How to create, attach, and mount a disk to Linux VM (Microsoft Azure)

Virtual Machine helps you not only run several of your applications but it also gives you the liberty to allocate the storage of your choice to store your data online securely. Although VM provides its own storage, many times you find a need for extra storage as existing storage runs out of space. That is where additional an additional disk comes into the picture. Fortunately, Microsoft has made it easy for us by introducing some easy features to attach the disk.
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[@parashugaming2973]

Thanks a lot. This is one gem of a video! helped me a lot in understanding how this is done. Been struggling around this topic for quite sometime now.

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[@aVTuser]

once you stop virtual machine is the data on the disk lost?

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how to see pricing for selected configuration?

[@ManishKumar-xo2bu]

This helped me a lot in production environment please make more videos on azure eg:- extending data disk, file share and many more

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Very good guys. Congrats

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[@VinothKumar-hw7ud]

Once mounted the new disk, how to make the memory consumption from sdc1 instead of older one say dev/root?

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To make the memory consumption (I assume you mean storage consumption) use the new disk (sdc1) instead of the older one (dev/root), you need to move or redirect the data or processes that are currently using the old disk to the new one. Here are the general steps to accomplish this:
Identify what you want to move: Determine what data or processes are currently using the old disk (dev/root) that you want to move to the new disk (sdc1). This could include files, directories, databases, or other applications.
Backup Data: Before making any changes, it's essential to back up any critical data on both the old and new disks to avoid data loss.
Unmount the old disk (if necessary): If the old disk is currently mounted, you may need to unmount it. Use the umount command followed by the mount point to do this. For example:
sudo umount /path/to/mount/point
Mount the new disk: Mount the new disk to the desired location using the mount command. For example:
sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /path/to/mount/point
Update Configuration: If you're moving configuration files or data for specific applications, update their configuration settings to point to the new disk's mount point.
Transfer Data: Use commands like rsync or cp to transfer data from the old disk to the new one. For example:
sudo rsync -av /old/data/ /new/data/
Update Fstab (optional): If you want the new disk to be automatically mounted at boot, you can add an entry to the /etc/fstab file. This ensures that the new disk is mounted with the desired settings each time the system starts.
Restart Services: If you moved processes or applications to the new disk, you may need to restart those services to ensure they start using the new storage.
Verify: Confirm that the data and processes are working as expected on the new disk. You can use commands like df to check disk usage and mount to verify mount points.
Remember that the exact steps may vary depending on your specific use case and operating system. Always be cautious when making changes to disk configurations, and make sure you have backups in case anything goes wrong.