Azure Disk Storage
A high-performance, durable block storage designed to be used with Azure Virtual Machines and Azure VMware Solution.
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Preserving or detaching managed data disks on VMSS instances
We are creating a VMSS with 1 or more managed data disks. We would like to keep all the managed data disks (from all the VMSS instances) when we delete the VMSS. Is there a way to configure the VMSS on start to not delete the data disks when the VMSS…
asked 2021-01-20T22:24:16.237+00:00
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Mark Whitney
81
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accepted 2021-01-27T18:05:23.657+00:00
Mark Whitney
81
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Microsoft.compute/disk daily cost
Hi, I run my own small business doing development work for a Microsoft product. Through lifecycle services you have the option to install a demo environment on Azure. You also have the option to stop and start the environment. I am very careful to stop…
asked 2021-01-25T15:11:53.04+00:00
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Christopher Bagge
26
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accepted 2021-01-26T19:39:43.61+00:00
Christopher Bagge
26
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Azure unmanaged disk - unable to delete mapped drive in VM
I can't delete an unmanaged disk that was created in Azure and mounted as d: drive in VM with Windows Server 2016. The VM's "Disk" list shows no disk under LUN heading. Yet, when I go to the VM, the Explorer shows d: drive mounted and fully…
asked 2021-01-18T14:53:51.733+00:00
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Andy Pospiech
21
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accepted 2021-01-25T15:09:32.66+00:00
Andy Pospiech
21
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Data Disk Backup
Hi I currently have a data disk connected to my VM - the VM uses CentOS and cPanel. The data disk in question is mounted as the disk where all accounts are stored. Firstly - is there a chance that this disk can go faulty making the data in-readable?…
asked 2021-01-24T16:18:46.957+00:00
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Wayne Baker
1
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commented 2021-01-25T07:13:50.25+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,906
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
Download / Backup Disk after Subscription End
Is it possible to recover my data after my subscription ended?
asked 2021-01-16T06:59:22.84+00:00
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jake
1
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answered 2021-01-20T09:05:40.233+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,906
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers
2 vms that can't connect to the same sharing disk
i created a storage disk and then created 2 vms that are connected to that disk. When i connect to the vms i see the disk (same size, name etc) but when i put a file on it from a vm, the other one doesn't see it, and i don't know why
asked 2021-01-13T15:04:25.833+00:00
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SABATIER Brice
1
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commented 2021-01-18T03:07:10.373+00:00
SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU
14,016
Reputation points MVP
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How to download snapshot of elastic search service running on azure from storage account?
I have an elastic search service deployed from the market place. I need help in downloading the data manually from the storage acccounts.
asked 2021-01-11T11:33:16.417+00:00
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ANDTR Support
1
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answered 2021-01-12T20:06:05.517+00:00
deherman-MSFT
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managed Disks Resources limit per resource group
Hi team , I see in Azure Doc that Resources per resource group, per resource type limit is 800. we are looking for subscription with resource group having managed disks about 2000 in single resource group in east and central region. Can azure help us to…
asked 2021-01-11T16:17:21.787+00:00
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K, Karthik Rao
21
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accepted 2021-01-12T13:02:05.77+00:00
K, Karthik Rao
21
Reputation points
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How long can you deallocate an Azure VM?
How long can I keep a VM deallocated in Azure? Are there any time limits? For example, can I keep a VM deallocated for 5 years? I understand that the VM image stored in the storage will be billed for the normal storage rate. Can a VM be…
asked 2021-01-08T10:40:18.563+00:00
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Thubalethu Vilakazi
41
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accepted 2021-01-08T10:48:46.523+00:00
Thubalethu Vilakazi
41
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unclear why you are allowed to chose a P50 performance tier for a P40 disk when the published specs for a P40 are identical to a P50
It is unclear why you are allowed to chose a P50 performance tier for a P40 disk when the published specs for a P40 are identical to a P50 per the following article: https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-types#disk-size-1 …
asked 2021-01-07T01:53:47.417+00:00
vipullag-MSFT
25,611
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answered 2021-01-07T11:08:04.817+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,906
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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How Can I Extend My Disk Into a New Volume with a Recovery Partition in the Way
I want to extend volume C to use Volume D, but the recovery partition is in the way and I'm not sure how to remove or move it. I saw from some threads that the partition can't be moved and that the only option to move it is third party software. Is…
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How to estimate the cost of a VM before mounting it in Azure?
Hi, I have a Windows 2016 VM to mount in Azure with a specific spec. How can I evaluate the cost by month before doing it? Is there a place that we can estimate the cost in Azure admin portal?
asked 2020-12-17T07:05:58.17+00:00
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Samath
121
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commented 2020-12-28T16:06:56.647+00:00
prmanhas-MSFT
17,901
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Create and Attach multiple disks using terraform
Hi Folks, I need to create multiple disks and attach them using terraform while creating VMs. Number of disks could be different and storage type like standard HDD/ Premium may also vary, sizes could be different. I used locals variable within the…
asked 2020-12-09T03:40:06.7+00:00
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Perumal, Janakiraman
241
Reputation points
commented 2020-12-22T11:33:30.69+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,906
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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VM Ubuntu - Data disk
I am creating an Ubuntu 20.04 VM and I did create a data disk during the creation from the portal. How can I tell to the data disk to be mounted in /home, to cover the space used by the users? In the portal I didn't see any option to specify it. Am…
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Moving resources across the regions
Hi, We have resource group(RG1) created in Germany region. Resource created are Vnet VPN gateway Disks - HDD VM (database installed) We wanted to use Azure machine learning service to read data from database(present in resource group…
asked 2020-12-03T08:18:46.427+00:00
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Suman Karanam
21
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commented 2020-12-04T09:29:21.31+00:00
Suman Karanam
21
Reputation points
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What's the minimum disk size required for an Ubuntu VM?
I'm running a game server on Azure with an OS disk and a Data disk, with the game server on the data disk so it doesn't get bogged down by OS required disk operations. When I look at the space used, the OS disk has only a couple Gb used, so I was looking…
asked 2020-11-25T14:49:59.127+00:00
ROODAY
6
Reputation points
commented 2020-11-28T16:13:48.057+00:00
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Cristian SPIRIDON
4,471
Reputation points
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Azure data disk, sync to on-prem workstation?
Hi, Recently moved a client from on-prem server to an Azure VM 2019. We have site-site VPN established with RemoteAPP setup on the server. We have a set of files about 40GB in size on the server, these files are within a datadisk attached to the…
asked 2020-11-16T02:24:59.367+00:00
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Steven Craighead
1
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answered 2020-11-16T17:54:58.34+00:00
deherman-MSFT
34,931
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
LRS Storage Options
LRS snapshots and images are currently stored on Premium SSD, however, I want snapshots of Premium SSD managed disks to be stored on Standard SSD. It appears this is an easy election, but I am unable to find how to implement/change this. Blurb from…
asked 2020-11-05T20:52:08.677+00:00
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Jarrod Stein
1
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answered 2020-11-05T23:37:08.937+00:00
deherman-MSFT
34,931
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Identify, detach and delete a non used unallocated unmanaged disk
I have an unallocated disk on a VM with 16 unmanaged disks attached, and I want to identify that exact drive on the list of drives so I can detach it and delete it. I have several 512 GB disks, how can I know which one is the one unallocated? …
asked 2020-10-10T22:12:08.35+00:00
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Miriam Gallardo Martos
6
Reputation points
commented 2020-11-03T09:38:31.18+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,906
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
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Are the read, write, deletes for "storage transactions" (from Managed Disk Pricing Page) equivilent to the same under the "Disk Operations" meter
Hello, I wish to confirm if the "Storage Transactions" one sees in the Pricing Calculator for VMs, (Below is of Standard SSD) Is equivalent to the usage that gets generated under the "Disk Operations" meter. (Service Name:…
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