creatingLoadBalancer.json

{
  "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "publicIpName": {
      "type": "string",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Specifies a unique public DNS prefix for the deployment. This will produce a FQDN of the form '<publicDnsName>.<location>.cloudapp.azure.com'. Up to 62 chars, digits or dashes, lowercase, should start with a letter: must conform to '^[a-z][a-z0-9-]{1,61}[a-z0-9]$'."
      }
    },
    "publicIpGroup": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().name]",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Specifies the resource group which should contain the public IP."
      }
    },
    "loadBalancerName": {
      "type": "string",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Specifies the resource name of the load balancer."
      }
    },
    "inboundRules": {
      "type": "array",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Specifies a list of inbound rules to create on the load balancer."
      }
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "[resourcegroup().location]",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Specifies the Location for the deployment."
      }
    }
  },

  "variables": {
    "rulecount":  "[int(sub(length(parameters('inboundRules')), 1))]"    
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
      "name": "[parameters('loadBalancerName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers",
      "location": "[parameters('location')]",
      "tags": {
        "displayName": "LoadBalancer"
      },
      "properties": {
        "frontendIPConfigurations": [
          {
            "name": "LBFE",
            "properties": {
              "publicIPAddress": {
                "id": "[resourceId(parameters('publicIpGroup'),'Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', parameters('publicIpName'))]"
              }
            }
          }
        ],
        "backendAddressPools": [
          {
            "name": "LBBAP"
          }
        ],
        "inboundNatRules": [

        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('loadBalancerName'), '/', parameters('inboundRules')[0].name)]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatRules",
      "dependsOn": [ "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/LoadBalancer" ],
      "properties": {
        "frontendIPConfiguration": {
          "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers','loadBalancer'),'/frontendIPConfigurations/LBFE')]"
        },
        "protocol": "tcp",
        "frontendPort": "[parameters('inboundRules')[0].frontendPort]",
        "backendPort": "[parameters('inboundRules')[0].backendPort]",
        "enableFloatingIP": false
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
      "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatRules",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('loadBalancerName'), '/', parameters('inboundRules')[copyIndex(1)].name)]",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/',parameters('loadBalancerName'),'/inboundNatRules/', parameters('inboundRules')[copyIndex()].name)]"        
      ],
      "copy": {
        "name": "inboundNatRulesCopy",
        "count": "[variables('rulecount')]"
      },
      "properties": {
        "frontendIPConfiguration": {
          "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers','loadBalancer'),'/frontendIPConfigurations/LBFE')]"
        },
        "protocol": "tcp",
        "frontendPort": "[parameters('inboundRules')[copyIndex(1)].frontendPort]",
        "backendPort": "[parameters('inboundRules')[copyIndex(1)].backendPort]",
        "enableFloatingIP": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "outputs": {
    "lbfeId": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers','loadBalancer'),'/frontendIPConfigurations/LBFE')]"
    },
    "lbbapId": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers','loadBalancer'),'/backendAddressPools/LBBAP')]"
    }
  }
}