Attach a managed data disk to a Windows VM - Azure - Azure Virtual Machines (2024)

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The size of the virtual machine determines how many data disks you can attach to it and the type of storage you can use to host the disks.

The size of the virtual machine determines how many data disks you can attach to it and the type of storage you can use to host the disks.

Add a data disk

Search for and select Virtual machines. Select a virtual machine from the list. On the Virtual machine pane, select Disks. On the Disks pane, select Create and attach a new disk.

(This is the equivalent of connecting a physical disk to a physical machine.) Go to VM > Settings > Hardware > Add, choose to add an existing virtual disk, and select the corresponding . vmdk file from the other VM that you want to use. The VM might need to be powered off first.

Resize a managed disk in the Azure portal

In the left menu under Settings, select Disks. Under Disk name, select the disk you want to expand. In the left menu under Settings, select Size + performance. In Size + performance, select the disk size you want.

Although the absolute maximum number of data disks that can be attached to a virtual machine is 64, the type and size of a virtual machine dictates the maximum number of data disks that can be attached, as summarized here: General-purpose: A , B , and D series VM.

When you add a data disk to an Azure Virtual Machine (VM), the type of drive that is created is a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD). Azure uses VHDs to represent the storage for data disks attached to VMs.

Virtual machines also can have one or more data disks, that are also stored as VHDs.

Azure Disk Storage

It is primarily used to provide high-performance data storage for virtual machines. Azure disks are available in Standard HDD, Standard SSD, Premium SSD and Ultra Disk.

How do I connect my VM to my VM? ›

In the Azure portal, open the Disks blade for the new repair VM that you just created. Select + Add data disk. On the Attach Unmanaged Disk page, select Existing blob as the Source type. Beneath Source blob, select Browse, and then browse to select the OS disk copy that you created earlier.

Here are the general steps to follow: Ensure that the virtual machine is running on the host computer. Find the IP address of the host computer where the virtual machine is running. Install the VMware Remote Console (VMRC) or the VMware Workstation application on the remote computer.

Additional information:Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the virtual machine scale set that you want to check. Click on the "Instances" tab to view the list of instances in the scale set. Select an instance from the list and click on the "Disks" tab to view the list of disks attached to the instance.

Azure Disk Encryption requires an Azure Key Vault to control and manage disk encryption keys and secrets. Your key vault and VMs must reside in the same Azure region and subscription. For details, see Creating and configuring a key vault for Azure Disk Encryption.

Note: The lifecycle of the managed identity is tied to the lifecycle of the associated VM and each virtual machine can have only one system-assigned managed identity.

The VM size determines the amount of compute resources (like CPU, GPU, and memory) that are made available to the VM.

The size of vm specifies only the number of cores it contains and the cost is also calculated by the number of cores.

Azure shared disks is a feature for Azure managed disks that allow you to attach a managed disk to multiple virtual machines (VMs) simultaneously. Attaching a managed disk to multiple VMs allows you to either deploy new or migrate existing clustered applications to Azure.