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Copying VHD to Windows Azure

Firstly before migrating VM’s into Windows Azure you must consider the following:

  • Disks must be no larger than 1TB (Depending on the VM size you can have upto 16 drives (16TB))
  • Must be Fixed Disks (Dynamic not yet supported)
  • Must be uploaded into Page BLOBs (Not Block BLOBs)
  • Template Disk size is limited to 128Gb

Further Information here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj672979.aspx

Migrate VHD’s can be done with the following free tools:

Paid for tools with advance features (Migration, Create Storage, Manage VMs)

Migration Free Tools

Using Cerebrate Azure Explorer to upload VHD Screen shots:

Firstly open Azure Explorer

Select File -> Add connection

 

paste the Storage Key and Enter the Name for the Storage Account

Select Upload -> Select Page BLOB

Click Upload

 

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