Question

You are writing a Bicep file to deploy a new storage container into an Azure Storage account named 'salesdata' that already exists in the same resource group. You need to reference the existing storage account so you can create a child blob service and container without redeploying or modifying the storage account itself. Which Bicep construct should you use?

Accepted Answer

Declare the storage account resource using the 'existing' keyword and reference its properties.

Answer

Redeclare the full storage account resource with all its original properties so Bicep updates it in place.

Answer

Use the 'reference()' function against a hardcoded resource ID string in the outputs section only.

Answer

Add a module that redeploys the storage account before the container to guarantee dependency ordering.