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Create an Unattached Azure osDisk from Existing Snapshot

Azure | CLI | Snapshots | Portal | osDisk | DataDisk | VHD

I recently had some issues with a VHD where the osDisk would not allow me in via RDP. That is the reason I am writing this article. This article will cover how to create an Unattached Managed osDisk that can be attached to a new Virtual Machine.

Step 1. Create a Snapshot

Create a Snapshot from existing Virtual Machine osDisk or dataDisk:

az snapshot create --resource-group <resource-group-name> --source "<source id of the disk>" --name <name-of-snapshot>

Step 2. Create an Unattached Azure OsDisk from Snapshot

az disk create --resource-group fac-trax-dev --name osdisk-geoserver --source <snapshot-source>

Note: You can add the following attributes:

--size-gb > Identifies the size of the disk
--sku > Identifies the type of storage ex. Premium_LRS

The source is in the format of:

/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group name>/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/<name of osDisk or DataDisk>"

Step 3. Associated the Manage