How to Attach Extra Disk to Azure Virtual Machine

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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.

azure portal

2- From the Virtual Machine default directory List, click on the VM.

azure virtual machine

3- Click on the Disks under settings.

azure virtual machine disks

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4- Now click on the + Add data disk and under name select Create disk.

azure vm 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.

azure create a managed disk

6- Select disk size as you want and then click OK.

azure select a disk size

7- I am going to select the default size 1 TB Premium SSD and click on Create button.

azure create a managed disk

8- Successfully created disk.

azure vm create disk

9- Under Host caching choose Read/Write and to attach the data disk, click on Save option.

azure vm disk save

10- After few seconds the managed disk was attached to the VM.

azure vm create disk

11- Select virtual machine tab.

azure vm create disk

12- Select your virtual machine.

azure virtual machine

13- Select Connect and then choose RDP.

azure virtual machine connect

14- Click download RDP file.

azure vm download rdp file

15- Enter your credentials and then click OK.

remote desktop connection credentials

16- Once you logged into the VM, under Server Manager click File and Storage Services.

server manager

17- Select Disks option, select your 1 TB unknown disk, under Volumes to create a volume start the new volume wizard.

server manager disks

18- New volume wizard click next.

new volume wizard

19- Select server and disk, click Next.

new volume wizard server and disk

20- Selected disk will be brought online click OK.

offline or unutilized disk warning

21- Choose a volume size as per your requirement and then click next.

specify the size of the volume

22- Assign a drive letter and then click next.

drive letter or folder

23- Enter a volume label and then click next.

new volume file system settings

24- Verify the settings and then click create.

volume wizard confirmation

25- Click close.

volume wizard result

26- The new disk is online now.

server manager disks

27- Open MY PC You can able to see the newly attached managed disk as (F) drive.

this pc

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