Need help with bicep deployment error

[vbeer008]

Hi bicep github group,
I am starting my learning for bicep and following the Azure Bicep learning modules. When I was trying out the exercise of (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/learn/modules/build-first-bicep-template/8-exercise-refactor-template-modules?pivots=powershell). It didn't work and throw me an error when I run the command "New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -TemplateFile main.bicep -environmentType nonprod", see error as below:

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New-AzResourceGroupDeployment: 10:15:18 PM - Error: Code=InvalidTemplateDeployment; Message=The template deployment 'main' is not valid according to the validation procedure. The tracking id is '4572273f-8839-4ca3-88bb-e092743a4b5f'. See inner errors for details.

New-AzResourceGroupDeployment: 10:15:18 PM - Error: Code=; Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

New-AzResourceGroupDeployment: The deployment validation failed

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Before I practice this exercise today, the previous exercise were running fine without any error. I am sure that I have established the connection successfully via powershell terminal with connect-AzAccount and set the active subscription correctly as I launched the portal.azure.com/#home portal and run Get-azsubscription information from my powershell terminal on my laptop as well.

Please help and provide guidance if you have faced similar problem in the past or etc. Thanks a lot.

[brwilkinson]

Hi @vbeer008

One thing to be aware of is that when you copy this code, you have to ensure there are no spaces after the backtick `

Sometimes when you copy the code, it can add spaces.

I would recommend in this case to just put this on a single line.

New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -TemplateFile main.bicep -environmentType nonprod

Also are you using the sandbox or doing this locally?

[brwilkinson]

@ShaunInIdaho can you also paste the code here ?

[brwilkinson]

When I review the code on the decorators page, the syntax appears to be correct i.e. with the correct case etc.

[ShaunInIdaho]

@brwilkinson - Here's what I have. It's copied directly from the page I linked above. I don't see any issues with it so I'm guessing there's an issue with the Sandbox. Maybe a limit has been reached or something?

@description('The name of the environment. This must be dev, test, or prod.')
@allowed([
  'dev'
  'test'
  'prod'
])
param environmentName string = 'dev'

@description('The unique name of the solution. This is used to ensure that resource names are unique.')
@minLength(5)
@maxLength(30)
param solutionName string = 'toyhr${uniqueString(resourceGroup().id)}'

@description('The number of App Service plan instances.')
@minValue(1)
@maxValue(10)
param appServicePlanInstanceCount int = 1

@description('The name and tier of the App Service plan SKU.')
param appServicePlanSku object = {
  name: 'F1'
  tier: 'Free'
}

@description('The Azure region into which the resources should be deployed.')
param location string = 'westus3'

var appServicePlanName = '${environmentName}-${solutionName}-plan'
var appServiceAppName = '${environmentName}-${solutionName}-app'

resource appServicePlan 'Microsoft.Web/serverFarms@2020-06-01' = {
  name: appServicePlanName
  location: location
  sku: {
    name: appServicePlanSku.name
    tier: appServicePlanSku.tier
    capacity: appServicePlanInstanceCount
  }
}

resource appServiceApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2020-06-01' = {
  name: appServiceAppName
  location: location
  properties: {
    serverFarmId: appServicePlan.id
    httpsOnly: true
  }
}

[brwilkinson]

@ShaunInIdaho

Yes the Bicep file builds okay.

You could try a different solutionName or RG name.

Also try adding -Verbose on the deployment command.

Or Test-AzResourceGroupDeployment

[vbeer008]

Hi Ben,
@ShaunInIdaho is having the same problem as min. Just to be sure,
Can you try to provision the exercise above from your end as well?

[brwilkinson]

@vbeer008 + @ShaunInIdaho

Please use the built-in tool at the bottom of the Learn page to register your issues.

There is a dedicated team who cover this.

[vbeer008]

I tried to report the issue yesterday, but failed due to my Azure learning account is not having owner role.

[brwilkinson]

did you see this form?

[vbeer008]

Finally, got the problem solved with Azure Support Engineer.
There has a bug for AppServicePlain ==> Microsoft.Web/serverFarms

From the Azure learning modules, exercise code is missing "properties:{}", you MUST include the empty properties: {} if you don't have any values to set.

Original:

resource appServicePlan 'Microsoft.Web/serverFarms@2020-06-01' = {
name: appServicePlanName
location: location
sku: {
name: appServicePlanSku.name
tier: appServicePlanSku.tier
capacity: appServicePlanInstanceCount
}
}

Workaround Solution:

resource appServicePlan 'Microsoft.Web/serverFarms@2020-06-01' = {
name: appServicePlanName
location: location
sku: {
name: appServicePlanSku.name
tier: appServicePlanSku.tier
capacity: appServicePlanInstanceCount
}
properties: {}
}

[ShaunInIdaho]

@vbeer008 - Thanks for posting the solution!