Lab3: Create & Configure Azure Storage Accounts

Here's a step-by-step guide to create and configure an Azure Storage Account

1. Create an Azure Storage Account

1. Log in to the Azure Portal: Go to https://portal.azure.com and sign in.

2. Search the Storage Accounts.

   

3. Create a Storage Account:

• Click on the create option

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4. Configure the Basic Settings:

   • Subscription: Select the Azure subscription you want to use.

   • Resource group: Create a new resource group or select an existing one.

   • Storage account name: Provide a unique name (alphanumeric and lowercase only).

   • Region: Choose the appropriate Azure region.

   • Performance: Select either Standard or Premium based on your requirements.

   • Redundancy: Choose a redundancy option:

     • Locally-redundant storage (LRS)

     • Geo-redundant storage (GRS)

     • Zone-redundant storage (ZRS)

     • Read-access geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS)

5. Review and Create:

   • Click Review + create to validate your settings.

   • Once validated, click Create to provision the storage account.

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2. Configure Azure Storage Account Settings

To configure the Azure Files follow the below steps

1. Access the Storage Account:

   • Once the deployment is complete, go to the Storage Account you created.

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2. Configure File Share Access

   Go-to inside your Storage Account

   Click on the File Shares

   Create New File Share

   

3. Provide all the required details related to File Share & Click on Review & Create

   

4. Open the File Share created by you and for file share access permission we can assign the users to access the file share.

5. Go-to inside your file share and click on the IAM(Identity and Access Management) to assign the permission.

   

6. Now click on the Add role assignment

   

7. Assigned Storage File Data SMB Share Contributor role to any of user on which ID you want assign the admin rights related to Azure File Share

   Storage File Data SMB Share Contributor » Allows for read, write, and delete access in Azure Storage file shares over SMB

   

8. Click the role and click on the Next

   

9. Select the User, group, or service principle option

10. Click on the Select Members

11. Add the member from the user list

12. Select & Next

13. Review & Assign