services	platforms	author
storage,virtual-machines	powershell	ramankum

Introduction

These samples demonstrate how to get started with Azure PowerShell to perform various operations on Azure Managed Disks for common scenarios. Each sample respresents a scenario that you want to implement using Azure PowerShell and Managed Disks.

Prerequisites

1. Install the latest version of Azure PowerShell
2. A Microsoft Azure subscription. If you don't have a Microsoft Azure subscription you can get a FREE trial account here

Samples

• Create a Managed OS Disk from a specialized VHD file
• Create a Managed data Disk from a VHD file
• Create Managed Disks from a snapshot
• Create a virtual machine by attaching an existing Managed Disk as OS Disk
• Create Managed Disks from VHD file in another subscription
• Create Snapshots from VHD file in another subscription
• Copy a Managed snapshot to a GRS/RA-GRS Storage account for Disaster Recovery
• Golden image scenario - Create a Managed Image from a VHD file in a different subscription

Running samples

1. Start Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) in Administrator Mode
2. At this point, you can either:
   • Create a new script and copy and paste a script from this repo into the new file: Click File > New
   • Or download/clone this repo and open a script from this repo: Click File > Open
3. Provide the appropriate values for each variable (e.g. "Subscription Name", "Storage Account Name", etc.). Note: The angled brackets should not be included in the values you provide.
4. Run the script by pressing F5 or clicking the "Run Script" icon.

More information

• Azure Managed Disks overview
• Migrate Azure VMs to Azure Managed Disks
• Migrate from AWS and other platforms to Managed Disks