This article outlines the steps required to set up an Azure Storage Account and Container for use with centralised logging in Migrate Self-Hosted.
Creating the Storage Account and Container
- Sign in to Microsoft Azure Home.
- Open the Portal menu, using the Hamburger menu icon.
- Select Storage Accounts.
- On the Storage Accounts screen, select Create
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On the Basic tab, enter the following information:
- Subscription - Select the subscription for the new storage account.
- Resource Group - Create a new resource group for this storage account, or select an existing one
- Storage Account Name - Choose a unique name for your storage account. Storage account names must be between 3 and 24 characters in length and may contain numbers and lowercase letters only.
- Region - Select the appropriate region for your storage account.
- On the Advanced tab, set Access Tiers to either HOT or COOL, as required.
- On the Data Protection tab, you can configure data protection options for blob data in your new storage account.
- Once you have configured these settings, select Review + Create, and then select Create again.
- The Storage Account will be created. This process can take a couple of minutes to complete.
- You will need to navigate back to the Storage Accounts screen.
- Click on the name of the newly created account in the list of Storage Accounts.
- In the menu, scroll down and select Blob Services > Containers.
- Now, select the + Container button,
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In the pop up screen, enter:
- Name - A unique name for the container
- Public Access Level - Set to Private
- Advanced Settings > Encryption Scope - Leave as default.
- Click on Create.
- On the same Storage Account page, select the Settings > Access Keys menu option.
- In the Access Keys page, click on the name of the newly created key and then click again on the current version.
- Select the Show Keys button at the top of the screen.
- Copy the value in the Key 1 > Key field. You will need this value later so you should copy into a document or notepad application.
