Attach Data Volume
Steps to attach a data volume in windows VM
- Let's assume that you have already created a VM and volume has been attached to your windows instance.
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- Login into your windows instance and right click on the windows button and select disk management.
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- While access the disk management snap-in, it automatically detects your attached disk and prompt to initialize the disk. Click OK to continue.
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- Currently, your attached disk will be in unallocated state.
- Right click on the disk and select New Simple Volume.
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- New wizard will popup, click Next to continue.
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- Specify the volume size, by default it takes total disk space. Then click Next.
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- Assign a drive to your disk and click Next.
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- Specify a filesystem for your disk. By default, NTFS will be selected and Next.
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- Click Finish to complete the wizard.
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- After few seconds, your drive will be available to use.
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