Powershell DSC error – Cannot bind argument to parameter ‘ResourceKey’ because it is an empty string.

Powershell DSC error – Cannot bind argument to parameter ‘ResourceKey’ because it is an empty string.   Background –  I was trying to deploy azure dsc extension to add ADDS role on new azure vm using ARM template (extension resource under compute resource).   Error –  code”: “ResourceDeploymentFailure”, “message”: “The resource operation completed with terminal […]

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Azure ARM json parsing error: Additional text encountered after finished reading JSON content

Azure ARM json parsing error: Additional text encountered after finished reading JSON content Error: Test-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Additional text encountered after finished reading JSON content: }. Path ”, line 184, position 1. At line:1 char:1 Solution:-> 1>make sure that you dont have any additional brackets in your code. the […]

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how to point resources from another resource group in azure ARM template

how to point azure resources from another resource group in azure ARM template If you want to use any existing azure resource in ARM template which is in different resource group  then yes that is possible and its quite simple. Why?  – well this is required in may cases but as an example (shown in […]

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How to enable automatic scaling on azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets using ARM template

How to enable automatic scaling on azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets using ARM template Automatic scaling of virtual machines in a scale set is the creation or deletion of machines in the set as needed to match performance requirements. As the volume of work grows, an application may require additional resources to enable it to […]

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Create Azure service fabric cluster with ARM template and powershell

Create Azure service fabric cluster with ARM template and powershell This step-by-step guide walks you through setting up a secure Azure Service Fabric cluster with scale set, storage accounts, load balancer in Azure by using Azure Resource Manager. note – Key vault , Reverse proxy and vm scale set auto scaling is not included in […]

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Service fabric error – Enable failed for plugin (nam Microsoft.Azure.ServiceFabric.ServiceFabricNode, version 1.0.0.33) with exception

Service fabric error – Enable failed for plugin (nam Microsoft.Azure.ServiceFabric.ServiceFabricNode, version 1.0.0.33) with exception While deploying service fabric cluster i got below error at the end of deployment and the node was in failed state. Error – Handler ‘Microsoft.Azure.ServiceFabric.ServiceFabricNode’ has reported failure for VM Extension ‘node1_ServiceFabricNode’ with terminal error code ‘1009’ and error message: ‘Enable […]

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