Simple Azure SLES-HPC cluster

sles_hpc_cluster_template.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "adminUsername": {
            "type": "string",
            "metadata": {
                "description": "Username for the Virtual Machine."
            }
        },
        "adminPassword": {
            "type": "securestring",
            "defaultValue": "",
            "metadata": {
                "description": "Password for the Virtual Machine."
            }
        },
        "vmSize": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "Standard_A8",
            "allowedValues": [
                "Standard_A8",
                "Standard_A9"
            ],
            "metadata": {
                "description": "Size of VM"
            }
        },
        "vmCount": {
            "type": "int",
            "defaultValue": 2,
            "metadata": {
                "description": "The number of VMs in the cluster"
            }
        }
    },
    "variables": {
        "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
        "resourcePrefix": "[uniqueString(resourceGroup().id)]",
        "storageAccountName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), 'storage')]",
        "availabilitySetName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'AVSet')]",
        "loadBalancerName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'LoadBalancer')]",
        "nicName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'VMNic')]",
        "addressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/16",
        "subnetName": "Subnet",
        "subnetPrefix": "10.0.0.0/24",
        "networkSecurityGroupName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'SecurityGroup')]",
        "publicIPAddressName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'PublicIP')]",
        "publicIPAddressType": "Dynamic",
        "publicIPAddressID": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', variables('publicIPAddressName'))]",
        "lbID": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers',variables('loadBalancerName'))]",
        "frontEndIPConfigID": "[concat(variables('lbID'),'/frontendIPConfigurations/loadBalancerFrontEnd')]",
        "vmName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'VM')]",
        "virtualNetworkName": "[concat(variables('resourcePrefix'), '-', 'VNET')]",
        "vnetID": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks',variables('virtualNetworkName'))]",
        "subnetRef": "[concat(variables('vnetID'),'/subnets/',variables('subnetName'))]",
        "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
        "storageAccountUri": "[concat('https://', variables('storageAccountName'), '.blob.core.windows.net')]"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "name": "[variables('storageAccountName')]",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "properties": {
                "accountType": "Standard_LRS"
            }
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets",
            "name": "[variables('availabilitySetName')]",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "properties": {}
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
            "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName')]",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "properties": {
                "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
                "dnsSettings": {
                    "domainNameLabel": "[concat('dns', variables('resourcePrefix'))]"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
            "name": "[variables('virtualNetworkName')]",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "properties": {
                "addressSpace": {
                    "addressPrefixes": [
                        "[variables('addressPrefix')]"
                    ]
                },
                "subnets": [
                    {
                        "name": "[variables('subnetName')]",
                        "properties": {
                            "addressPrefix": "[variables('subnetPrefix')]"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "name": "[variables('loadBalancerName')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "dependsOn": [
                "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName'))]"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "frontendIPConfigurations": [
                    {
                        "name": "loadBalancerFrontEnd",
                        "properties": {
                            "publicIPAddress": {
                                "id": "[variables('publicIPAddressID')]"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "backendAddressPools": [
                    {
                        "name": "LoadBalancerBackend"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatRules",
            "name": "[concat(variables('loadBalancerName'), '/', 'SSH-VM', copyIndex())]",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "copy": {
                "name": "lbNatLoop",
                "count": "[parameters('vmCount')]"
            },
            "dependsOn": [
                "[concat('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/', variables('loadBalancerName'))]"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "frontendIPConfiguration": {
                    "id": "[variables('frontEndIPConfigID')]"
                },
                "protocol": "tcp",
                "frontendPort": "[copyIndex(22)]",
                "backendPort": 22,
                "enableFloatingIP": false
            }
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
            "name": "[concat(variables('nicName'), copyIndex())]",
            "copy": {
                "name": "nicLoop",
                "count": "[parameters('vmCount')]"
            },
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "dependsOn": [
                "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]",
                "[concat('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/', variables('loadBalancerName'))]",
                "[concat('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/', variables('loadBalancerName'), '/inboundNatRules/SSH-VM', copyIndex())]"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "ipConfigurations": [
                    {
                        "name": "ipconfig1",
                        "properties": {
                            "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
                            "subnet": {
                                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
                            },
                            "loadBalancerBackendAddressPools": [
                                {
                                    "id": "[concat(variables('lbID'), '/backendAddressPools/LoadBalancerBackend')]"
                                }
                            ],
                            "loadBalancerInboundNatRules": [
                                {
                                    "id": "[concat(variables('lbID'),'/inboundNatRules/SSH-VM', copyIndex())]"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
            "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'), copyIndex())]",
            "copy": {
                "name": "virtualMachineLoop",
                "count": "[parameters('vmCount')]"
            },
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "dependsOn": [
                "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'), copyIndex())]"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "availabilitySet": {
                    "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets', variables('availabilitySetName'))]"
                },
                "hardwareProfile": {
                    "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSize')]"
                },
                "osProfile": {
                    "computerName": "[concat('n', copyIndex())]",
                    "adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
                    "adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]"
                },
                "storageProfile": {
                    "imageReference": {
                        "publisher": "SUSE",
                        "offer": "SLES-HPC",
                        "sku": "12",
                        "version": "latest"
                    },
                    "osDisk": {
                        "name": "[concat('osdisk', copyIndex())]",
                        "vhd": {
                            "uri": "[concat(variables('storageAccountUri'), '/vhds/', variables('resourcePrefix'), copyIndex(), '.vhd')]"
                        },
                        "caching": "ReadWrite",
                        "createOption": "FromImage"
                    },
                    "dataDisks": []
                },
                "networkProfile": {
                    "networkInterfaces": [
                        {
                            "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces', concat(variables('nicName'), copyIndex()))]"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}