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* Wait for the storage account creation process to complete | * Wait for the storage account creation process to complete | ||
* From the "Storage account" page -> select the newly created storage account from the list | * From the "Storage account" page -> select the newly created storage account from the list | ||
* From the main pane, click on Tags -> add a new tag: | |||
:* Name: Specify here Name | |||
:* Value: Specify here the name of the newly created storage account | |||
* Click on Save | |||
* From the main pane, click on Encryption -> select "Use your own key" -> Encryption key: Select from Key Vault: | |||
:* Key Vault: Select an existing key vault or create a new vault | |||
:: For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-service-encryption-customer-managed-keys | |||
:* Encryption key: Create a new key: | |||
::* Options: Select Generate | |||
::* Name: Specify here the name of the storage account encryption key | |||
::* Key Type: Select RSA | |||
::* RSA Key Size: Select 2048 | |||
::* Enabled: Select Yes | |||
* Click on Create | |||
* Click on Save | |||
* Close the Storage accounts tabs | |||
* Logoff the Microsoft Azure Portal |
Revision as of 13:22, 8 May 2018
Creating a storage account
- Login to the Microsoft Azure Portal:
- From the upper search field, specify "Storage accounts"
- From the main pane, click on "Create storage account" or "Add":
- Name: Specify here the name of the storage account
- Deployment model: Select "Resource manager"
- Account kind: Select "General-purpose v2 (GPv2)"
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-options
- Location: Select a region close to your location
- Replication: In case you don't have special requirement for redundancy, select "Locally-redundant storage (LRS)"
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy
- Performance: Select "Standard"
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-introduction
- Access tier: Select "Hot"
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blob-storage-tiers
- Secure transfer required: Select "Enabled"
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-require-secure-transfer
- Subscription: Select the relevant subscription name
- Resource group: Select either existing or create a new resource group
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-overview#resource-groups
- Virtual networks: Select "Enabled" and select an existing virtual network (VNet) and subnet from the list
- Click on Create
- Wait for the storage account creation process to complete
- From the "Storage account" page -> select the newly created storage account from the list
- From the main pane, click on Tags -> add a new tag:
- Name: Specify here Name
- Value: Specify here the name of the newly created storage account
- Click on Save
- From the main pane, click on Encryption -> select "Use your own key" -> Encryption key: Select from Key Vault:
- Key Vault: Select an existing key vault or create a new vault
- For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-service-encryption-customer-managed-keys
- Encryption key: Create a new key:
- Options: Select Generate
- Name: Specify here the name of the storage account encryption key
- Key Type: Select RSA
- RSA Key Size: Select 2048
- Enabled: Select Yes
- Click on Create
- Click on Save
- Close the Storage accounts tabs
- Logoff the Microsoft Azure Portal