--- layout: "azurerm" page_title: "Azure Resource Manager: azurerm_virtual_machine" sidebar_current: "docs-azurerm-resource-virtualmachine" description: |- Create a Virtual Machine. --- # azurerm\_virtual\_machine Create a virtual machine. ## Example Usage ``` resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" { name = "acctestrg" location = "West US" } resource "azurerm_virtual_network" "test" { name = "acctvn" address_space = ["10.0.0.0/16"] location = "West US" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" } resource "azurerm_subnet" "test" { name = "acctsub" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" virtual_network_name = "${azurerm_virtual_network.test.name}" address_prefix = "10.0.2.0/24" } resource "azurerm_network_interface" "test" { name = "acctni" location = "West US" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" ip_configuration { name = "testconfiguration1" subnet_id = "${azurerm_subnet.test.id}" private_ip_address_allocation = "dynamic" } } resource "azurerm_storage_account" "test" { name = "accsa" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" location = "westus" account_type = "Standard_LRS" tags { environment = "staging" } } resource "azurerm_storage_container" "test" { name = "vhds" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" storage_account_name = "${azurerm_storage_account.test.name}" container_access_type = "private" } resource "azurerm_virtual_machine" "test" { name = "acctvm" location = "West US" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" network_interface_ids = ["${azurerm_network_interface.test.id}"] vm_size = "Standard_A0" storage_image_reference { publisher = "Canonical" offer = "UbuntuServer" sku = "14.04.2-LTS" version = "latest" } storage_os_disk { name = "myosdisk1" vhd_uri = "${azurerm_storage_account.test.primary_blob_endpoint}${azurerm_storage_container.test.name}/myosdisk1.vhd" caching = "ReadWrite" create_option = "FromImage" } os_profile { computer_name = "hostname" admin_username = "testadmin" admin_password = "Password1234!" } os_profile_linux_config { disable_password_authentication = false } tags { environment = "staging" } } ``` ## Argument Reference The following arguments are supported: * `name` - (Required) Specifies the name of the virtual machine resource. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. * `resource_group_name` - (Required) The name of the resource group in which to create the virtual machine. * `location` - (Required) Specifies the supported Azure location where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. * `plan` - (Optional) A plan block as documented below. * `availability_set_id` - (Optional) The Id of the Availablity Set in which to create the virtual machine * `vm_size` - (Required) Specifies the [size of the virtual machine](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-size-specs/). * `storage_image_reference` - (Optional) A Storage Image Reference block as documented below. * `storage_os_disk` - (Required) A Storage OS Disk block as referenced below. * `storage_data_disk` - (Optional) A list of Storage Data disk blocks as referenced below. * `os_profile` - (Required) An OS Profile block as documented below. * `os_profile_windows_config` - (Required, when a windows machine) A Windows config block as documented below. * `os_profile_linux_config` - (Required, when a linux machine) A Linux config block as documented below. * `os_profile_secrets` - (Optional) A collection of Secret blocks as documented below. * `network_interface_ids` - (Required) Specifies the list of resource IDs for the network interfaces associated with the virtual machine. * `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource. For more information on the different example configurations, please check out the [azure documentation](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt163591.aspx#Anchor_2) `Plan` supports the following: * `name` - (Required) Specifies the name of the image from the marketplace. * `publisher` - (Optional) Specifies the publisher of the image. * `product` - (Optional) Specifies the product of the image from the marketplace. `storage_image_reference` supports the following: * `publisher` - (Required) Specifies the publisher of the image used to create the virtual machine * `offer` - (Required) Specifies the offer of the image used to create the virtual machine. * `sku` - (Required) Specifies the SKU of the image used to create the virtual machine. * `version` - (Optional) Specifies the version of the image used to create the virtual machine. `storage_os_disk` supports the following: * `name` - (Required) Specifies the disk name. * `vhd_uri` - (Required) Specifies the vhd uri. * `create_option` - (Required) Specifies how the virtual machine should be created. Possible values are `attach` and `FromImage`. * `caching` - (Optional) Specifies the caching requirements. * `image_uri` - (Optional) Specifies the image_uri in the form publisherName:offer:skus:version. * `os_type` - (Optional) Specifies the operating system Type, valid values are windows, linux. `storage_data_disk` supports the following: * `name` - (Required) Specifies the name of the data disk. * `vhd_uri` - (Required) Specifies the uri of the location in storage where the vhd for the virtual machine should be placed. * `create_option` - (Required) Specifies how the data disk should be created. * `disk_size_gb` - (Required) Specifies the size of the data disk in gigabytes. * `lun` - (Required) Specifies the logical unit number of the data disk. `os_profile` supports the following: * `computer_name` - (Optional) Specifies the name of the virtual machine. * `admin_username` - (Required) Specifies the name of the administrator account. * `admin_password` - (Required) Specifies the password of the administrator account. * `custom_data` - (Optional) Specifies a base-64 encoded string of custom data. The base-64 encoded string is decoded to a binary array that is saved as a file on the Virtual Machine. The maximum length of the binary array is 65535 bytes. ~> **NOTE:** `admin_password` must be between 6-72 characters long and must satisfy at least 3 of password complexity requirements from the following: 1. Contains an uppercase character 2. Contains a lowercase character 3. Contains a numeric digit 4. Contains a special character `os_profile_windows_config` supports the following: * `provision_vm_agent` - (Optional) * `enable_automatic_upgrades` - (Optional) * `winrm` - (Optional) A collection of WinRM configuration blocks as documented below. * `additional_unattend_config` - (Optional) An Additional Unattended Config block as documented below. `winrm` supports the following: * `protocol` - (Required) Specifies the protocol of listener * `certificate_url` - (Optional) Specifies URL of the certificate with which new Virtual Machines is provisioned. `additional_unattend_config` supports the following: * `pass` - (Required) Specifies the name of the pass that the content applies to. The only allowable value is `oobeSystem`. * `component` - (Required) Specifies the name of the component to configure with the added content. The only allowable value is `Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup`. * `setting_name` - (Required) Specifies the name of the setting to which the content applies. Possible values are: `FirstLogonCommands` and `AutoLogon`. * `content` - (Optional) Specifies the base-64 encoded XML formatted content that is added to the unattend.xml file for the specified path and component. `os_profile_linux_config` supports the following: * `disable_password_authentication` - (Required) Specifies whether password authentication should be disabled. * `ssh_keys` - (Optional) Specifies a collection of `path` and `key_data` to be placed on the virtual machine. ~> **Note:** Please note that the only allowed `path` is `/home//.ssh/authorized_keys` due to a limitation of Azure_ `os_profile_secrets` supports the following: * `source_vault_id` - (Required) Specifies the key vault to use. * `vault_certificates` - (Required, on windows machines) A collection of Vault Certificates as documented below `vault_certificates` support the following: * `certificate_url` - (Required) It is the Base64 encoding of a JSON Object that which is encoded in UTF-8 of which the contents need to be `data`, `dataType` and `password`. * `certificate_store` - (Required, on windows machines) Specifies the certificate store on the Virtual Machine where the certificate should be added to. ## Attributes Reference The following attributes are exported: * `id` - The virtual machine ID.