Create Azure VM using ARM Template

We have explored how to create an Azure Virtual Machine using the Azure portal and understood how to get started with Azure PowerShell in previous two posts. As third step of the series this post we can learn how to create Azure Virtual Machine using ARM (Azure Resource Manager) template. The Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the service used to provision resources in Azure subscription

1. To create your first ARM template, go to the Azure portal as we have discussed in Create Azure Virtual Machine post.and follow the steps to create a VM (Virtual Machine) till the final step..
2. In the final step you can find a link next to Create button named “Download template and parameters”. Click on that link to download template files.