Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages imageTemplates 2018-02-01-preview

2024-12-09

Bicep resource definition

The imageTemplates resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates@2018-02-01-preview' = {
  location: 'string'
  name: 'string'
  properties: {
    customize: [
      {
        name: 'string'
        type: 'string'
        // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateCustomizer objects
      }
    ]
    distribute: [
      {
        artifactTags: {
          {customized property}: 'string'
        }
        runOutputName: 'string'
        type: 'string'
        // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateDistributor objects
      }
    ]
    source: {
      type: 'string'
      // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateSource objects
    }
  }
  tags: {
    {customized property}: 'string'
  }
}

ImageTemplateCustomizer objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For shell, use:

{
  script: 'string'
  type: 'shell'
}

ImageTemplateSource objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For ISO, use:

{
  sha256Checksum: 'string'
  sourceURI: 'string'
  type: 'ISO'
}

For PlatformImage, use:

{
  offer: 'string'
  publisher: 'string'
  sku: 'string'
  type: 'PlatformImage'
  version: 'string'
}

ImageTemplateDistributor objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For managedImage, use:

{
  imageId: 'string'
  location: 'string'
  type: 'managedImage'
}

For sharedImage, use:

{
  galleryImageId: 'string'
  replicationRegions: [
    'string'
  ]
  type: 'sharedImage'
}

Property Values

Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates

Name	Description	Value
location	Resource location	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{1,64}$` (required)
properties		ImageTemplateProperties
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates

ImageTemplateCustomizer

Name	Description	Value
name	Friendly Name to provide context on what this customization step does	string
type	Set to 'shell' for type ImageTemplateShellCustomizer.	'shell' (required)

ImageTemplateDistributor

Name	Description	Value
artifactTags	Tags that will be applied to the artifact once it has been created/updated by the distributor.	ImageTemplateDistributorArtifactTags
runOutputName	The name to be used for the associated RunOutput.	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{1,64}$` (required)
type	Set to 'managedImage' for type ImageTemplateManagedImageDistributor. Set to 'sharedImage' for type ImageTemplateSharedImageDistributor.	'managedImage' 'sharedImage' (required)

ImageTemplateDistributorArtifactTags

Name	Description	Value

ImageTemplateIsoSource

Name	Description	Value
sha256Checksum	SHA256 Checksum of the ISO image.	string (required)
sourceURI	URL to get the ISO image. This URL has to be accessible to the resource provider at the time of the imageTemplate creation.	string (required)
type	Specifies the type of source image you want to start with.	'ISO' (required)

ImageTemplateManagedImageDistributor

Name	Description	Value
imageId	Resource Id of the Managed Disk Image	string (required)
location	Azure location for the image, should match if image already exists	string (required)
type	Type of distribution.	'managedImage' (required)

ImageTemplatePlatformImageSource

Name	Description	Value
offer	Image offer from the Azure Gallery Images.	string
publisher	Image Publisher in Azure Gallery Images.	string
sku	Image sku from the Azure Gallery Images.	string
type	Specifies the type of source image you want to start with.	'PlatformImage' (required)
version	Image version from the Azure Gallery Images.	string

ImageTemplateProperties

Name	Description	Value
customize	Specifies the properties used to describe the customization steps of the image, like Image source etc	ImageTemplateCustomizer[]
distribute	The distribution targets where the image output needs to go to.	ImageTemplateDistributor[] (required)
source	Specifies the properties used to describe the source image.	ImageTemplateSource (required)

ImageTemplateSharedImageDistributor

Name	Description	Value
galleryImageId	Resource Id of the Shared Image Gallery image	string (required)
replicationRegions		string[] (required)
type	Type of distribution.	'sharedImage' (required)

ImageTemplateShellCustomizer

Name	Description	Value
script	The shell script to be run for customizing. It can be a github link, SAS URI for Azure Storage, etc	string
type	The type of customization tool you want to use on the Image. For example, "shell" can be shellCustomizer	'shell' (required)

ImageTemplateSource

Name	Description	Value
type	Set to 'ISO' for type ImageTemplateIsoSource. Set to 'PlatformImage' for type ImageTemplatePlatformImageSource.	'ISO' 'PlatformImage' (required)

ResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

Usage Examples

Azure Verified Modules

The following Azure Verified Modules can be used to deploy this resource type.

Module	Description
Virtual Machine Image Template	AVM Resource Module for Virtual Machine Image Template

Azure Quickstart Samples

The following Azure Quickstart templates contain Bicep samples for deploying this resource type.

Bicep File	Description
Azure Image Builder with Azure Windows Baseline	Creates an Azure Image Builder environment and builds a Windows Server image with the latest Windows Updates and Azure Windows Baseline applied.
Configure Dev Box service	This template would create all Dev Box admin resources as per Dev Box quick start guide (/azure/dev-box/quickstart-create-dev-box). You can view all resources created, or directly go to DevPortal.microsoft.com to create your first Dev Box.

ARM template resource definition

The imageTemplates resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates",
  "apiVersion": "2018-02-01-preview",
  "name": "string",
  "location": "string",
  "properties": {
    "customize": [ {
      "name": "string",
      "type": "string"
      // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateCustomizer objects
    } ],
    "distribute": [ {
      "artifactTags": {
        "{customized property}": "string"
      },
      "runOutputName": "string",
      "type": "string"
      // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateDistributor objects
    } ],
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
      // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateSource objects
    }
  },
  "tags": {
    "{customized property}": "string"
  }
}

ImageTemplateCustomizer objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For shell, use:

{
  "script": "string",
  "type": "shell"
}

ImageTemplateSource objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For ISO, use:

{
  "sha256Checksum": "string",
  "sourceURI": "string",
  "type": "ISO"
}

For PlatformImage, use:

{
  "offer": "string",
  "publisher": "string",
  "sku": "string",
  "type": "PlatformImage",
  "version": "string"
}

ImageTemplateDistributor objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For managedImage, use:

{
  "imageId": "string",
  "location": "string",
  "type": "managedImage"
}

For sharedImage, use:

{
  "galleryImageId": "string",
  "replicationRegions": [ "string" ],
  "type": "sharedImage"
}

Property Values

Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates

Name	Description	Value
apiVersion	The api version	'2018-02-01-preview'
location	Resource location	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{1,64}$` (required)
properties		ImageTemplateProperties
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
type	The resource type	'Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates'

ImageTemplateCustomizer

Name	Description	Value
name	Friendly Name to provide context on what this customization step does	string
type	Set to 'shell' for type ImageTemplateShellCustomizer.	'shell' (required)

ImageTemplateDistributor

Name	Description	Value
artifactTags	Tags that will be applied to the artifact once it has been created/updated by the distributor.	ImageTemplateDistributorArtifactTags
runOutputName	The name to be used for the associated RunOutput.	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{1,64}$` (required)
type	Set to 'managedImage' for type ImageTemplateManagedImageDistributor. Set to 'sharedImage' for type ImageTemplateSharedImageDistributor.	'managedImage' 'sharedImage' (required)

ImageTemplateDistributorArtifactTags

Name	Description	Value

ImageTemplateIsoSource

Name	Description	Value
sha256Checksum	SHA256 Checksum of the ISO image.	string (required)
sourceURI	URL to get the ISO image. This URL has to be accessible to the resource provider at the time of the imageTemplate creation.	string (required)
type	Specifies the type of source image you want to start with.	'ISO' (required)

ImageTemplateManagedImageDistributor

Name	Description	Value
imageId	Resource Id of the Managed Disk Image	string (required)
location	Azure location for the image, should match if image already exists	string (required)
type	Type of distribution.	'managedImage' (required)

ImageTemplatePlatformImageSource

Name	Description	Value
offer	Image offer from the Azure Gallery Images.	string
publisher	Image Publisher in Azure Gallery Images.	string
sku	Image sku from the Azure Gallery Images.	string
type	Specifies the type of source image you want to start with.	'PlatformImage' (required)
version	Image version from the Azure Gallery Images.	string

ImageTemplateProperties

Name	Description	Value
customize	Specifies the properties used to describe the customization steps of the image, like Image source etc	ImageTemplateCustomizer[]
distribute	The distribution targets where the image output needs to go to.	ImageTemplateDistributor[] (required)
source	Specifies the properties used to describe the source image.	ImageTemplateSource (required)

ImageTemplateSharedImageDistributor

Name	Description	Value
galleryImageId	Resource Id of the Shared Image Gallery image	string (required)
replicationRegions		string[] (required)
type	Type of distribution.	'sharedImage' (required)

ImageTemplateShellCustomizer

Name	Description	Value
script	The shell script to be run for customizing. It can be a github link, SAS URI for Azure Storage, etc	string
type	The type of customization tool you want to use on the Image. For example, "shell" can be shellCustomizer	'shell' (required)

ImageTemplateSource

Name	Description	Value
type	Set to 'ISO' for type ImageTemplateIsoSource. Set to 'PlatformImage' for type ImageTemplatePlatformImageSource.	'ISO' 'PlatformImage' (required)

ResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

Usage Examples

Azure Quickstart Templates

The following Azure Quickstart templates deploy this resource type.

Template	Description
Azure Image Builder with Azure Windows Baseline	Creates an Azure Image Builder environment and builds a Windows Server image with the latest Windows Updates and Azure Windows Baseline applied.
Configure Dev Box service	This template would create all Dev Box admin resources as per Dev Box quick start guide (/azure/dev-box/quickstart-create-dev-box). You can view all resources created, or directly go to DevPortal.microsoft.com to create your first Dev Box.

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The imageTemplates resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates@2018-02-01-preview"
  name = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  location = "string"
  tags = {
    {customized property} = "string"
  }
  body = {
    properties = {
      customize = [
        {
          name = "string"
          type = "string"
          // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateCustomizer objects
        }
      ]
      distribute = [
        {
          artifactTags = {
            {customized property} = "string"
          }
          runOutputName = "string"
          type = "string"
          // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateDistributor objects
        }
      ]
      source = {
        type = "string"
        // For remaining properties, see ImageTemplateSource objects
      }
    }
  }
}

ImageTemplateCustomizer objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For shell, use:

{
  script = "string"
  type = "shell"
}

ImageTemplateSource objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For ISO, use:

{
  sha256Checksum = "string"
  sourceURI = "string"
  type = "ISO"
}

For PlatformImage, use:

{
  offer = "string"
  publisher = "string"
  sku = "string"
  type = "PlatformImage"
  version = "string"
}

ImageTemplateDistributor objects

Set the type property to specify the type of object.

For managedImage, use:

{
  imageId = "string"
  location = "string"
  type = "managedImage"
}

For sharedImage, use:

{
  galleryImageId = "string"
  replicationRegions = [
    "string"
  ]
  type = "sharedImage"
}

Property Values

Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates

Name	Description	Value
location	Resource location	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{1,64}$` (required)
properties		ImageTemplateProperties
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values.
type	The resource type	"Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates@2018-02-01-preview"

ImageTemplateCustomizer

Name	Description	Value
name	Friendly Name to provide context on what this customization step does	string
type	Set to 'shell' for type ImageTemplateShellCustomizer.	'shell' (required)

ImageTemplateDistributor

Name	Description	Value
artifactTags	Tags that will be applied to the artifact once it has been created/updated by the distributor.	ImageTemplateDistributorArtifactTags
runOutputName	The name to be used for the associated RunOutput.	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[A-Za-z0-9-_]{1,64}$` (required)
type	Set to 'managedImage' for type ImageTemplateManagedImageDistributor. Set to 'sharedImage' for type ImageTemplateSharedImageDistributor.	'managedImage' 'sharedImage' (required)

ImageTemplateDistributorArtifactTags

Name	Description	Value

ImageTemplateIsoSource

Name	Description	Value
sha256Checksum	SHA256 Checksum of the ISO image.	string (required)
sourceURI	URL to get the ISO image. This URL has to be accessible to the resource provider at the time of the imageTemplate creation.	string (required)
type	Specifies the type of source image you want to start with.	'ISO' (required)

ImageTemplateManagedImageDistributor

Name	Description	Value
imageId	Resource Id of the Managed Disk Image	string (required)
location	Azure location for the image, should match if image already exists	string (required)
type	Type of distribution.	'managedImage' (required)

ImageTemplatePlatformImageSource

Name	Description	Value
offer	Image offer from the Azure Gallery Images.	string
publisher	Image Publisher in Azure Gallery Images.	string
sku	Image sku from the Azure Gallery Images.	string
type	Specifies the type of source image you want to start with.	'PlatformImage' (required)
version	Image version from the Azure Gallery Images.	string

ImageTemplateProperties

Name	Description	Value
customize	Specifies the properties used to describe the customization steps of the image, like Image source etc	ImageTemplateCustomizer[]
distribute	The distribution targets where the image output needs to go to.	ImageTemplateDistributor[] (required)
source	Specifies the properties used to describe the source image.	ImageTemplateSource (required)

ImageTemplateSharedImageDistributor

Name	Description	Value
galleryImageId	Resource Id of the Shared Image Gallery image	string (required)
replicationRegions		string[] (required)
type	Type of distribution.	'sharedImage' (required)

ImageTemplateShellCustomizer

Name	Description	Value
script	The shell script to be run for customizing. It can be a github link, SAS URI for Azure Storage, etc	string
type	The type of customization tool you want to use on the Image. For example, "shell" can be shellCustomizer	'shell' (required)

ImageTemplateSource

Name	Description	Value
type	Set to 'ISO' for type ImageTemplateIsoSource. Set to 'PlatformImage' for type ImageTemplatePlatformImageSource.	'ISO' 'PlatformImage' (required)

ResourceTags

Name	Description	Value