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.

• Login into your windows instance and right click on the windows button and select disk management.

• While access the disk management snap-in, it automatically detects your attached disk and prompt to initialize the disk. Click OK to continue.

• Currently, your attached disk will be in unallocated state.
• Right click on the disk and select New Simple Volume.

• New wizard will popup, click Next to continue.

• Specify the volume size, by default it takes total disk space. Then click Next.

• Assign a drive to your disk and click Next.

• Specify a filesystem for your disk. By default, NTFS will be selected and Next.

• Click Finish to complete the wizard.

• After few seconds, your drive will be available to use.