Attach extra disk to Azure VM In this blog, we will show you how to create and attach a managed disk to a Windows Azure VM through the Azure portal.
Create a Managed Disk
Log in to the Microsoft Azure Portal using your subscription.
1- Click Azure portal menu and from services list click on the virtual machines.
2- From the Virtual Machine default directory List, click on the VM.
3- Click on the Disks under settings.
Attach Extra Disk to Azure
4- Now click on the + Add data disk and under name select Create disk.
5- Create a Manage disk wizard, type the name of new disk (Extra), select resources group.
By default 1 TB size Premium SSD selected, If you would like to change disk size then click on Change size under Size.
6- Select disk size as you want and then click OK.
7- I am going to select the default size 1 TB Premium SSD and click on Create button.
8- Successfully created disk.
9- Under Host caching choose Read/Write and to attach the data disk, click on Save option.
10- After few seconds the managed disk was attached to the VM.
11- Select virtual machine tab.
12- Select your virtual machine.
13- Select Connect and then choose RDP.
14- Click download RDP file.
15- Enter your credentials and then click OK.
16- Once you logged into the VM, under Server Manager click File and Storage Services.
17- Select Disks option, select your 1 TB unknown disk, under Volumes to create a volume start the new volume wizard.
18- New volume wizard click next.
19- Select server and disk, click Next.
20- Selected disk will be brought online click OK.
21- Choose a volume size as per your requirement and then click next.
22- Assign a drive letter and then click next.
23- Enter a volume label and then click next.
24- Verify the settings and then click create.
25- Click close.
26- The new disk is online now.
27- Open MY PC You can able to see the newly attached managed disk as (F) drive.
