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In this post, I’ll show you how to create an Azure virtual machine that uses Azure’s Premium Storage. In previous posts, I provided an overview of shared-SSD storage, along with instructions on how to create a new premium storage account. Let’s put that knowledge to use to create virtual machines with really fast storage.
Two of the Azure virtual machines series can take advantage of premium storage accounts at this time:
Note that Premium Storage, D-Series and G-Series virtual machines are not available in all regions. You will need availability of the virtual machine and Premium Storage to be able to deploy virtual machines with SSD-based storage. I used the East US2 region for the Premium Storage labs in this post in an Azure resource group called PetriEastUS2.
Azure premium and standard storage accounts in East US 2 resource group (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
You should use the Azure Preview Portal when working with Premium Storage. Click New, search for Windows Server, select Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (or whatever OS you need), choose Classic, and click Create.
In this example, I’m creating a DS-Series virtual machine with:
This configuration will mimic the classic design of a SQL Server machine, with costs and performance being optimized for the nature of the data stored in each data disk.
I expanded Pricing Tier, clicked View All, and selected DS1 for my desired virtual machine spec. Under Optional Configuration, I expanded Storage Account, and selected a standard storage account that I previously created. At this point, we are only configuring the storage of the OS disk; the matter of data disks will be dealt with later.
DS-Series Virtual machine with OS disk on HDD (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
Add a data disk to an Azure virtual machine on Premium Storage (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
The standard and premium virtual hard disks of a DS-Series virtual machine (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
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