How to Create and configure a storage account for Azure Files.

Task Content:

• Create a storage account specifically for file shares.
• Configure a file share and directory.
• Configure snapshots and practice restoring files.
• Restrict access to a specific virtual network and subnet._

Create and configure a storage account for Azure Files

1- Create a storage account for the finance department’s shared files. Learn more about storage accounts for Azure Files deployments.

• In the portal, search for and select Storage accounts

• Select + Create.

• For Resource group select Create new. Give your resource group a name and select OK to save your changes.
• Provide a Storage account name. 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.
• Select Review and then Create the storage account.

• Select Go to resource

Create and configure a file share with directory

1- Create a file share for the corporate office. Learn more about Azure File tiers.

• In the storage account, in the Data storage section, select the File shares blade.
• Select + File share and provide a Name.

• Provide Name
• Review the other options, but take the defaults. Select Create

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

Configure and test snapshots

1- Similar to blob storage, you need to protect against accidental deletion of files. You decide to use snapshots. Learn more about file 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.

2- Practice using snapshots to *restore a file.
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• Return to your file share.
• Locate your uploaded file and in the Properties pane select Delete then 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 and select ok
• Verify your file directory has the restored file.

Configure restricting storage access to selected virtual networks.

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.
• 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

2- The storage account should only be accessed from the virtual network you just created. Learn more about using private storage endpoints..

• Return to your files storage account.
• In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade

• Change the Public network access to Enabled from selected virtual networks and IP addresses.

• In the Virtual networks section, select Add existing virtual network.

• Select your virtual network and subnet, select Add

• Select the Storage browser and navigate to your file share.
• Verify the message not authorized to perform this operation. You are not connecting from the virtual network.