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Set up Azure Storage for Azure file storage connector

You can use an Azure Storage Account to exchange data files between your D365 FO environment (on-cloud or on-premises) and another environment, for example an on-premises environment.


Application Consultant Application Consultant Start Start Create Azure Storage Account Create Azure Storage Account   You can use an Azure Storage Account to: Exchange data files between your D365 FO environment and another environment, for example an on-premises environment. You use the Azure Storage Account on Azure file storage connector setup or on Blob storage connector setup. Store general Connectivity studio files. For example, version management files and history report files. You use the Azure Storage Account on Connectivity studio parameter setup. You can: Create an Azure Storage Account. Use the Azure Storage Account of your D365 FO environment. If a cloud-hosted D365 FO environment is created with LCS, automatically the related Azure Storage Account is created. The default name of this Azure Storage Account is the same as the D365 FO environment name. Note: when you delete the D365 FO environment, also the related Azure Storage Account is deleted. For more information, refer to Create an Azure Storage Account. Create file share Create file share For the Azure Storage Account, create a file share where data files are uploaded to or downloaded from.For the file share, you can create the required folders. You can create folders that relate to the paths in the Properties section, the Read section, and the File actions section of the connector:WorkingArchiveErrorSplitCopyMoveFor more information, refer to Create file share. Do you want to use the  Azure Storage Explorer? Do you want to use the  Azure Storage Explorer? Install Azure Storage Explorer and connect to an Azure Storage Account Install Azure Storage Explorer and connect to an Azure Storage Account You can use the Azure Storage Explorer to connect to and manage your Azure Storage Accounts. First download and install the Azure Storage Explorer and then connect to a storage account. To connect, use a storage account name and key. You can find the name and key on the Azure Portal > Storage accounts > Access keys. When connected, and you use the Azure Storage Explorer for: Azure file storage connectors: You can create the required file shares. Blob storage connectors: You can create the required Blob containers. Version management: You can create the required version management file share. History reports: You can create the required history report file share. For more information, refer to Get started with Storage Explorer. Notes You can also use the File explorer to quickly access and view the share as defined for the Azure file storage connector. The File explorer offers limited functionality. You can only view, copy, move, or delete files. To open the File explorer, on the Connectors page, in the Action Pane, on the Development tab, click File explorer. How does the environment  to which you connect   get the files? How does the environment  to which you connect   get the files? Connect environment to Azure file share Connect environment to Azure file share To exchange files with the environment to which you connect, you can give it access to the Azure file share.To be able to access the Azure file share from another environment, you can mount the Azure file share with the other environment. For more information, refer to Use an Azure files share with Windows. End End Yes No Give access to  Azure file share Use file actions

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Create Azure Storage Account

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You can use an Azure Storage Account to:

  • Exchange data files between your D365 FO environment and another environment, for example an on-premises environment. You use the Azure Storage Account on Azure file storage connector setup or on Blob storage connector setup.
  • Store general Connectivity studio files. For example, version management files and history report files. You use the Azure Storage Account on Connectivity studio parameter setup.
You can:
  • Create an Azure Storage Account.
  • Use the Azure Storage Account of your D365 FO environment. If a cloud-hosted D365 FO environment is created with LCS, automatically the related Azure Storage Account is created. The default name of this Azure Storage Account is the same as the D365 FO environment name. Note: when you delete the D365 FO environment, also the related Azure Storage Account is deleted.
For more information, refer to Create an Azure Storage Account.

Create file share

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For the Azure Storage Account, create a file share where data files are uploaded to or downloaded from.
For the file share, you can create the required folders.
You can create folders that relate to the paths in the Properties section, the Read section, and the File actions section of the connector:
  • Working
  • Archive
  • Error
  • Split
  • Copy
  • Move
For more information, refer to Create file share.

Install Azure Storage Explorer and connect to an Azure Storage Account

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You can use the Azure Storage Explorer to connect to and manage your Azure Storage Accounts.
First download and install the Azure Storage Explorer and then connect to a storage account.
To connect, use a storage account name and key. You can find the name and key on the Azure Portal > Storage accounts > Access keys.
When connected, and you use the Azure Storage Explorer for:
  • Azure file storage connectors: You can create the required file shares.
  • Blob storage connectors: You can create the required Blob containers.
  • Version management: You can create the required version management file share.
  • History reports: You can create the required history report file share.
For more information, refer to Get started with Storage Explorer.

Connect environment to Azure file share

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To exchange files with the environment to which you connect, you can give it access to the Azure file share.
To be able to access the Azure file share from another environment, you can mount the Azure file share with the other environment.
For more information, refer to Use an Azure files share with Windows.

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