# Disk

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**Updated**: February 13, 2026
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## Creating a Standard HDD disk

```yaml
defaults:
  resource_group: rg1
  
resources:
  - type: "Microsoft.Compute/disks"
    api_version: "2025-01-02"
    name: data-disk-hdd
    sku:
        name: Standard_LRS
    props:
      disk_size_gb: 40
      creation_data:
        create_option: Empty
```

### Example plan output

```
data-disk-hdd (action: create, monthly: $3.01, change: +100%)
  => Storage (monthly: $3.01)
    => S6 LRS Disk (price: $3.008/Month, size: 64, monthly: $3.01)
    => S6 LRS Disk Operations (price: $0.0005/10K)
```

## Creating a Standard SSD disk

```yaml
defaults:
  resource_group: rg1
  
resources:
  - type: "Microsoft.Compute/disks"
    api_version: "2025-01-02"
    name: data-disk-ssd
    sku:
      name: StandardSSD_LRS
    props:
      disk_size_gb: 40
      creation_data:
        create_option: Empty
```

### Example plan output

```
data-disk-ssd (action: create, monthly: $4.80, change: +100%)
  => Storage (monthly: $4.80)
    => E6 LRS Disk Operations (price: $0.002/10K)
    => E6 LRS Disk (price: $4.8/Month, size: 64, monthly: $4.80)
```

## Creating a Premium SSD disk

```yaml
defaults:
  resource_group: rg1
  
resources:
  - type: "Microsoft.Compute/disks"
    api_version: "2025-01-02"
    name: data-disk-premium
    sku:
      name: Premium_LRS
    props:
      disk_size_gb: 40
      creation_data:
        create_option: Empty
```

### Example plan output

```
data-disk-premium (action: create, monthly: $9.28, change: +100%)
  => Storage (monthly: $9.28)
    => P6 LRS Disk (price: $9.2801/Month, size: 64, monthly: $9.28)
```

## Creating a Premium SSD with Zone Redundancy

```yaml
defaults:
  resource_group: rg1
  
resources:
  - type: "Microsoft.Compute/disks"
    api_version: "2025-01-02"
    name: data-disk-premium-zrs
    sku:
      name: Premium_ZRS
    props:
      disk_size_gb: 100
      creation_data:
        create_option: Empty
```

### Example plan output

```
data-disk-premium-zrs (action: create, monthly: $26.88, change: +100%)
  => Storage (monthly: $26.88)
    => P10 ZRS Disk (price: $26.88/Month, size: 128, monthly: $26.88)
```

## Creating a Premium SSD v2 disk

Premium SSD v2 allows you to configure IOPS and throughput independently of disk size.

```yaml
defaults:
  resource_group: rg1
  
resources:
  - type: "Microsoft.Compute/disks"
    api_version: "2025-01-02"
    name: data-disk-premium-v2
    sku:
      name: PremiumV2_LRS
    props:
      disk_size_gb: 100
      disk_iops_read_write: 5000
      disk_mbps_read_write: 200
      creation_data:
        create_option: Empty
```

### Example plan output

```
data-disk-premium-v2 (action: create, monthly: $21.26, change: +100%)
  => Storage (monthly: $21.26)
    => Storage cost (price: $0.00011/GiB/Hr, size: 100, monthly: $8.03)
    => IOPS (monthly: $10.22)
      => Tier 1 (First 3000 IOPS included - quantity: 3000, monthly: $0.00)
      => Tier 2 (Over 3000 IOPS - price: $7e-06/Hr, quantity: 2000, monthly: $10.22)
    => Throughput (monthly: $3.01)
      => Tier 1 (First 125 MB/s included - quantity: 125, monthly: $0.00)
      => Tier 2 (Over 125 MB/s - price: $5.5e-05/Hr, quantity: 75, monthly: $3.01)
```

## Disk Tier Reference

Azure charges by tier, not exact GB size. When you specify a disk size, Azure provisions the next tier up.

### Standard HDD Tiers

| Tier | Capacity |
| ---- | -------- |
| S4   | 32 GB    |
| S6   | 64 GB    |
| S10  | 128 GB   |
| S15  | 256 GB   |
| S20  | 512 GB   |
| S30  | 1024 GB  |

### Standard SSD Tiers

| Tier | Capacity |
| ---- | -------- |
| E4   | 32 GB    |
| E6   | 64 GB    |
| E10  | 128 GB   |
| E15  | 256 GB   |
| E20  | 512 GB   |
| E30  | 1024 GB  |

### Premium SSD Tiers

| Tier | Capacity |
| ---- | -------- |
| P4   | 32 GB    |
| P6   | 64 GB    |
| P10  | 128 GB   |
| P15  | 256 GB   |
| P20  | 512 GB   |
| P30  | 1024 GB  |


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