Creating a managed disk from the VHD file

Last Updated : Nov 18, 2021 |
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Use this procedure to create a managed disk from VHD file.
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The screen examples shown in this procedure are shown to assist you using the Azure user interface. Your actual screens may differ than those shown here.
Before you begin
Create a resource group in the Azure Portal.
  1. Log on to the Azure Portal using your Azure logon credentials.
  2. In the Azure Portal search box, enter disks and press Enter.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    The system displays various results similar to the following example:
    Example of the disk search results.
  3. Select Disks.
  4. Click Add.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    The system displays the Create managed disk windows similar to those shown in the following examples:
    First page of the create managed disk screen.
    Second page of the create managed disk screen.
  5. On the Create managed disk window, configure the following options:
    • In the Resource group field, select a resource group you have configured.
    • In the Disk name field, enter the name of the disk you uploaded and converted.
    • In the Region field, select the region where the system is located. If you have an HA pair, you must have them located in the same region.
    • In the Availability zone field, an HA pair should be assigned to the same zone. Use None for all other configurations.
    • In the Source type field, select Storage blob.
    • In the Source subscription field, select the subscription you have purchased from Microsoft.
    • In the Source blob field, browse to where you stored the VHD file.
    • In the OS type field, select the operating system you want to use.
      Important:
      For disk0, you must select an operating system. Do not use None (data disk). The rest of the disk will be a data disk. When using a Generation 2 QCOW image, you must select Linux.
    • In the VM generation field, select Gen 2 for the Generation 2 QCOW image.
    • In the Size field, click the Change size link and select a size that is the same or larger than the size of the VHD file. Round up any values to the next highest round number value.
  6. Click Create.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    The system displays a screen similar to the following example:
    Output of the create managed disk screen.
    Note:
    For more information, see the following links:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-create?tabs=azure-portal
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction