VM create fails to complete using bicep - setup script not executed

[richstep]

This is the error I get when following the instructions on VM-SETUP.md

{"status":"Failed","error":{"code":"DeploymentFailed","message":"At least one resource deployment operation failed. Please list deployment operations for details. Please see https://aka.ms/arm-deployment-operations for usage details.","details":[{"code":"Conflict","message":"{\r\n \"status\": \"Failed\",\r\n \"error\": {\r\n \"code\": \"ResourceDeploymentFailure\",\r\n \"message\": \"The 'AzureAsyncOperationWaiting' resource operation completed with terminal provisioning state 'Failed'.\",\r\n \"details\": [\r\n {\r\n \"code\": \"VMExtensionProvisioningError\",\r\n \"message\": \"VM has reported a failure when processing extension 'farmvibes-ai_setup_script'. Error message: \\\"Enable failed: failed to get configuration: invalid configuration: 'commandToExecute' is not specified\\\"\\r\\n\\r\\nMore information on troubleshooting is available at https://aka.ms/VMExtensionCSELinuxTroubleshoot \"\r\n }\r\n ]\r\n }\r\n}"}]}}

[brsilvarec]

Hi @richstep,

Thanks for trying to use our project. Apparently, I managed to replicate the issue you are having. In my case, I copied the VM setup script without the last line.

Instead of using

az deployment group create --resource-group <resource_group> \
   --name <deployment_name> \
   --template-file  resources/vm/farmvibes_ai_vm.bicep \
   --parameters \
            ssh_public_key="$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)" \
            vm_suffix_name=<my_test_suffix> \
            encoded_script="$(cat resources/vm/setup_farmvibes_ai_vm.sh | gzip -9 | base64 -w0)"

I used this

az deployment group create --resource-group <resource_group> \
   --name <deployment_name> \
   --template-file  resources/vm/farmvibes_ai_vm.bicep \
   --parameters \
            ssh_public_key="$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)" \
            vm_suffix_name=<my_test_suffix> \

Observe the missing encoded_script="$(cat resources/vm/setup_farmvibes_ai_vm.sh | gzip -9 | base64 -w0)" line.

Please, also certify yourself you are using the repository root when trying to execute the command. I believe executing the full command should fix the issue.

Please, let me know if this solves your issue...

[richstep]

When I run it via WSL I get a working VM with git, python, and docker installed. When I run it in Windows via Powershell 7, I get the same error. I think it's because I don't have gzip installed, which looks like a complicated install.

I worked around the gzip issue and got a working VM by using 7zip.

First compress the .sh file in gzip format:
& "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tgzip -mx=5 setup_farmvibes_ai_vm.gz resources/vm/setup_farmvibes_ai_vm.sh

Then convert it to base64:
$encodedScript = [Convert]::ToBase64String([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("C:\Users\xxxxxx\source\repos\github\farmvibes-ai\setup_farmvibes_ai_vm.gz"))

Finally the creation of the VM:
az deployment group create --resource-group xxxxxxx --name dep006 --template-file resources/vm/farmvibes_ai_vm.bicep --parameters ssh_public_key="$(cat ~/.ssh/xxxxxx.pub)" vm_suffix_name="xxxx" encoded_script=$encodedScript

gzip error message:

[brsilvarec]

Thanks for you input @richstep. Happy to know you worked around it.