how do i create a disk in azure files

Question

i don´t know how to create a disk in azure files

Answer 1

Hi @A. Jorge Aznárez Varela ,

Azure Files is working as a serverless file share.

This means in a Azure Files share you can create folders and files. But you can't create inside a Azure Files Share.

You can do this via SMB or NFS access to the Azure Files Share.

Or maybe I didn't understand your question or requirement right.

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Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

@A. Jorge Aznárez Varela Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!

No, you cannot create a disk in Azure Files. Azure Files is a fully managed file share service in the cloud that provides file shares using the standard SMB protocol. It is designed to provide shared access to files and folders for applications running in the cloud or on-premises.

If you need to create a disk in Azure, you can use Azure Disk Storage. Azure Disk Storage provides durable, highly available, and scalable storage for virtual machines (VMs) and other applications that require persistent storage. You can create disks in Azure Disk Storage and attach them to your VMs as data disks or OS disks.

To create a disk in Azure Disk Storage, you can follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/).
2. In the left-hand menu, click on "Disks".
3. Click on the "Add" button to create a new disk.
4. Enter the required information, such as the disk name, disk type, disk size, and other settings.
5. Click on the "Review + create" button to review your settings.
6. Click on the "Create" button to create the disk.

Once the disk is created, you can attach it to your VM as a data disk or OS disk.

This is articles states and provides detailed information: How Azure Files works( Files Sync and File Share) : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction

Azure disks and azure file shares are both storage options in Microsoft Azure that are used for different purposes:

• Azure disks Block storage for virtual machines that provide predictable performance and high throughput. Azure disks are best for use cases like Azure databases and other enterprise applications that require transaction-intensive workloads and a central location for files. Azure disks come in different types, including standard HDD, standard SSD, premium SSD, and ultra disk, each with different performance characteristics. The maximum storage size for Azure disks is 65,536 GiB for ultra disk, 32,767 GiB for standard and premium drives, and up to 100 TiB scale up.
• Azure file shares File systems that can span multiple machines and support much larger capacity file shares than Azure disks. Azure file shares are better suited for use cases that require managing large amounts of data, such as content management, workflows, and data analytics. File shares can be mounted to a server, and multiple servers can mount the same file share

1. Purpose: Azure Disk is designed to provide durable, highly available, and scalable storage for virtual machines (VMs) and other applications that require persistent storage. Azure File Share, on the other hand, is designed to provide shared access to files and folders for applications running in the cloud or on-premises.
2. Access: Azure Disk provides block-level storage that can be attached to a single VM at a time. Azure File Share provides file-level storage that can be accessed by multiple VMs and other applications at the same time using the standard SMB protocol.
3. Performance: Azure Disk provides high-performance storage that is optimized for I/O-intensive workloads. Azure File Share provides standard performance storage that is optimized for general-purpose file sharing.
4. Management: Azure Disk is managed at the disk level, which means that you can manage the disk's size, performance, and other settings independently of the VM. Azure File Share is managed at the share level, which means that you can manage the share's size, performance, and other settings independently of the VMs and applications that access it.

Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.    

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