The authoring of an ARM template is a difficult process. Especially when it comes to the individual components of the template and the use of valid values, many users have an information gap. But also for this problem, there is a solution on the Azure platform: the Azure resource explorer.
The Azure resource explorer is a tool for looking at your resources or at the resources of the Azure platform. By using this tool, you can see how the resources are structured, and it enables you to view the properties for resources.
How can I find the Azure resource explorer?
- Open your Azure management portal at https://portal.azure.com.
- In the portal, click on
More services
, scroll down the list, and then click theResource Explorer
button:
- In
Resource Explorer
, you can find two nodes:
Providers
(the resources from the Azure platform itself)Subscriptions
(your resources):
- By clicking the nodes, you can search for the information you want: