How to Provide Shared File Storage for Company Offices

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

1. Create a storage account for the finance department’s shared files.

   • 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.

   • Wait for the resource to deploy.

     

   • Select Go to resource.

How to create and configure a file share with directory.

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.

     

   • 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.

     

   • Notice you can Add directory to further organize your file share.

   • Upload a file of your choosing.

     

How to configure and test snapshots.

1. Similar to blob storage, how to protect your files against accidental deletion using 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. How to use 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.

How to configure restricting storage access to selected virtual networks.

1. These tasks 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. How to make the storage account only accessible from the virtual network you just created.

   • Return to your file’s 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.

       

     • Make sure to save.

     • 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

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