newVM.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "vmName": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "storageAccountUri": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "vmAvailabilitySetName": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "vmSize": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "vmDiskCount": {
            "type": "int"
        },
        "vmDiskSize": {
            "type": "int"
        },
        "adminUsername": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "adminPassword": {
            "type": "securestring"
        },
        "imagePublisher": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "imageOffer": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "imageSKU": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "imageVersion": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "_artifactsLocation": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "_artifactsLocationSasToken": {
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "variables": {
        "diskSelectionTemplateUri": "[concat(parameters('_artifactsLocation'),'/nestedtemplates/diskSelection.json',parameters('_artifactsLocationSasToken'))]"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
            "apiVersion": "2015-01-01",
            "name": "[concat(parameters('vmName'),'-diskSelection')]",
            "properties": {
                "mode": "Incremental",
                "templateLink": {
                    "uri": "[variables('diskSelectionTemplateUri')]"
                },
                "parameters": {
                    "vmDiskCount": {
                        "value": "[parameters('vmDiskCount')]"
                    },
                    "vmDiskSize": {
                        "value": "[parameters('vmDiskSize')]"
                    },
                    "diskCaching": {
                        "value": "None"
                    },
                    "storageAccountUri": {
                        "value": "[parameters('storageAccountUri')]"
                    },
                    "diskNamingPrefix": {
                        "value": "[concat(parameters('vmName'), '-data')]"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
            "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
            "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
            "name": "[parameters('vmName')]",
            "dependsOn": [
                "[concat('Microsoft.Resources/deployments/',parameters('vmName'),'-diskSelection')]"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "hardwareProfile": {
                    "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSize')]"
                },
                "availabilitySet": {
                    "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/', parameters('vmAvailabilitySetName'))]"
                },
                "osProfile": {
                    "computerName": "[parameters('vmName')]",
                    "adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
                    "adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]"
                },
                "storageProfile": {
                    "imageReference": {
                        "publisher": "[parameters('imagePublisher')]",
                        "offer": "[parameters('imageOffer')]",
                        "sku": "[parameters('imageSku')]",
                        "version": "[parameters('imageVersion')]"
                    },
                    "osDisk": {
                        "name": "osdisk",
                        "vhd": {
                            "uri": "[concat(parameters('storageAccountUri'), 'vhds/',parameters('vmName'),'-osdisk.vhd')]"
                        },
                        "caching": "ReadWrite",
                        "createOption": "FromImage"
                    },
                    "dataDisks": "[reference(concat(parameters('vmName'),'-diskSelection')).outputs.dataDiskArray.value]"
                },
                "networkProfile": {
                    "networkInterfaces": [
                        {
                            "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',concat(parameters('vmName'),'-nic'))]"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    ],
    "outputs": {
        "vmName": {
            "type": "string",
            "value": "[parameters('vmName')]"
        }
    }
}