##Create and configure a storage account for Azure Files.
Overview: Azure Storage is a Microsoft-managed service providing cloud storage that is highly available, secure, durable, scalable, and redundant. Azure Storage includes Azure Blobs (objects), Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Files, Azure Queues, and Azure Tables.
In this applied skills exercise, I will demonstrate how to create a step by step guide in creating an #Azure storage account with a **** *globally unique name.
Step 1. Create a #storage account for the finance department’s shared files.
In the Azure *portal, search for and select *Storage accounts.
Select *+ Create.
For Resource group select Create new. Give your resource group a name, Let’s name it RG01 and select OK to save your changes.
Provide a Storage account name. Let’s use edmontonsa ensure the name meets the naming requirements.
Set the Performance to ****Premium.
Set the Premium account type to File shares.
Set the Redundancy to Zone-redundant storage. Our free subscription does not support zone-redundant storage so we used locally redundant storage (LRS)
Select Review and then Create the storage account.
Wait for the resource to deploy.
Select Go to resource.
We will Create and configure a file share with directory.
****Step 1. Create a file share for the corporate office
In the storage account, in the Data storage section, select the File shares blade.
Select + File share and provide a Name. Let’s name it myshare
Review the other options, take the defaults settings.
Select Create.
*Step 2. Add a directory to the file share for the finance department. For future testing, upload a file.
Select your file share and select *+ Add directory.
Name the new directory finance.
Select *Browse and then select the *finance directory.
Notice you can Add directory to further organize your file share.
Upload a file of your choosing.
Configure and test snapshots.
Step 1. Similar to blob storage, you need to protect against accidental deletion of files. You decide to use snapshots.
Select your file share.
In the Operations section, select the Snapshots blade.
Select *+ Add snapshot. The comment is optional. *Select OK.
Select your snapshot and verify your file directory and uploaded file are included.
Step 2. Practice using snapshots to restore a file.
Return to your *file share.
*Browse to your file directory.
Locate your *uploaded file and in the Properties, pane select *Delete. Select Yes to confirm the deletion.
Select the *Snapshots blade and then select your snapshot.
Navigate to the file you want to *restore,
Select the file and the select Restore.
Provide a Restored file name.
Verify your file directory has the restored file.
*Configure restricting storage access to selected virtual networks.
Step 1. This tasks in this section require a virtual network with subnet. In a production environment these resources would already be created.
Search for and select *Virtual networks.
Select Create. Select your resource group. and give the virtual network a name, *vnetlab01
Take the defaults for other parameters, select Review + create, and then Create.
Wait for the resource to deploy.
Select *Go to resource.
In the Settings section, select the *Subnets blade.
Select the default *subnet.
In the Service endpoints section choose Microsoft.Storage in the Services drop-down.
Do not make any other changes.
Be sure to Save your changes.
Step 2. The *storage account should only be accessed from the virtual network you just created
Return to your file’s storage account.
In the *Security + networking section, select the ****Networking blade.
In the *Virtual networks section, select *Add existing virtual network.
Select your ****virtual network and subnet, select Add.
Be sure to ****Save your changes. Always save your work after creating.
Select the *Storage browser and navigate to your *file share.
Verify the display ****“message not authorized to perform this operation”. You are not connecting from the virtual network.
Hope this article was helpful.
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