This sample shows how to add a new data disk to a VM in Azure via PowerShell. The sample demonstrates an error based on an unset default storage account.

Add-AzureDataDiskCreateNewSample.ps1

Get-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName "Azure MSDN - pkirchner"

<# Output

SubscriptionId            : c6264819-a8d6-4279-b493-4a47f4300c54
SubscriptionName          : Azure MSDN - pkirchner
Environment               : AzureCloud
SupportedModes            : AzureServiceManagement
DefaultAccount            : BE130E17300A9E2F90B1A0575557266671623B04
Accounts                  : {BE130E17300A9E2F90B1A0575557266671623B04}
IsDefault                 : True
IsCurrent                 : True
CurrentStorageAccountName : 

#>

Get-AzureVM -ServiceName leasetest2 -Name host2 | Add-AzureDataDisk -CreateNew -DiskLabel "DataDisk2" -DiskSizeInGB 1023 -LUN 0 -HostCaching ReadWrite | Update-AzureVM

<# Output

Add-AzureDataDisk : Must specify MediaLocation or set a default storage account using Set-AzureSubscription.
In Zeile:1 Zeichen:51
+ Get-AzureVM -ServiceName leasetest2 -Name host2 | Add-AzureDataDisk -CreateNew - ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [Add-AzureDataDisk], ArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.ServiceManagement.IaaS.AddAzureDataDiskCommand

#> 

Get-AzureStorageAccount

<# Output

StorageAccountDescription : 
AffinityGroup             : 
Location                  : West Europe
GeoReplicationEnabled     : 
GeoPrimaryLocation        : West Europe
GeoSecondaryLocation      : 
Label                     : pktest1
StorageAccountStatus      : Created
StatusOfPrimary           : Available
StatusOfSecondary         : 
Endpoints                 : {https://pktest1.blob.core.windows.net/, https://pktest1.queue.core.windows.net/, 
                            https://pktest1.table.core.windows.net/, https://pktest1.file.core.windows.net/}
AccountType               : Standard_LRS
StorageAccountName        : pktest1
OperationDescription      : Get-AzureStorageAccount
OperationId               : db4c00ce-ed1c-5351-8de7-1b595419a5dc
OperationStatus           : Succeeded

WARNUNG: GeoReplicationEnabled property will be deprecated in a future release of Azure PowerShell. The value will be merged into the AccountType pr
operty.

#>

Set-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName "Azure MSDN - pkirchner" -CurrentStorageAccountName pktest1

Get-AzureVM -ServiceName leasetest2 -Name host2 | Add-AzureDataDisk -CreateNew -DiskLabel "DataDisk2" -DiskSizeInGB 1023 -LUN 0 -HostCaching ReadWrite | Update-AzureVM

<# Output

OperationDescription                              OperationId                                      OperationStatus                                 
--------------------                              -----------                                      ---------------                                 

Update-AzureVM                                    c2187124-547c-55c3-a0ef-0129474e02b9             Succeeded                   

#>