Add-AzureDisk
Adds a disk to the Azure disk repository.
Note
The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Service Management APIs. See the Az PowerShell module for cmdlets to manage Azure Resource Manager resources.
Syntax
Add-AzureDisk
[-DiskName] <String>
[-MediaLocation] <String>
[-Label <String>]
[-OS <String>]
[-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
[-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
[-InformationVariable <String>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Add-AzureDisk cmdlet adds a disk to the Azure disk repository in the current subscription. This cmdlet can add a system disk or a data disk. To add a system disk, specify an operating system type by using the OS parameter.
Examples
Example 1: Add a startup disk that uses the Windows operating system
PS C:\> Add-AzureDisk -DiskName "MyWinDisk" -MediaLocation "http://contosostorage.blob.core.azure.com/vhds/winserver-system.vhd" -Label "StartupDisk" -OS "Windows"This command adds a system disk to your disk repository. The system disk uses the Windows operating system.
Example 2: Add a data disk
PS C:\> Add-AzureDisk -DiskName "MyDataDisk" -MediaLocation "http://yourstorageaccount.blob.core.azure.com/vhds/winserver-data.vhd" -Label "DataDisk"This command adds a data disk.
Example 3: Add a Linux system disk
PS C:\> Add-AzureDisk -DiskName "MyLinuxDisk" -MediaLocation "http://yourstorageaccount.blob.core.azure.com/vhds/linuxsys.vhd" -OS "Linux"This command adds a Linux system disk.
Parameters
-DiskName
Specifies the name of the disk that this cmdlet adds.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InformationAction
Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event.
The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Continue
- Ignore
- Inquire
- SilentlyContinue
- Stop
- Suspend
| Type: | ActionPreference |
| Aliases: | infa |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InformationVariable
Specifies an information variable.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | iv |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Label
Specifies a disk label for the disk that this cmdlet adds.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MediaLocation
Specifies the physical location of the disk in Azure Storage. This value refers to a blob page in the current subscription and storage account.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-OS
Specifies the operating system type for a system disk. Valid values are:
- Windows
- Linux
If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet adds the disk as a data disk.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Profile
Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.
| Type: | AzureSMProfile |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
DiskContext