title: How to attach an SSD (premium) disk to my NC6 - Data Science VM in Microsoft Azure?
body: <p>I have deployed a Data Science Virtual Machine on Azure on an N-series instance, which comes with a Standard HDD as the Storage Account Type.</p>
  
  <p>However I would like to include an SSD, but I have not been able to do so. </p>
  
  <p>What I have tried: In the Virtual Machine menu, on Disks, I can attach an extra disk, and create a new one, but it only allows for standard storage disk (HDD) and the option for a premium (SSD) is blocked.</p>
  
  <p>Creating a new storage account I can select a premium storage (SSD), however I cannot link this to my existing VM. This new storage account does not appear between the options when choosing to attach a new disk.</p>
  
  <p>Any help?</p>