Example of azure builder with a custom image / image url

[imduffy15]

@paulmey can you provide an example of how to use the azure builder with a custom image as the input rather than something from the market place?

I see from reading the code briefly its possible to use an image url configuration item but I haven't seen this documented anywhere.

[imduffy15]

@boumenot This looks like your work - 5950d3d

[boumenot]

I just submitted a PR with an example for Linux and Windows.

Basically, remove this

    "image_publisher": "Canonical",
    "image_offer": "UbuntuServer",
    "image_sku": "16.04.0-LTS",

in favor of this

      "image_url": "https://my-storage-account.blob.core.windows.net/path/to/your/custom/image.vhd",

The only difference between the two is the os_type variable is set to Linux or Windows.

[imduffy15]

Great thanks @boumenot

@fmosti this should help you out 😎

[sanchetanparmar]

Here is my image code for ubuntu image ### ubuntu.json

{
  "builders": [{
    "type": "azure-arm",

    "subscription_id": "XXXXXX",XXXXXXXX
     "client_id":  "XXXXXXX",
     "client_secret": "06XXXXXXX",
     "tenant_id":  "41X",XXXXXX

    "managed_image_resource_group_name": "myResourceGroup",
    "managed_image_name": "myubuntuPackerImage1234",

    "os_type": "Linux",
    "image_publisher": "Canonical",
    "image_offer": "UbuntuServer",
    "image_sku": "16.04-LTS",


    "location": "East US",
    "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2"
  }],
  "provisioners": [{
    "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; {{ .Vars }} sudo -E sh '{{ .Path }}'",
    "inline": [
      "apt-get update",
      "apt-get upgrade -y",
      "apt-get -y install nginx",

      "/usr/sbin/waagent -force -deprovision+user && export HISTSIZE=0 && sync"
    ],
    "inline_shebang": "/bin/sh -x",
    "type": "shell"
  }]
}

packer build ubuntu.json

it will build successfully and output will be

OSType: Linux
ManagedImageResourceGroupName: myResourceGroup
ManagedImageName: packerimagewin2019up
ManagedImageId: /subscriptions/XXXXXXXXXX/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/images/myubuntuPackerImage1234
ManagedImageLocation: eastus

if i run az image list it will not show you .vdf blob url how can i use above output to create new update on existing image ### myubuntuPackerImage1234 ?

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[sanchetanparmar]

found one solution

"shared_image_gallery": {
       "subscription": "XXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "resource_group": "myResourceGroup",
        "gallery_name": "packerubuntu",
        "image_name": "packerubuntu",
        "image_version": "0.0.1"
},

  "shared_image_gallery_destination": {
     "resource_group": "myResourceGroup",
     "gallery_name": "packerubuntu",
     "image_name": "packerubuntu",
     "image_version": "0.0.2",
     "replication_regions": ["eastus", "eastus2"]
},

with above code i can use SIG and in next build use SIG version

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