Microsoft Azure File Service network storage

The Microsoft Azure File Service network storage option allows you to use existing Microsoft Azure File Service storage as additional storage space.

Adding the Microsoft Azure File Service network storage

In the desired domain, navigate to the ACCOUNTS > Network Storage module. Click on the Add button, or right click anywhere in the grid area and select Add from the pop-up menu. In the Add Network Storage dialog window, select Microsoft Azure File Service as the Protocol, then click on OK. The Add "Microsoft Azure File Service" Network Storage dialog will appear as depicted in the image below.

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Basic

Name - The unique name for this network storage.

Connection

Endpoint Suffix - The endpoint suffix for the Azure File Service network storage.

Use SSL - If checked, SSL protection is enabled for this network storage.

Authentication

Enter credentials - If selected, allows the administrator to specify a static Storage Account name and Access Key for all users

Replay credentials - If selected, uses the current user's credentials instead of a static storage account name/access key.. Note: This feature will not work for users who authenticate to the SFTP service via public key authentication

Advanced

Remote directory - If selected, maps the local virtual path to a specific remote path on the target server.

Map current local directory to remote directory - If selected, maps the local virtual path to remote path having the same name as the local virtual path.  For example, if network storage is mapped to virtual path /path, then when connecting to the network storage, it will drop the user in /path directory on target server.

Debug log directory - If checked, this is the directory where debug logs will be stored for this network storage.

Tags

Tags - If specified, this is the one or more tags that are used to limit which administrators have access to the network storage.