Create and manage Virtual Hard Disk


Create and manage Virtual Hard Disk.

 Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V provides several ways to create virtual disk files. You can create them as part of a VM or create them at another time and add them to a VM.
Virtual Hard Disk also allow to attach Host computer and store the data.

Steps to create Virtual Hard Disk.

> Log on to the server running Windows Server 2012 using an account with administrative privileges.
   Click on Server Manager ikon on the desktop.

 
> In Server Manager window click on Tools and select Computer Management option.


> In Computer Management window select Disk Management option.


> Click on Action tab and select Create VHD.


> In Create and Attach Virtual Hard Disk window select Virtual hard disk size: in GB and click on Browse... option.


> Select Hard drive where you want to create Virtual Hard disk and specify Virtual Hard disk name.
 Than click on Save button.


> Define Virtual hard disk size: in GB and click on OK button.


> Virtual Hard Disk creation process start now.


> Once Virtual Hard Disk is created. Right click to the drive and select option Initialize Disk.


> Select GPT partition table and click on OK button.


> Right click on Unallocated partition and select New Simple Volume...


> Click Next > to continue.


> Define Maximum Disk space size in MB: format and click Next > to continue.


> Assign Drive letter to Virtual Hard drive and click Next > to continue.


> Format the disk in ( FAT32 / NTFS / ReFS ) and click Next > to continue. I have selected NTFS file system in this lab.


> Click Finish to continue.


> Virtual Hard Disk is ready to use. Find the following screenshot ( Disk 1 is a virtual hard drive ).


> In My Computer windows Virtual Hard Disk display with drive letter E: which is now ready to use for data.



Detach VHD  Drive.

> In Computer Management window right click to Virtual Disk and select Detach VHD


> Click OK to continue.


> Virtual Hard Disk is detached now and not able to view in Computer Management.



Attached Existing VHD drive.

> In Computer Management window click on Action button and select Attach VHD


> Click on Browse... button


> Select Virtual Hard Disk from your C: / D:  drive and click on Open button.


> Click OK to continue.


> Virtual Hard Disk ( Disk 1 ) is attached now and visible in Computer Management.


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