Upload VHD file to Azure

Azure has many good feature and one thing I loved is that we can attached VHD files and run the Virtual machines.

•  For this need to have installed Microsoft Azure PowerShell (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=320376&clcid=0x409)

• First we need to Prepare the VHD files to Upload to the Azure. To do that we need to run sysprep tool

• When the machine is powered on go to  windows/system32/sysprep and run the sysprep.exe

•  Next we need to create  a storage
• Sign in to the Azure Management Portal
•  On the command bar, click New. 
•  Click Data Services > Storage > Quick Create. And give a name and create a new storage. 
•  Next open the storage  and go to containers. And create  a new container 

 

• Enable Debug mode so it will give more detials about the process. 

          # DebugPreference='Continue'

• Login to Windows Azure subscription

          # Add-AzureAccount

•  Get Azure publisher settings

          # Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile

•  Import azure publisher Files 

          # Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile –PublishSettingsFile Pay-As-You-Go-6-11-2015-credentials.publishsettings

   EG :  #Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile –PublishSettingsFile C:\Users\user\Downloads\Pay-As-You-Go-6-11-2015-credentials.publishsettings

•  Upload the VHD files

            # add-AzureVhd –LocalFilePath /Filepath/vhdfileneame.vhd -NumberOfUploaderThreads 36 -Destination "blobspace "

            # add-AzureVhd -LocalFilePath F:\Virtual_Hard_Disks\2012R3A_OS.vhd -NumberOfUploaderThreads 36 -Destination https://rir.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/2012R3A_OS.vhd