Unable to deploy using ARM template by passing the content of the json file.

Hi folks,

I am trying to do a deployment but rather than passing the TemplateLink and ParametersLink, I’d rather passing the content. When I do so however I get an error as follows. What I do right now is simply loading the content of my template file

    public static Object GetTemplate() {
        return File.ReadAllText( @"E:\OfficialTemp\tmplt.json" ); }

    public static Object GetParameters(){
        return File.ReadAllText( @"E:\OfficialTemp\params.json"); }

and then in my main:

        deployment.Properties = new DeploymentProperties
        {
            Mode = DeploymentMode.Incremental,
            Template = GetTemplate(),
            Parameters = GetParameters(),
        };
         var resourceManagementClient = new ResourceManagementClient( credential )
        { SubscriptionId = subscriptionId };

        return await resourceManagementClient.Deployments.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
          groupName,
          deploymentName,
          deployment );

I’d like to mention that my tmplt.json and params.json are exactly the file that I used to in my deployment using the URI so I do not think that is an issue. (I get the error even when I use the values stated for template and parameters files in https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-windows-csharp-template/)

Error: System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. —> Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException: The request content was invalid and could not be deserialized: 'Error converting value "

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}" to type ‘Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ResourceStack.Frontdoor.Templates.Schema.Template’. Path ‘properties.template’, line 3, position 23171.'. at Microsoft.Azure.Management.ResourceManager.DeploymentsOperations.<BeginCreateOrUpdateWithHttpMessagesAsync>d__9.MoveNext() — End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown — at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Microsoft.Azure.Management.ResourceManager.DeploymentsOperations.<CreateOrUpdateWithHttpMessagesAsync>d__8.MoveNext() — End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown — at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Microsoft.Azure.Management.ResourceManager.DeploymentsOperationsExtensions.<CreateOrUpdateAsync>d__7.MoveNext() — End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown — at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult() at ConsoleApplication1.Program.<CreateTemplateDeploymentAsync>d__3.MoveNext() in

[rshirani]

Thanks @devigned , it seems a bit tricky as we can pass string for template but not the parameter. I modified to this and now passes the json issue. Thanks for the link. That said I get a new exception (Long running operation failed with status ‘Failed’). Should I just retry or you have any other recommendations?

public static async Task<DeploymentExtended> CreateTemplateDeploymentAsync(
    TokenCredentials credential, 
    string groupName, 
    string deploymentName, 
    string subscriptionId)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Creating the template deployment...");
    var templateParams = new Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, object>>{
        { "adminPassword", new Dictionary<string, object>{{"value","Azure1234567"}}},
        { "adminUserName", new Dictionary<string, object>{{"value", "davidmu" } }}
    };

    var deployment = new Deployment();
    deployment.Properties = new DeploymentProperties
    {
        Mode = DeploymentMode.Incremental,
        Template = JObject.Parse(File.ReadAllText("Templates\\CreateVMTemplate2.json")),
        Parameters = templateParams
    };
    var resourceManagementClient = new ResourceManagementClient(credential) { SubscriptionId = subscriptionId };
    return await resourceManagementClient.Deployments.CreateOrUpdateAsync(groupName, deploymentName, deployment);
}

[adrianhall]

This is an old issue. Is it still relevant?