MultiCloud Classroom notes 18/Sep/2026

create azure disk and mount to windows server

• create a disk with type and size
• create windows server / desktop

let create windows server and disk

terraform

resource "azurerm_managed_disk" "example" {
  name                 = "acctestmd"
  location             = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  resource_group_name  = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  storage_account_type = "Standard_LRS"
  create_option        = "Empty"
  disk_size_gb         = "5"

  tags = {
    environment = "staging"
  }
}


resource "azurerm_virtual_machine" "main" {
  name                  = "${var.prefix}-vm"
  location              = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  resource_group_name   = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  network_interface_ids = [azurerm_network_interface.main.id]
  vm_size               = "Standard_DS1_v2"

  # Uncomment this line to delete the OS disk automatically when deleting the VM
  # delete_os_disk_on_termination = true

  # Uncomment this line to delete the data disks automatically when deleting the VM
  # delete_data_disks_on_termination = true

  storage_image_reference {
    publisher = "Canonical"
    offer     = "0001-com-ubuntu-server-jammy"
    sku       = "22_04-lts"
    version   = "latest"
  }
  storage_os_disk {
    name              = "myosdisk1"
    caching           = "ReadWrite"
    create_option     = "FromImage"
    managed_disk_type = "Standard_LRS"
  }
  managed_disk_id = azurerm_managed_disk.example.id
  os_profile {
    computer_name  = "hostname"
    admin_username = "testadmin"
    admin_password = "Password1234!"
  }
  os_profile_linux_config {
    disable_password_authentication = false
  }
  tags = {
    environment = "staging"
  }
}

resource "azurerm_virtual_machine_data_disk_attachment" "example" {
  managed_disk_id    = azurerm_managed_disk.example.id
  virtual_machine_id = azurerm_linux_virtual_machine.example.id
  lun                = "10"
  caching            = "ReadWrite"
}

az disk create --name windows --resource-group demo --size-gb 10 --sku StandardSSD_LRS

## out put
{
  "creationData": {
    "createOption": "Empty"
  },
  "diskIOPSReadWrite": 500,
  "diskMBpsReadWrite": 100,
  "diskSizeBytes": 10737418240,
  "diskSizeGB": 10,
  "diskState": "Unattached",
  "encryption": {
    "type": "EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey"
  },
  "id": "/subscriptions/ce2e62f0-7f43-4675-98f5-0735bedf76c9/resourceGroups/demo/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/windows",
  "location": "centralus",
  "name": "windows",
  "networkAccessPolicy": "AllowAll",
  "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
  "publicNetworkAccess": "Enabled",
  "resourceGroup": "demo",
  "sku": {
    "name": "StandardSSD_LRS",
    "tier": "Standard"
  },
  "tags": {},
  "timeCreated": "2026-09-18T02:05:15.2992854+00:00",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/disks",
  "uniqueId": "5a09cef8-478b-46f6-b0bb-bd36a428bcb1"
}

az vm disk attach -g MyResourceGroup --vm-name MyVm --name disk_name --new

steps to mount disk in powershell

1. get disk list : Get-Disks
2. bring disk online Set-Disk -Number 1 -IsOffline $false
3. Initialize Disk: Initialize-Disk -Number 1 -PartitionStyle GPT
4. create new partition New-Partition -DiskNumber 1 -DriveLetter F -UseMaximumSize
5. Format disk: Format-Volume -DriveLetter F -FileSystem NTFS -NewFileSystemLabel "DataDrive"

Refer UI

powershell scrpit

# PowerShell Script: Initialize and Format Multiple Disks
# Author: Ram
# Purpose: Automate disk setup for Windows userdata

# Define list of disks and drive letters
$DiskList = @(
    @{ Number = 1; Letter = "F" },
    @{ Number = 2; Letter = "G" },
    @{ Number = 3; Letter = "H" }
)

# Loop through each disk entry
foreach ($disk in $DiskList) {
    $DiskNumber = $disk.Number
    $DriveLetter = $disk.Letter

    Write-Host "Processing Disk $DiskNumber -> Drive $DriveLetter"

    # 1. Bring disk online
    Set-Disk -Number $DiskNumber -IsOffline $false

    # 2. Initialize disk with GPT partition style
    Initialize-Disk -Number $DiskNumber -PartitionStyle GPT -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    # 3. Create new partition using maximum size and assign drive letter
    New-Partition -DiskNumber $DiskNumber -DriveLetter $DriveLetter -UseMaximumSize

    # 4. Format the partition with NTFS and label it "DataDriveX"
    $Label = "DataDrive$DiskNumber"
    Format-Volume -DriveLetter $DriveLetter -FileSystem NTFS -NewFileSystemLabel $Label -Confirm:$false
}

aws

• console
• cli
• terraform
• cloudformation

azure

• portal
• cli
• terraform
• arm/bicep
• powershell

Install az module in windows server

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force

login azure account

Connect-AzAccount

Get-AzResourceGroup

Refer here for azure modules.

Task:

1. class recording and create new windows vm and attach new disk (5GB)
2. setup az module and try connect azure account and check connection by get list resource group.