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Updating README for Disk Mounting #13

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion VMRecovery/ResourceManager/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ The VM recovery script is most applicable when a VM is not booting, as seen on t

9. RDP to the rescue VM to resolve the issue with the OS disk of the problem VM.

10. To swap the problem VM's OS disk back to the problem VM, run the Restore_<problemVmName>.ps1 script located in the same folder as the recovery scripts.
10. You will need to attach the new disk from within the OS using either [diskmgmt.msc](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-managed-disk-portal#initialize-a-new-data-disk) for Windows or [fdisk](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/attach-disk-portal#connect-to-the-linux-vm-to-mount-the-new-disk) in Linux.
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Why is it necessary to run diskmgmt.msc? After the script is completed, the rescue VM, already has the disk attached and can be accessed without having to run diskmgmt.msc. Am I missing something? Are you thinking of any specific scenario?


11. To swap the problem VM's OS disk back to the problem VM, run the Restore_<problemVmName>.ps1 script located in the same folder as the recovery scripts.

### Local PowerShell
1. To download the recovery scripts you can download the zip file or use the Git client.
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