Create Virtual Machines in Azure and attach empty disk to it

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Introduction:

Azure allows you to work with Virtual Machines like Linux, Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM, SAP providing different supports with a large range of computing solutions, running applications, development, testing, etc., Here Azure also supports you to work with Open Source for your flexibility.

Requirements:

  1. Azure account

 

Follow the following steps to create VM and attach disk towards it:

Note: Here we will be using Windows Server

Step – 01:

Login to your Azure management portal by this URL - http://www.manage.windowsazure.com

 

Step – 02:

Create a VM (Windows Server 2012) 

Step – 03:

Now download the remote desktop connectivity file and connect to the VM – Windows Server 2012

Note: Make sure that there is no proxy added to your internet connectivity.

Click on the RDP file and connect 

Enter the login credentials now

Once your VM is connected, the Server Manager will be opened automatically

Now the VM is created

Let’s start working on attaching disks to the VM created

 

Attaching Disks to Virtual Machines:

 

Step – 04:

Goto the Azure Management portal and click on Attach -> Attach Empty Disk 

Step – 05:

Now enter the size that you want for the disk to be attached, here we have added 5 GB

 

Once the disk is attached go to the Server Manager in the VM created

 

Server Manager -> File and Storage Services -> Disks

Here you can find the Disk created

Step – 06:

Server Manager ->Tools -> Computer Management 

Step – 07:

Click on Disk Management 

Click OK

 

Step – 08:

Go to New Simple Volume by Right Clicking on Disk 2

Step – 09:

Next -> Allocate the Volume size -> Drive Letter -> File System 

Step – 10:

Now this pop-up will open, click Format Disk and under go a complete format

Now you can find the disk attached