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Yemi G
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Setting Up Cloud Storage Accounts, Configuring File Shares, Snapshots, and Network Restrictions

Create and configure a storage account for Azure Files.

In the portal, type "Storage account" in the search field

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Select "Storage account"

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Select "+ Create"

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Create new Resource Group, name it and click "OK"

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Insert storage name

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Set Performance to Premium

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Set Premium account type to File shares

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Set Redundancy to Zone-redundant storage

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Select "Review and Create"

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Select "Create"

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Go to resource

Create and configure a file share with directory

In the data storage section

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Select "File shares"

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Select "+ File share"

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Provide a name

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Select "Create"

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Add a directory to the file share for the finance department

Select "Add directory"

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Name directory finance

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Click "OK"

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Select "Browse"

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Select finance directory

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Upload a file

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Configure and test snapshots

Select "Operations"

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Select "Snapshot"

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Select "+ Add Snappshot"

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Comment is optional, select "OK"

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Return to Fileshare and Browse to view file directory

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Locate uploaded file and select "delete"

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Confirm deletion

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Select Snapshot blade

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Select your snapshot

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Navigate the file you want to restore

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Select "Restore"

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Provide restore file name

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Select "OK"

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Verify your file has been restored

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Configure restricting storage access to selected virtual networks.

In the search field, type "Virtual Networks" and select it

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Select "+ Create"

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Use the default for other parameter, give the Virtual network a name

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Select "Review + Create"

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Select "Create"

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Select "Go to resource"

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In the settings section

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Select "Subnets"

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Select the default subnet

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In the service endpoints section

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Select Microsoft.storage in the services dropdown

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Click "Save"

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

Return to the file storage account

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Select "Networking" blade

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In the public network access, select "Enabled from selected virtual networks and IP addresses"

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In the Virtual network section, select "+ Add existing network virtual network"

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Select your virtual network and subnets

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Select "Add"

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Save changes

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Select "Storage browser"

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Navigate to your file share

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Verify you are not authorised to perform this operation

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