Storage Account

DuploCloud Azure Portal provides the ability to create Storage Accounts, File Shares, and generate Shared Access Signatures (SAS). Storage Accounts with a SKU Type Standard_LRS are created. Users can view additional details of File Share endpoints from the Portal.

Create Storage Account

Navigate to Cloud Services -> Storage Account to create Storage Account.

Provide unique name to create Storage Account.

Add Storage Account screen

View Storage Account

You can view Storage Account Details once created. You can view Endpoint details in the Storage Account table view. Click on the icons under the Actions Column to view and copy the keys of the Storage Account.

Create and View File Shares

Create File Shares by clicking on Add.

View File Share

Generate Shared Access Signature (SAS)

Click on Actions -> Shared Access Signature. Provide access details in the screen below. Review and generate Shared Access Signature(SAS) tokens.

Once Signature Tokens are generated, Azure user can copy paste the token and URL's in a secure location. They'll only be displayed once and cannot be retrieved once the window is closed.

Block Public Access to Storage Accounts

You can configure the Tenant to block public network access to Storage Accounts.

1. From the DuploCloud Portal navigation, select Administrator -> Tenants.

2. Select your Tenant name from the list.

3. In the Settings tab, click Add. The Add Tenant Feature pane displays.

4. From the Select Feature item list, select Other.

5. In the Configuration field, enter block_public_network_to_azure_storage.

   

   The Update Tenant Feature window filled to block public access to Azure Storage Accounts.
6. In the empty field, enter "True".

7. Click Add. Public access to storage accounts is blocked.

   

   The Settings tab showing public access to Storage Accounts blocked.

Create a Private Endpoint

Private endpoints let you access your Azure services over a private IP address within your virtual network, effectively securing the connection and ensuring that traffic does not go over the public internet. See the Microsoft documentation to learn more about private endpoints for Storage Accounts.

Configure a private endpoint in the DuploCloud Portal:

1. From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Cloud Services -> Storage Account.

2. From the NAME column, select your Storage Account.

3. Select the Private Endpoint tab, and click Add. The Add Private Endpoint pane displays.

   

   The Add Private Endpoint pane in the DuploCloud Portal
4. Enter a name for the endpoint in the Name field.

5. From the Subnet item list, select your subnet.

6. From the Storage Type item list, select your storage type (Blob or File).

7. Click Submit. The private endpoint is created.