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 https trigger powershell functions is showing disabled – (disabled) functionName

Azure https trigger powershell functions is showing disabled – (disabled) functionName Solution – : The disabled metadata property is in function.json which is suppose to determines whether a function is enabled or disabled.  to enable the azure function you need to mobify the value in function.json under the disabled function Below are simple steps to do so :- From […]

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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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Azure SQL Database Resource Limits,

Azure SQL Database Resource Limits. Azure SQL as an service database limitation SQL Database is a general-purpose relational database service in Microsoft Azure that supports structures such as relational data, JSON, spatial, and XML. It delivers dynamically scalable performance. SQL Database shares its code base with the Microsoft SQL Server database engine. With Microsoft’s cloud-first strategy, the […]

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Azure load balancer limitations, public vs private load balancer

Azure load balancer limitations, public vs private load balancer Azure Load Balancer delivers high availability and network performance to your applications. It is a Layer 4 (TCP, UDP) load balancer that distributes incoming traffic among healthy instances of services defined in a load-balanced set. Azure Load Balancer can be configured to: Load balance incoming Internet traffic […]

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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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