Quickstart: Create a virtual network - Resource Manager template

In this quickstart, you learn how to create a virtual network with two subnets using the Azure Resource Manager template. A virtual network is the fundamental building block for your private network in Azure. It enables Azure resources, like VMs, to securely communicate with each other and with the internet.

A resource manager template is a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file that defines the infrastructure and configuration for your project. The template uses declarative syntax. In declarative syntax, you describe your intended deployment without writing the sequence of programming commands to create the deployment.

You can also complete this quickstart using the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, or Azure CLI.

Prerequisites

If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

Review the template

The template used in this quickstart is from Azure Quickstart Templates

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "metadata": {
    "_generator": {
      "name": "bicep",
      "version": "0.6.18.56646",
      "templateHash": "10806234693722113459"
    }
  },
  "parameters": {
    "vnetName": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "VNet1",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "VNet name"
      }
    },
    "vnetAddressPrefix": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "10.0.0.0/16",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Address prefix"
      }
    },
    "subnet1Prefix": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "10.0.0.0/24",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Subnet 1 Prefix"
      }
    },
    "subnet1Name": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "Subnet1",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Subnet 1 Name"
      }
    },
    "subnet2Prefix": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "10.0.1.0/24",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Subnet 2 Prefix"
      }
    },
    "subnet2Name": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "Subnet2",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Subnet 2 Name"
      }
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Location for all resources."
      }
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
      "apiVersion": "2021-08-01",
      "name": "[parameters('vnetName')]",
      "location": "[parameters('location')]",
      "properties": {
        "addressSpace": {
          "addressPrefixes": [
            "[parameters('vnetAddressPrefix')]"
          ]
        },
        "subnets": [
          {
            "name": "[parameters('subnet1Name')]",
            "properties": {
              "addressPrefix": "[parameters('subnet1Prefix')]"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "[parameters('subnet2Name')]",
            "properties": {
              "addressPrefix": "[parameters('subnet2Prefix')]"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

The following Azure resources have been defined in the template:

• Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks: create an Azure virtual network.
• Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets - create a subnet.

Deploy the template

Deploy Resource Manager template to Azure:

1. Select Deploy to Azure to sign in to Azure and open the template. The template creates a virtual network with two subnets.

   

2. In the portal, on the Create a Virtual Network with two Subnets page, type or select the following values:

   • Resource group: Select Create new, type CreateVNetQS-rg for the resource group name, and select OK.
   • Virtual Network Name: Type a name for the new virtual network.

3. Select Review + create, and then select Create.

4. When deployment completes, select on Go to resource button to review the resources deployed.

Review deployed resources

Explore the resources that were created with the virtual network by browsing the settings blades for VNet1.

1. On the Overview tab, you'll see the defined address space of 10.0.0.0/16.

2. On the Subnets tab, you'll see the deployed subnets of Subnet1 and Subnet2 with the appropriate values from the template.

To learn about the JSON syntax and properties for a virtual network in a template, see Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks.

Clean up resources

When you no longer need the resources that you created with the virtual network, delete the resource group. This removes the virtual network and all the related resources.

To delete the resource group, call the Remove-AzResourceGroup cmdlet:

Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name <your resource group name>

Next steps

In this quickstart, you deployed an Azure virtual network with two subnets. To learn more about Azure virtual networks, continue to the tutorial for virtual networks.

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