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Create a storage account and configure high availability. Part 2

Create a storage account for the internal private company documents.

  • In the portal, search for and select Storage accounts.
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    Select + Create.
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    Select the Resource group created in the previous lab.
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  • Set the Storage account name to private. Add an identifier to the name to ensure the name is unique.
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  • Select Review, and then Create the storage account.
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  • Wait for the storage account to deploy, and then select Go to resource.

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This storage requires high availability if there’s a regional outage. Read access in the secondary region is not required. Configure the appropriate level of redundancy.

  • In the storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade.

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  • Ensure Geo-redundant storage (GRS) is selected.

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  • Review the primary and secondary location information. Save your changes. Image description

Create a storage container, upload a file, and restrict access to the file.

  • In the storage account, in the Data storage section, select the Containers blade.
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  • Select + Container.

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  • Ensure the Name of the container is private. As you have time, review the Advanced settings, but take the defaults.
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  • Select Create.
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