Azure Virtual Machines · Schema
OSDisk
Specifies information about the operating system disk used by the virtual machine.
Cloud ComputingComputeInfrastructure-as-a-ServiceInfrastructureVirtual Machines
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| osType | string | This property allows you to specify the type of the OS that is included in the disk. |
| name | string | The disk name. |
| caching | string | Specifies the caching requirements. |
| createOption | string | Specifies how the virtual machine disk should be created. |
| diskSizeGB | integer | Specifies the size of an empty data disk in gigabytes. |
| managedDisk | object | |
| deleteOption | string | Specifies whether OS disk should be deleted or detached upon VM deletion. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/OSDisk",
"title": "OSDisk",
"type": "object",
"description": "Specifies information about the operating system disk used by the virtual machine.",
"required": [
"createOption"
],
"properties": {
"osType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "This property allows you to specify the type of the OS that is included in the disk.",
"enum": [
"Windows",
"Linux"
]
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The disk name."
},
"caching": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Specifies the caching requirements.",
"enum": [
"None",
"ReadOnly",
"ReadWrite"
]
},
"createOption": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Specifies how the virtual machine disk should be created.",
"enum": [
"FromImage",
"Empty",
"Attach",
"Copy",
"Restore"
]
},
"diskSizeGB": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int32",
"description": "Specifies the size of an empty data disk in gigabytes."
},
"managedDisk": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ManagedDiskParameters"
},
"deleteOption": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Specifies whether OS disk should be deleted or detached upon VM deletion.",
"enum": [
"Delete",
"Detach"
]
}
}
}
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