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- * '''New Virtual Hard Disk (VHD)''' - The virtual hard disk is created as a file which resides on a storage volume which is accessible to the host server. Disks can be ''dynamic expanding'' (starts small and grows as space is required) or ''fixed'' in size. The maximum size of VHD is 2040GB.
- * '''Existing Virtual Hard Disk (VHD)''' - A virtual machine can be configured to use a pre-existing disk image file.
- * '''Passthrough disk''' - A passthrough disk assigns a physical disk drive to the virtual machine enabling the guest operating system to perform raw read and write actions on the disk. Hyper-V imposes no constraints on the size of a pass-through disk.
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Assuming that the storage is connected to the host system in some way, there are a number of choices as to how a virtual hard disk is made available to the virtual machine:
To configure a passthrough disk, select the option to ''Attach a virtual hard disk later''.
Once the ''Add'' button is pressed, the hard drive settings will appear. As illustrated in the following figure, the hard drive settings screen provides the option to create a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) file, or to ''Assign a physical hard disk'', the latter being the option we need. At this point it is possible that this configuration option will be disabled. This is most likely because the disk is in question is currently online. To take the disk offline, open the Server Manager for the host system and click on ''Storage -> Disk Management'' in the left hand panel. In the main panel, right click on the disk name in the graphical section of the view and select ''Offline'' from the menu.
Once the disk is offline, the ''Assign a physical hard disk'' option will be enabled. Select this option, choose the appropriate disk drive from the drop down list and click ''Apply'' to commit the change. The virtual machine has now been assigned a physical disk for its storage purposes.
Once installation method has been selected, click ''Next'' to proceed to the summary screen. Review the information provided and click ''Finish'' to complete the installation process. Once the virtual machine is created, it may be started by double clicking on the corresponding name in the Hyper-V Manager ''Virtual Machines'' list. Once the Virtual Machine Connection dialog appears, click on the ''Start'' button to power on the machine.
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