provision_example.yml

---
- name: Create VM
  azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualmachine:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: RHEL8-ansible
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    admin_username: azureuser
    ssh_password_enabled: false
    ssh_public_keys:
      - path: /home/azureuser/.ssh/authorized_keys
        key_data: "{{public_key}}"
    network_interfaces: myNIC
    image:
      offer: RHEL
      publisher: RedHat
      sku: '8.1'
      version: latest

some playbook output

(azure) ➜  azure git:(master) ✗ ansible-playbook spin_up_rhel.yml
PLAY [Create Azure VM] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Create resource group] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Create virtual network] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Add subnet] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Create public IP address] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Dump public IP for VM which will be created] **********************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": "The public IP is 52.188.208.206"
}

TASK [Create Network Security Group that allows SSH] ********************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Create virtual network inteface card] *****************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Create VM] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************