Configuring Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage

In the following section, you will walk through an example of how to create file shares and blob storage on a storage account.

Creating an Azure Files Share

In the following exercise, you will create a file share named test and demonstrate connectivity to this on a Windows system. Proceed as follows:

1. On the EXPLORER screen in Azure Storage Explorer, open a storage account, right-click File Shares, and then click Create File Share, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Figure 7.24: Using Storage Explorer – Create file share

2. A folder icon will be propagated at the bottom of File Shares; you can type in the name test, as illustrated in the following screenshot, and press the Enter button on your keyboard:

Figure 7.25 – Creating a file share

Note

Creating a file share on Azure will prompt for a quota size. A quota is a limit on the...