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Log into the VM using the admin credentials set at creation and open PowerShell, run the code copied from the file share blade in the Azure portal to add it as a UNC drive.

Azure file storage windows#

Within the Azure Storage account that’s created when you provision the VM go to Files and add a file share, when this has created click on it in the portal and then click Connect, this will open a blade containing PowerShell commands for adding the file share as a UNC drive to a Windows machine, copy this code and save it somewhere as you’ll need it later. Once your VM has been provisioned go to it’s networking settings in the Azure portal and add port 21 and the range 9990-10000 to it’s inbound ports. You’ll also need to allow traffic on port 3389 to allow you to remote desktop into it. When you create the VM the main things to watch out for are that the storage account should have a name of 20 characters or less and that the name is not the same as that for the VM.

Azure file storage install#

I initially created a B1S virtual machine but this didn’t have enough RAM to install IIS so the cheapest machine I’d suggest using for this is the B2S. When creating a virtual machine in Azure a bunch of other resources get created along with it such as a network interface and a virtual network so I’d advise creating a new resource group to hold all of these to make them easier to manage. It’s also possible to set the FTP site to use an Azure Storage file share to host the files, from there they can either be accessed via UNC or moved directly to blob storage. Azure Backup also integrates with your on-premises servers, so when you restore to the cloud, these changes are automatically downloaded on your Windows Servers.If you want to host an FTP site in Azure there’s currently not a dedicated resource for this so the next best option is to spin up a virtual machine and use IIS for running the FTP site. Azure Files SMB shares have native snapshot capabilities, and the process can be automated using Azure Backup to schedule your backups and manage their retention. Reduce your on-premises backup spending by taking centralized backups in the cloud using Azure Backup. For even faster recovery, you can have a warm stand by server as part of your deployment, or you can use Azure File Sync with Windows Clustering. Azure File Sync downloads your file namespace before downloading data, so that your server can be up and running as soon as possible.

Rather than restoring from a local backup, you provision another Windows Server, install the Azure File Sync agent on it, and then add it to your Azure File Sync deployment. Because Azure contains resilient copies of your data, your local server becomes a disposable caching device, and recovering from a failed server can be done by adding a new server to your Azure File Sync deployment. Business continuity and disaster recoveryĪzure File Sync is backed by Azure Files, which offers several redundancy options for highly available storage. Changes made to a server in one office automatically sync to the servers in all other offices. For each of your offices, you can provision a local Windows Server as part of your Azure File Sync deployment. Multi-site access and syncĪzure File Sync is ideal for distributed access scenarios. For more information about cloud tiering, see Cloud tiering overview. Tiered files can quickly be recalled on-demand, making the experience seamless while enabling you to cut down on costs as you only need to store a fraction of your data on-premises. You can control how much local disk space is used for caching. With cloud tiering enabled, your most frequently accessed files are cached on your local server and your least frequently accessed files are tiered to the cloud. Videos Introducing Azure File Syncīenefits of Azure File Sync Cloud tiering You can have as many caches as you need across the world. You can use any protocol that's available on Windows Server to access your data locally, including SMB, NFS, and FTPS.

Azure file storage full#

While some users may opt to keep a full copy of their data locally, Azure File Sync additionally has the ability to transform Windows Server into a quick cache of your Azure file share.

Azure File Sync enables centralizing your organization's file shares in Azure Files, while keeping the flexibility, performance, and compatibility of a Windows file server.