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Provide storage for the IT department testing and training

Step 1: Create and deploy a resource group to hold all your project resources. Learn more about
*In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups
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*Give your resource group a name.

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  • select a region

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*Select Review and create to validate the resource group.

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*Select Create to deploy the resource group.

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Step 2 Create and deploy a storage account to support testing and training. Learn more about the types of storage accounts

*In the Azure portal, search for and select Storage accounts.
*Select + Create.
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*On the Basics tab, select your Resource group.

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*Provide a Storage account name.
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*Set the Performance to Standard.
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*Select Review, and then Create.
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*Wait for the storage account to deploy and then Go to resource.

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Configure simple settings in the storage account.

1 The data in this storage account doesn’t require high availability or durability. A lowest cost storage solution is desired. Learn more about storage account redundancy.

*In your storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade.
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*Select Locally-redundant storage (LRS) in the Redundancy drop-down.

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*Select Locally-redundant storage (LRS) in the Redundancy drop-down.
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*Be sure to Save your changes
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Refresh the page and notice the content only exists in the primary location.

2 The storage account should only accept requests from secure connections. Learn more about requiring secure transfer from secure connections
*In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.

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*Ensure Secure transfer required is Enabled.

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3 Developers would like the storage account to use at least TLS version 1.2
*In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.

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*Ensure the Minimal TLS version is set to Version 1.2

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4 Until the storage is needed again, disable requests to the storage account.
*In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
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*Ensure Allow storage account key access is Disabled

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*Be sure to Save your changes.

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5 Ensure the storage account allows public access from all networks

  • In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade.

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*Ensure Public network access is set to Enabled from all networks.
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*Be sure to Save your changes.
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