ARM Template Deployment
DOCUMENT CATEGORY: Reference
SCOPE: ARM template deployment
PURPOSE: Navigate to appropriate ARM template deployment instructions
MASTER REFERENCE: Microsoft Learn - Deploy via ARM
Status: Active
Overview
ARM template deployment provides infrastructure-as-code deployment for Azure Local clusters. This is recommended approach for production deployments.
Deployment Options
S2D (Hyperconverged)
| Authentication | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Active Directory | Enterprise deployment with domain-joined nodes | AD - ARM Template |
| Local Identity | Edge/standalone deployment without AD | Local Identity - ARM Template |
SAN (Disaggregated)
| Authentication | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Active Directory | SAN enterprise deployment with domain-joined nodes | AD - ARM Template (SAN) |
| Local Identity | SAN edge deployment without AD | Local Identity - ARM Template (SAN) |
When to Use ARM Template Deployment
| Scenario | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Production deployments | ✅ Recommended |
| Multi-site rollouts | ✅ Recommended |
| CI/CD integration | ✅ Recommended |
| Version control needed | ✅ Recommended |
| Learning Azure Local | ❌ Start with Portal |
| Quick troubleshooting | ❌ Use Portal |
Azure Local Cloud Standard
Production Standard
For Azure Local Cloud Azure Local deployments, Active Directory with ARM Template is the standard deployment method.
See Also
| Version | Date | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-03-03 | Azure Local Cloud | Initial release |