HOW TO CREATE, ATTACH AND INITIALIZE A DATA DISK TO AN EXISTING WINDOWS 11 VIRTUAL MACHINE ON AZURE

HAFIZ DERE — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:11:06 +0000

To start this project you must have an existing Virtual machine. If you need help creating a Windows 11 VM using Azure Click Here for an in-depth tutorial on how to create one.
Now that you have a VM , click on the VM which you want to create a data disk for.

On the next side tab , scroll up to settings and click on Disks. Now click on Create and Attach a new Disk

Follow the next prompt to input your preferred Data disk name, Storage type, Storage Size and other relevant entities as required by you.

Click on Apply

Now wait until you get a confirmation that your data disk has been successfully created attached to your VM and listed under the data disk panel.

To confirm if this data disk is in fact created, attached and working with the VM . Look for and click on connect on the left menu . Then go ahead and download RDP file

Double click to open the downloaded file, input your user account information (Username and Password), then click continue twice until your windows VM pops up.

Having created and attached the data disk , it’s important to know that this disk is not yet allocated until it is being fully initialized onto This PC.

To initialize the date disk for full use. Click on the windows icon on your VM, then type Disk management into the search bar at the top . Then click on “Create and format hard disk partitions”

Click Okay on the next pop up menu and then click on the unallocated disk2 to select it . Now right click on the unallocated disk and select New Simple Volume.

Click continue on the wizard until you get to finish , click finish to complete the initialization of your data disk . Close the disk management tab, open windows explorer, then "This PC" . There you will find your new data disk labelled as "New Volume (:F)".

Congratulations , you have successfully created , attached and initialized a new data disk to an existing Windows 11 Virtual Machine.

How create and connect a Windows 11 Pro Azure Virtual Machine

HAFIZ DERE — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:34:29 +0000

Sign in to the Azure Portal (https://portal.azure.com/). If you don't have an account, you can create a free account to access the Azure Free Trial.

Click on the "Create a resource" button highlighted in red and located in the top menu.

In the "New" tab, you will SEE Virtual Machine menu, now click on CREATE

Be sure you are on the "Create Virtual Machine Tab"

Configure the virtual machine's basics:

* Choose or create a new resource group.
* Enter a unique name for your VM in the "Virtual machine     name" field.
* Select the desired region from the "Location" dropdown.
* Choose the desired size for your VM from the "Size"             dropdown.

Set up the administration credentials for your VM.
- Provide a username for the administrator account.
- Create a strong password or choose to use SSH public key authentication.

Configure the virtual machine's inbound ports by adding rules to the Network Security Group (NSG). This step is crucial for remote access to your VM.
Review and create the virtual machine by clicking on the "Review + create" button. Once the validation is successful, click on "Create" to deploy your VM.

Wait for the deployment to complete. This process may take several minutes. You can track the progress in the "Notifications" section of the portal.

After the VM is fully deployed, click on "Go to resource" to navigate to the VM's overview page.

On the VM's overview page, select "Connect" from the left-hand side menu. This will provide you with an RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) file to connect to your Windows 11 Pro VM.

Download the RDP file and open it using the Remote Desktop Connection client on your local machine.

Enter the administrator credentials you set up during the VM configuration process and click "Connect."

You should now be connected to your Windows 11 Pro.

I am optimistic this step by step approach will serve the purpose of helping you to create your Windows 11 pro VM using Microsoft Azure.

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HOW TO CREATE, ATTACH AND INITIALIZE A DATA DISK TO AN EXISTING WINDOWS 11 VIRTUAL MACHINE ON AZURE

How create and connect a Windows 11 Pro Azure Virtual Machine