Updating sample parameters based on comments

101-traffic-manager-external-endpoint/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 This template shows how to create an Azure Traffic Manager profile using external endpoints and the performance traffic routing method.  To enable performance-based traffic routing, each endpoint needs an "endpointLocation" that specifies the closest Azure region.
 
-The accompanying PowerShell script shows how to create a resource group from the template and read back the Traffic Manager profile details.
+The accompanying PowerShell script shows how to create a resource group from the template and read back the Traffic Manager profile details.  Before running the script, edit *azuredeploy.parameters.json* and replace the values marked with *'#####'*.
 
 
 See also:

101-traffic-manager-external-endpoint/TrafficManagerExternalEndpoint.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-# parameters 
+#
+#  This PowerShell script shows how to create a sample traffic manager profile from the accompanying template.
+#  As DNS names need to be unique, please edit azuredeploy.parameters.json and replace the values marked with '#####'
+#
+
+# parameters 
 $rgName = "TrafficManagerExternalEndpointExample"
 
 # import the AzureRM modules
@@ -10,9 +15,8 @@ Login-AzureRmAccount
 
 # create the resource from the template - pass names as parameters
 $scriptDir = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
-$params = @{"uniqueDnsName"="myexample"}
 New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Location "northeurope" -Name $rgName
-New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Verbose -Force -ResourceGroupName $rgName -TemplateFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.json" -TemplateParameterObject $params
+New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Verbose -Force -ResourceGroupName $rgName -TemplateFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.json" -TemplateParameterFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.parameters.json"
 
 #  display the end result
 $x = Get-AzureRmTrafficManagerProfile -ResourceGroupName $rgName

201-traffic-manager-vm/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 This template shows how to create an Azure Traffic Manager profile to load-balance across a couple of Azure virtual machines.  Each endpoint has an equal weight but different weights can be specified to distribute load non-uniformly.
 
-The accompanying PowerShell script shows how to create a resource group from the template and read back the Traffic Manager profile details.
+The accompanying PowerShell script shows how to create a resource group from the template and read back the Traffic Manager profile details.  Before running the script, edit *azuredeploy.parameters.json* and replace the values marked with *'#####'*.
 
 
 See also:

201-traffic-manager-vm/TrafficManagerVMs.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-# parameters 
+#
+#  This PowerShell script shows how to create a sample traffic manager profile from the accompanying template.
+#  As DNS names need to be unique, please edit azuredeploy.parameters.json and replace the values marked with '#####'
+#
+
+# parameters 
 $rgName = "TrafficManagerVMExample"
 
 # import the AzureRM modules
@@ -11,7 +16,7 @@ Login-AzureRmAccount
 # create the resource from the template - pass names as parameters
 $scriptDir = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Location "northeurope" -Name $rgName
-New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Verbose -Force -ResourceGroupName $rgName -TemplateFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.json" -TemplateParameterFile "$scriptDir\sample.parameters.json"
+New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Verbose -Force -ResourceGroupName $rgName -TemplateFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.json" -TemplateParameterFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.parameters.json"
 
 #  display the end result
 $x = Get-AzureRmTrafficManagerProfile -ResourceGroupName $rgName

201-traffic-manager-webapp/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 This template shows how to create an Azure Traffic Manager profile to provide failover resilience between two Web Apps.
 
-The accompanying PowerShell script shows how to create a resource group from the template and read back the Traffic Manager profile details.
+The accompanying PowerShell script shows how to create a resource group from the template and read back the Traffic Manager profile details.  Before running the script, edit *azuredeploy.parameters.json* and replace the values marked with *'#####'*.
 
 
 See also:

201-traffic-manager-webapp/TrafficManagerWebApp.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-# parameters 
+#
+#  This PowerShell script shows how to create a sample traffic manager profile from the accompanying template.
+#  As DNS names need to be unique, please edit azuredeploy.parameters.json and replace the values marked with '#####'
+#
+
+# parameters 
 $rgName = "TrafficManagerWebAppExample"
 
 # import the AzureRM modules
@@ -11,7 +16,7 @@ Login-AzureRmAccount
 # create the resource from the template - pass names as parameters
 $scriptDir = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Location "northeurope" -Name $rgName
-New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Verbose -Force -ResourceGroupName $rgName -TemplateFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.json" -TemplateParameterFile "$scriptDir\sample.parameters.json"
+New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Verbose -Force -ResourceGroupName $rgName -TemplateFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.json" -TemplateParameterFile "$scriptDir\azuredeploy.parameters.json"
 
 #  display the end result
 $x = Get-AzureRmTrafficManagerProfile -ResourceGroupName $rgName