Standard SSD shows ROTA 1 in Linux (Ubuntu)

Tanishq Goyal 1 Reputation point
2022-02-14T18:31:20.21+00:00

I have deployed Azure VM (Linux) with Standard SSD as OS disk. But when checked internally in linux, it shows ROTA as 1 which is HDD. How to confirm if disk is actually SSD??

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  1. Sumarigo-MSFT 32,006 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-02-15T09:32:24.447+00:00

    @Tanishq Goyal Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!

    Can you please share the screenshot of the disk in the portal? Have you attached any disk to the VM?

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    You can use the Rest API for detailed information of your Azure VM, disk and more GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}?api-version=2021-11-01
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    Learn more on Azure Disk Type

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

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