Specified delimeter is not allowed for "Compute/virtualMachines - Windows (vm)"

[robm82]

I have been setting up the naming tool, and I get a message saying that the specified delimiter is not allowed for this resource type and has been removed:

I am using the default dash delimiter which is a "-", which should be an acceptable delimiter according to the naming tool (or have I misunderstood the regex?):

[robm82]

I think it might be saying that the delimiter isn't allowed as the name length would have been over 15 characters. So I think it is removing the dash delimiter to keep the resource name to a minimum. Would it be worth updating the message?

[robm82]

Again on this point, is 15 characters really the hard limit for creating Windows Virtual Machines? In the Azure portal I can create a VM up to 64 characters in length? Is it limited to 15 characters due to the Windows NetBIOS name being limited to 15 characters, and if you create a Windows VM longer than 15 characters it will truncate the name?

[psilantropy]

I worked around this by making the location optional for Windows VM, and then making additional environments selectable. E.g. Aprd Bprd, A and B representing locations shortened from AXX and BXX.

This means it can be used for single Windows VMs, but doesn't function properly when generating multiple resources.

Edit: I did one better. Make a custom component for environment/location combined. Exclude all resource types from using this. Then edit the Windows VM resource type, add this component back, and exclude environment and location.

Such an awesome tool.