Provide shared file storage for the company offices

Create and configure a storage account for Azure Files.

Step 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.

• 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.

Create and configure a file share with directory.

Step 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.
- Review the other options, but take the defaults.

- Select Create

Step 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.

Configure and test snapshots.

Step 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.

Step 2: Practice using 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.
  

Configure restricting storage access to selected virtual networks.

Step 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.

Step 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.
- Be sure to Save your changes.

- 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.