux
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The following provisioner snippet shows how to deprovision a Linux VM.
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Deprovision should be the last operation executed by a build.
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``` json
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{
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"provisioners": [
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{
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"execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; {{ .Vars }} sudo -E sh '{{ .Path }}'",
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"inline": [
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"/usr/sbin/waagent -force -deprovision+user && export HISTSIZE=0 && sync"
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],
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"inline_shebang": "/bin/sh -x",
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"type": "shell"
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}
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]
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}
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```
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To learn more about the Linux deprovision process please see WALinuxAgent's
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[README](https://github.com/Azure/WALinuxAgent/blob/master/README.md).
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#### skip\_clean
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Customers have reported issues with the deprovision process where the builder
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hangs. The error message is similar to the following.
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Build 'azure-arm' errored: Retryable error: Error removing temporary script at /tmp/script_9899.sh: ssh: handshake failed: EOF
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One solution is to set skip\_clean to true in the provisioner. This prevents
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Packer from cleaning up any helper scripts uploaded to the VM during the build.
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## Defaults
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The Azure builder attempts to pick default values that provide for a just works
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experience. These values can be changed by the user to more suitable values.
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- The default user name is packer not root as in other builders. Most distros
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on Azure do not allow root to SSH to a VM hence the need for a non-root
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default user. Set the ssh\_username option to override the default value.
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- The default VM size is Standard\_A1. Set the vm\_size option to override
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the default value.
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- The default image version is latest. Set the image\_version option to
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override the default value.
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- By default a temporary resource group will be created and destroyed as part
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of the build. If you do not have permissions to do so, use
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`build_resource_group_name` to specify an existing resource group to run
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the build in.
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## Implementation
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\~> **Warning!** This is an advanced topic. You do not need to understand
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the implementation to use the Azure builder.
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The Azure builder uses ARM
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[templates](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/resource-group-authoring-templates/)
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to deploy resources. ARM templates allow you to express the what without having
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to express the how.
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The Azure builder works under the assumption that it creates everything it
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needs to execute a build. When the build has completed it simply deletes the
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resource group to cleanup any runtime resources. Resource groups are named
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using the form `packer-Resource-Group-<random>`. The value `<random>` is a
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random value that is generated at every invocation of packer. The `<random>`
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value is re-used as much as possible when naming resources, so users can better
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identify and group these transient resources when seen in their subscription.
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> The VHD is created on a user specified storage account, not a random one
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> created at runtime. When a virtual machine is captured the resulting VHD is
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> stored on the same storage account as the source VHD. The VHD created by
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> Packer must persist after a build is complete, which is why the storage
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> account is set by the user.
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The basic steps for a build are:
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1. Create a resource group.
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2. Validate and deploy a VM template.
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3. Execute provision - defined by the user; typically shell commands.
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4. Power off and capture the VM.
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5. Delete the resource group.
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6. Delete the temporary VM's OS disk.
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The templates used for a build are currently fixed in the code. There is a
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template for Linux, Windows, and KeyVault. The templates are themselves
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templated with place holders for names, passwords, SSH keys, certificates, etc.
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### What's Randomized?
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The Azure builder creates the following random values at runtime.
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- Administrator Password: a random 32-character value using the *password
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alphabet*.
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- Certificate: a 2,048-bit certificate used to secure WinRM communication.
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The certificate is valid for 24-hours, which starts roughly at invocation
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time.
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- Certificate Password: a random 32-character value using the *password
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alphabet* used to protect the private key of the certificate.
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- Compute Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkrvm; the name of
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the VM.
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- Deployment Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkfdp; the name
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of the deployment.
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- KeyVault Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkrkv.
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- NIC Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkrni.
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- Public IP Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkrip.
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- OS Disk Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkros.
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- Resource Group Name: a random 33-character name prefixed with
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packer-Resource-Group-.
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- Subnet Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkrsn.
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- SSH Key Pair: a 2,048-bit asymmetric key pair; can be overridden by the
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user.
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- Virtual Network Name: a random 15-character name prefixed with pkrvn.
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The default alphabet used for random values is
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**0123456789bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz**. The alphabet was reduced (no vowels) to
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prevent running afoul of Azure decency controls.
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The password alphabet used for random values is
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**0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ**.
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### Windows
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The Windows implementation is very similar to the Linux build, with the
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exception that it deploys a template to configure KeyVault. Packer communicates
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with a Windows VM using the WinRM protocol. Windows VMs on Azure default to
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using both password and certificate based authentication for WinRM. The
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password is easily set via the VM ARM template, but the certificate requires an
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intermediary. The intermediary for Azure is KeyVault. The certificate is
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uploaded to a new KeyVault provisioned in the same resource group as the VM.
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When the Windows VM is deployed, it links to the certificate in KeyVault, and
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Azure will ensure the certificate is injected as part of deployment.
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The basic steps for a Windows build are:
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1. Create a resource group.
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2. Validate and deploy a KeyVault template.
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3. Validate and deploy a VM template.
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4. Execute provision - defined by the user; typically shell commands.
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5. Power off and capture the VM.
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6. Delete the resource group.
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7. Delete the temporary VM's OS disk.
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A Windows build requires two templates and two deployments. Unfortunately, the
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KeyVault and VM cannot be deployed at the same time hence the need for two
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templates and deployments. The time required to deploy a KeyVault template is
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minimal, so overall impact is small.
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See the
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[examples/azure](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/tree/master/examples/azure)
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folder in the packer project for more examples.
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