How to Manage Disk in Azure using Cloudshot?

Monitor Azure Managed Disk Resources with Cloudshot 

Manage Disk it refers to the operations you can perform on storage disks attached to Azure virtual machines.


1. To access the disk management options:
  • Right-click on the VM icon in the diagram
  • Navigate to the 'Cloudshot Azure' submenu
  • Select 'Manage Disk'
2. Under the 'Manage Disk' option, you'll see the following choices:
  • Attach Disk
  • Detach Disk
  • Get Disk Info
Attach Disk: This allows you to add a new disk to a virtual machine. The process involves:
  • Selecting 'Attach Disk' from the menu
  • Choosing from available disks (e.g., disk02, disk03, megha_disk_01)
  • Clicking 'Deploy to Azure' to complete the attachment
Detach Disk: This option removes a disk from a virtual machine:
  • Select 'Detach Disk' from the menu
  • Choose the disk to detach (e.g., test-vm-04-disk01)
  • Click 'Deploy to Azure' to finalize the detachment
Get Disk Info: This command retrieves information about the disks attached to a VM:
  • It shows details like disk name, size, usage, and mount points
  • The example output shows multiple disks (sda, sdb, sdc, sdd) with their sizes and usage

These operations allow you to add new disks to the VM, remove existing disks, or retrieve information about the current disk configuration of the VM. This menu provides a convenient way to manage storage resources for your Azure virtual machines directly from the diagramming interface.

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