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--- title: Deploy a Premium SSD v2 managed disk description: Learn how to deploy a Premium SSD v2 and about its regional availability. author: roygara ms.author: rogarana ms.date: 05/19/2025 ms.topic: how-to ms.service: azure-disk-storage ms.custom: - references_regions - devx-track-azurecli - devx-track-azurepowershell - innovation-engine - sfi-ropc-nochange\portal - portal # Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to deploy a Premium SSD v2 managed disk, so that I can enhance the performance of IO-intense workloads in my virtual machines with low latency and high throughput capabilities. --- # Deploy a Premium SSD v2 [](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2303310) Azure Premium SSD v2 is designed for IO-intense enterprise workloads that require sub-millisecond disk latencies and high IOPS and throughput at a low cost. Premium SSD v2 is suited for a broad range of workloads such as SQL server, Oracle, MariaDB, SAP, Cassandra, Mongo DB, big data/analytics, gaming, on virtual machines or stateful containers. For conceptual information on Premium SSD v2, see [Premium SSD v2](disks-types.md#premium-ssd-v2). Premium SSD v2 support a 4k physical sector size by default, but can be configured to use a 512E sector size as well. While most applications are compatible with 4k sector sizes, some require 512 byte sector sizes. Oracle Database, for example, requires release 12.2 or later in order to support 4k native disks. ## Limitations [!INCLUDE [disks-prem-v2-limitations](./includes/disks-prem-v2-limitations.md)] ### Regional availability [!INCLUDE [disks-premv2-regions](./includes/disks-premv2-regions.md)] ## Prerequisites - Install either the latest [Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) or the latest [Azure PowerShell module](/powershell/azure/install-azure-powershell). ## Determine region availability programmatically Since not every region and zone supports Premium SSD v2, you can use the Azure CLI or PowerShell to determine region and zone supportability. # [Azure CLI](#tab/azure-cli) To determine the regions and zones that support Premium SSD v2, replace `yourSubscriptionId` with your subscription, and then run the [az vm list-skus](/cli/azure/vm#az-vm-list-skus) command: ```azurecli az login subscriptionId="<yourSubscriptionId>" az account set --subscription $subscriptionId az vm list-skus --resource-type disks --query "[?name=='PremiumV2_LRS'].{Region:locationInfo[0].location, Zones:locationInfo[0].zones}" ``` # [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell) To determine the regions and zones that support Premium SSD v2, replace `yourSubscriptionId` with your subscription, and then run the [Get-AzComputeResourceSku](/powershell/module/az.compute/get-azcomputeresourcesku) command: ```powershell Connect-AzAccount $subscriptionId="yourSubscriptionId" Set-AzContext -Subscription $subscriptionId Get-AzComputeResourceSku | where {$_.ResourceType -eq 'disks' -and $_.Name -eq 'Premiumv2_LRS'} ``` # [Azure portal](#tab/portal) To programmatically determine the regions and zones you can deploy to, use either the Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell Module. --- Now that you know the region and zone to deploy to, follow the deployment steps in this article to create a Premium SSD v2 disk and attach it to a VM. ## Use Premium SSD v2 in Regions with Availability Zones Currently, Premium SSD v2 disks are only available in [select regions with Availability Zones (AZs)](#regional-availability). # [Azure CLI](#tab/azure-cli) Create a Premium SSD v2 disk in an availability zone by using the [az disk create](/cli/azure/disk#az-disk-create) command. Then create a VM in the same region and availability zone that supports Premium Storage and attach the disk to it by using the [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm#az-vm-create) command. The following script creates a Premium SSD v2 with a 4k sector size, to deploy one with a 512 sector size, update the `$logicalSectorSize` parameter. Replace the values of all the variables with your own, then run the following script: ```azurecli-interactive ## Initialize variables diskName="yourDiskName" resourceGroupName="yourResourceGroupName" region="yourRegionName" zone="yourZoneNumber" ##Replace 4096 with 512 to deploy a disk with 512 sector size logicalSectorSize=4096 vmName="yourVMName" vmImage="Win2016Datacenter" adminPassword="yourAdminPassword" adminUserName="yourAdminUserName" vmSize="Standard_D4s_v3" ## Create a Premium SSD v2 disk az disk create -n $diskName -g $resourceGroupName \ --size-gb 100 \ --disk-iops-read-write 5000 \ --disk-mbps-read-write 150 \ --location $region \ --zone $zone \ --sku PremiumV2_LRS \ --logical-sector-size $logicalSectorSize ## Create the VM az vm create -n $vmName -g $resourceGroupName \ --image $vmImage \ --zone $zone \ --authentication-type password --admin-password $adminPassword --admin-username $adminUserName \ --size $vmSize \ --location $region \ --attach-data-disks $diskName ``` # [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell) Create a Premium SSD v2 disk in an availability zone by using the [New-AzDiskConfig](/powershell/module/az.compute/new-azdiskconfig) to define the configuration of your disk and the [New-AzDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/new-azdisk) command to create your disk. Next, create a VM in the same region and availability zone that supports Premium Storage by using the [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm#az-vm-create). Finally, attach the disk to it by using the [Get-AzVM](/powershell/module/az.compute/get-azvm) command to identify variables for the virtual machine, the [Get-AzDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/get-azdisk) command to identify variables for the disk, the [Add-AzVMDataDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/add-azvmdatadisk) command to add the disk, and the [Update-AzVM](/powershell/module/az.compute/update-azvm) command to attach the new disk to the virtual machine. The following script creates a Premium SSD v2 with a 4k sector size, to deploy one with a 512 sector size, update the `$logicalSectorSize` parameter. Replace the values of all the variables with your own, then run the following script: ```powershell # Initialize variables $resourceGroupName = "yourResourceGroupName" $region = "useast" $zone = "yourZoneNumber" $diskName = "yourDiskName" $diskSizeInGiB = 100 $diskIOPS = 5000 $diskThroughputInMBPS = 150 #To use a 512 sector size, replace 4096 with 512 $logicalSectorSize=4096 $lun = 1 $vmName = "yourVMName" $vmImage = "Win2016Datacenter" $vmSize = "Standard_D4s_v3" $vmAdminUser = "yourAdminUserName" $vmAdminPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "yourAdminUserPassword" -AsPlainText -Force $credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($vmAdminUser, $vmAdminPassword); # Create a Premium SSD v2 $diskconfig = New-AzDiskConfig ` -Location $region ` -Zone $zone ` -DiskSizeGB $diskSizeInGiB ` -DiskIOPSReadWrite $diskIOPS ` -DiskMBpsReadWrite $diskThroughputInMBPS ` -AccountType PremiumV2_LRS ` -LogicalSectorSize $logicalSectorSize ` -CreateOption Empty New-AzDisk ` -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName ` -DiskName $diskName ` -Disk $diskconfig # Create the VM New-AzVm ` -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName ` -Name $vmName ` -Location $region ` -Zone $zone ` -Image $vmImage ` -Size $vmSize ` -Credential $credential # Attach the disk to the VM $vm = Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $vmName $disk = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $diskName $vm = Add-AzVMDataDisk -VM $vm -Name $diskName -CreateOption Attach -ManagedDiskId $disk.Id -Lun $lun Update-AzVM -VM $vm -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName ``` # [Azure portal](#tab/portal) 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). 1. Navigate to **Virtual machines** and follow the normal VM creation process. 1. On the **Basics** page, select a [supported region](#regional-availability) and set **Availability options** to **Availability zone**. For regions that support availability zones, Premium SSD v2 disks can only be attached to zonal VMs. When creating a new VM or Virtual Machine Scale Set, specify the availability zone you want before adding Premium SSD v2 disks to your configuration. 1. Select one or more of the zones. 1. Fill in the rest of the values on the page as you like. :::image type="content" source="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-portal-deploy.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the basics page, region and availability options and zones highlighted." lightbox="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-portal-deploy.png"::: 1. Proceed to the **Disks** page. 1. Under **Data disks** select **Create and attach a new disk**. :::image type="content" source="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-create-data-disk.png" alt-text="Screenshot highlighting create and attach a new disk on the disk page." lightbox="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-create-data-disk.png"::: 1. Select the **Disk SKU** and select **Premium SSD v2**. :::image type="content" source="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-select.png" alt-text="Screenshot selecting Premium SSD v2 SKU." lightbox="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-select.png"::: 1. Select whether you'd like to deploy a 4k or 512 logical sector size. :::image type="content" source="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-sector-size.png" alt-text="Screenshot of deployment logical sector size deployment options." lightbox="media/disks-deploy-premium-v2/premv2-sector-size.png"::: 1. Proceed through the rest of the VM deployment, making any choices that you desire. You've now deployed a VM with a premium SSD v2. --- ## Use a Premium SSD v2 in non-AZ Regions Currently, Premium SSD v2 disks are only available in [select regions without Availability Zones (AZs)](#regional-availability). Regions without AZ support may experience slightly higher average latency for Premium SSD v2 disks compared to regions with AZ support. # [Azure CLI](#tab/azure-cli) Create a Premium SSD v2 disk in a region without availability zone support by using the [az disk create](/cli/azure/disk#az-disk-create) command. Then create a VM in the same region that supports Premium Storage and attach the disk to it by using the [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm#az-vm-create) command. The following script creates a Premium SSD v2 disk with a 4k sector size. To create a disk with a 512 sector size, update the `$logicalSectorSize` parameter. Replace the values of all the variables with your own, then run the following script: ```azurecli-interactive ## Initialize variables diskName="yourDiskName" resourceGroupName="yourResourceGroupName" region="yourRegionName" ##Replace 4096 with 512 to deploy a disk with 512 sector size logicalSectorSize=4096 vmName="yourVMName" vmImage="Win2016Datacenter" adminPassword="yourAdminPassword" adminUserName="yourAdminUserName" vmSize="Standard_D4s_v3" ## Create a Premium SSD v2 disk az disk create -n $diskName -g $resourceGroupName \ --size-gb 100 \ --disk-iops-read-write 5000 \ --disk-mbps-read-write 150 \ --location $region \ --sku PremiumV2_LRS \ --logical-sector-size $logicalSectorSize ## Create the VM az vm create -n $vmName -g $resourceGroupName \ --image $vmImage \ --zone $zone \ --authentication-type password --admin-password $adminPassword --admin-username $adminUserName \ --size $vmSize \ --location $region \ --attach-data-disks $diskName ``` # [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell) Create a Premium SSD v2 disk in a region without availability zone support by using the [New-AzDiskConfig](/powershell/module/az.compute/new-azdiskconfig) to define the configuration of your disk and the [New-AzDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/new-azdisk) command to create your disk. Next, create a VM in the same region and availability zone that supports Premium Storage by using the [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm#az-vm-create). Finally, attach the disk to it by using the [Get-AzVM](/powershell/module/az.compute/get-azvm) command to identify variables for the virtual machine, the [Get-AzDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/get-azdisk) command to identify variables for the disk, the [Add-AzVMDataDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/add-azvmdatadisk) command to add the disk, and the [Update-AzVM](/powershell/module/az.compute/update-azvm) command to attach the new disk to the virtual machine. The following script creates a Premium SSD v2 disk with a 4k sector size. To create a disk with a 512 sector size, update the `$logicalSectorSize` parameter. Replace the values of all the variables with your own, then run the following script: ```powershell # Initialize variables $resourceGroupName = "yourResourceGroupName" $region = "useast" $diskName = "yourDiskName" $diskSizeInGiB = 100 $diskIOPS = 5000 $diskThroughputInMBPS = 150 #To use a 512 sector size, replace 4096 with 512 $logicalSectorSize=4096 $lun = 1 $vmName = "yourVMName" $vmImage = "Win2016Datacenter" $vmSize = "Standard_D4s_v3" $vmAdminUser = "yourAdminUserName" $vmAdminPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "yourAdminUserPassword" -AsPlainText -Force $credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($vmAdminUser, $vmAdminPassword); # Create a Premium SSD v2 disk $diskconfig = New-AzDiskConfig ` -Location $region ` -DiskSizeGB $diskSizeInGiB ` -DiskIOPSReadWrite $diskIOPS ` -DiskMBpsReadWrite $diskThroughputInMBPS ` -AccountType PremiumV2_LRS ` -LogicalSectorSize $logicalSectorSize ` -CreateOption Empty New-AzDisk ` -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName ` -DiskName $diskName ` -Disk $diskconfig # Create the VM New-AzVm ` -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName ` -Name $vmName ` -Location $region ` -Image $vmImage ` -Size $vmSize ` -Credential $credential # Attach the disk to the VM $vm = Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $vmName $disk = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $diskName $vm = Add-AzVMDataDisk -VM $vm -Name $diskName -CreateOption Attach -ManagedDiskId $disk.Id -Lun $lun Update-AzVM -VM $vm -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName ``` # [Azure portal](#tab/portal) 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). 1. Navigate to **Disks** and create a new disk. 1. Select a [supported region](#regional-availability). 1. Select **Change size** and change the disk type to **Premium SSD v2**. 1. If you like, change the size of the disk, as well as the performance, then select **OK**. 1. Set **Availability zone** to **No infrastructure redundancy required**. 1. Proceed through the rest of the deployment, making any choices that you desire. 1. On the **Advanced** tab, select whether you'd like to deploy a 4k or 512 logical sector size, then deploy the disk. Once the disk is successfully deployed, attach it to a new or existing VM. --- ## Adjust disk performance You can adjust the performance of a Premium SSD v2 disk four times within a 24 hour period. Creating a disk counts as one of these times, so for the first 24 hours after creating a premium SSD v2 disk you can only adjust its performance up to three times. For conceptual information on adjusting disk performance, see [Premium SSD v2 performance](disks-types.md#premium-ssd-v2-performance). # [Azure CLI](#tab/azure-cli) Use the [az disk update](/cli/azure/disk#az-disk-update) command to change the performance configuration of your Premium SSD v2 disk. For example, you can use the `disk-iops-read-write` parameter to adjust the max IOPS limit, and the `disk-mbps-read-write` parameter to adjust the max throughput limit of your Premium SSD v2 disk. The following command adjusts the performance of your disk. Update the values in the command, and then run it: ```azurecli az disk update --subscription $subscription --resource-group $rgname --name $diskName --disk-iops-read-write=5000 --disk-mbps-read-write=200 ``` # [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell) Use the [New-AzDiskUpdateConfig](/powershell/module/az.compute/new-azdiskupdateconfig) command to define your new performance configuration values for your Premium SSD v2 disks, and then use the [Update-AzDisk](/powershell/module/az.compute/update-azdisk) command to apply your configuration changes to your disk. For example, you can use the `DiskIOPSReadWrite` parameter to adjust the max IOPS limit, and the `DiskMBpsReadWrite` parameter to adjust the max throughput limit of your Premium SSD v2 disk. The following command adjusts the performance of your disk. Update the values in the command, and then run it: ```azurepowershell $diskupdateconfig = New-AzDiskUpdateConfig -DiskIOPSReadWrite 5000 -DiskMBpsReadWrite 200 Update-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -DiskName $diskName -DiskUpdate $diskupdateconfig ``` # [Azure portal](#tab/portal) 1. Navigate to the disk you'd like to modify in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). 1. Select **Size + Performance** 1. Set the values for **Disk IOPS** or **Disk throughput (MB/s)** or both, to meet your needs, then select **Save**. --- ## Next steps Add a data disk by using either the [Azure portal](linux/attach-disk-portal.yml), [Azure CLI](linux/add-disk.md), or [PowerShell](windows/attach-disk-ps.md). Provide feedback on [Premium SSD v2](https://aka.ms/premium-ssd-v2-survey).