From bc1768b95d709acbc8eb7971d405764bf721925b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anuj Sinha <sinha.anuj30@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:30:13 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README.md for prerequisite steps

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 azureml/bicep/README.md | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/azureml/bicep/README.md b/azureml/bicep/README.md
index e1e060e..8d1a952 100644
--- a/azureml/bicep/README.md
+++ b/azureml/bicep/README.md
@@ -1,17 +1,40 @@
-### HOW TO DEPLOY TO AZURE USING BICEP SCRIPTS AND COMMAND LINES
+## HOW TO DEPLOY TO AZURE USING BICEP SCRIPTS AND COMMAND LINES
+
+### STEP 0: PREREQUISITES
+Ignore pre-requisites if already done as part of the project setup instruction in the parent README.md
+[Install Azure CLI](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli)
+
+Add the ML extension:
+```
+az extension add --name ml
+```
+
+Configure the CLI:
+
+```
+az login
+az account set --subscription "<your subscription name>"
+az configure --defaults workspace=<aml workspace> group=<resource group> location=<location, e.g. westus3>
+```
 
 Execute the following commands on your terminal(mac)
 
 #### STEP 1: SET THE REQUIRED VARIABLES
+```
 current_date=$(date +%m-%d-%Y)
+```
 
 #### STEP 2: SET THE DEPLOYMENT NAME
+```
 deployment_name="<name_as_per_specification>""$current_date"
+```
 
 example for reference: 'AutoRAML02-26-2024'
 
 #### STEP 3: TRIGGER DEPLOYMENT
+```
 az deployment group create --name $deployment_name --resource-group <resource_group_name on azure> --template-file ./main.bicep --parameters ./azuredeploy.parameters.json --verbose --confirm-with-what-if
+```
 
 #### STEP 4: CONFIRM CHANGES (y/N)