Add additional documentation for the additional disks configuration

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jmajoor 2018-02-26 17:41:28 -08:00
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- `disk_additional_size` (array of integers) - The size(s) of any additional
hard disks for the VM in gigabytes. If this is not specified then the VM
will only contain an OS disk.
will only contain an OS disk. The number of additional disks and maximum size of a disk depends on the configuration of your VM. See [Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/about-disks-and-vhds) or [Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/about-disks-and-vhds) for more information.
For VHD builds the final artifacts will be named `PREFIX-dataDisk-<n>.UUID.vhd` and stored in the specified capture container along side the OS disk. The additional disks are included in the deployment template `PREFIX-vmTemplate.UUID`.
For Managed build the final artifacts are included in the managed image. The additional disk will have the same storage account type as the OS disk, as specified with the `managed_image_storage_account_type` setting.
- `os_type` (string) If either `Linux` or `Windows` is specified Packer will
automatically configure authentication credentials for the provisioned machine. For