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Create a managed disk from a VHD file in a storage account in the same subscription with CLI (Linux)

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This script creates a managed disk from a VHD file in a storage account in the same subscription. Use this script to import a specialized (not generalized/sysprepped) VHD to managed OS disk to create a virtual machine. Or, use it to import a data VHD to managed data disk.

To run this sample, install the latest version of the Azure CLI. To start, run az login to create a connection with Azure.

Samples for the Azure CLI are written for the bash shell. To run this sample in Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, you may need to change elements of the script.

If you don't have an Azure subscription, create an Azure free account before you begin.

Sample script

# Verified per Raman Kumar as of 2/23/2022

# <FullScript>
#Provide the subscription Id
subscriptionId="<subscriptionId>"

#Provide the name of your resource group.
#Ensure that resource group is already created 
resourceGroupName=myResourceGroupName

#Provide the name of the Managed Disk
diskName=myDiskName

#Provide the size of the disks in GB. It should be greater than the VHD file size.
diskSize=128


#Provide the URI of the VHD file that will be used to create Managed Disk. 
# VHD file can be deleted as soon as Managed Disk is created.
# e.g. https://contosostorageaccount1.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/contosovhd123.vhd 
vhdUri=https://contosostorageaccount1.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/contosoumd78620170425131836.vhd

#Provide the storage type for the Managed Disk. Premium_LRS or Standard_LRS.
storageType=Premium_LRS


#Provide the Azure location (e.g. westus) where Managed Disk will be located. 
#The location should be same as the location of the storage account where VHD file is stored.
#Get all the Azure location supported for your subscription using command below:
#az account list-locations
location=westus

#If you're creating an OS disk, uncomment the following lines and replace the values
#osType = 'yourOSType' #Acceptable values are either Windows or Linux
#hyperVGeneration = 'yourHyperVGen' #Acceptable values are either v1 or v2

#Set the context to the subscription Id where Managed Disk will be created
az account set --subscription $subscriptionId

#Create the Managed disk from the VHD file 
#If you're creating an OS disk, add the following: --os-type $osType -hyper-v-generation $hyperVGeneration 
az disk create --resource-group $resourceGroupName --name $diskName --sku $storageType --location $location --size-gb $diskSize --source $vhdUri
# </FullScript>

Script explanation

This script uses following commands to create a managed disk from a VHD. Each command in the table links to command specific documentation.

Command Notes
az disk create Creates a managed disk using URI of a VHD in a storage account in the same subscription

Next steps

Create a virtual machine by attaching a managed disk as OS disk

For more information on the Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.

Additional virtual machine and managed disks CLI script samples can be found in the Azure Linux VM documentation.