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Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9VM Storage

Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9 - VM Storage

VM Disk Caching• The Read and Write buffers are done on the local physical disk of the host server • OS Disk - Cache settings only by using PS• Data Disk - Cache setting by using Management Portal and PS• Can be enabled at creation time or later• Default Cache Setting is Read/Write

Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9 - VM Storage

Change OS Disk Cache: Get-AzureVM -ServiceName "crangervm001" -Name "crangervm001" |

Set-AzureOSDisk -HostCaching ReadOnly |Update-AzureVM

Change Data Disk Cache: Get-AzureVM -ServiceName "crangervm001" -Name "crangervm001" |

Set-AzureDataDisk -HostCaching ReadWrite |Update-AzureVM

Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9 - VM Storage

Disk Redundancy – Durability • Local Redundant Tier (default) - Each disk is replicated 3 times in a given DC or facility

• Zone redundant Tier - each disk replicated 3 times across two or more DC/facilities

• Geo-Redundant Tier - Each disk replicated 3 times in the primary zone and 3 at a remote zone

• Geo-Redundant Read Access : Data is read only in secondary zone

Disk Redundancy – PerformanceDisk IOPS

Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9 - VM Storage

Azure files - Preview feature

• SMB endpoint from an Azure Storage Account

• Like a File Share on a Storage Account

Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9 - VM Storage

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Azure Virtual Machines - Part 9VM Storage

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