Download the ASDK
- Before you start the download, make sure that your computer meets the following prerequisites:
- The computer must have at least 60 GB of free disk space available on four separate, identical logical hard drives in addition to the operating system disk.
- .NET Framework 4.6 (or a later version) must be installed.
- Go to the Get Started page where you can download the Azure Stack Development Kit, provide your details, and then click Submit.
- Download and run the Deployment Checker for Azure Stack Development Kit prerequisite checker script. This standalone script goes through the pre-requisites checks done by the setup for Azure Stack Development Kit. It provides a way to confirm you are meeting the hardware and software requirements, before downloading the larger package for Azure Stack Development Kit.
- Under Download the software, click Azure Stack Development Kit.
Extract the ASDK
- After the download completes, click Run to launch the ASDK self-extractor (AzureStackDevelopmentKit.exe).
- Review and accept the displayed license agreement from the License Agreement page of the Self-Extractor Wizard and then click Next.
- Review the privacy statement information displayed on the Important Notice page of the Self-Extractor Wizard and then click Next.
- Select the location for Azure Stack setup files to be extracted to on the Select Destination Location page of the Self-Extractor Wizard and then click Next. The default location is current folder\Azure Stack Development Kit.
- Review the destination location summary on the Ready to Extract page of the Self-Extractor Wizard, and then click Extract to extract the CloudBuilder.vhdx (approximately 28GB) and ThirdPartyLicenses.rtf files. This process takes some time to complete.
- Copy or move the CloudBuilder.vhdx file to the root of the C:\ drive (C:\CloudBuilder.vhdx) on the ASDK host computer.