Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

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About this task

Note: Before adding the storage account to the IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud Google Workspace interface, ensure IBM Storage Protect for Cloud Agents have access to your storage. For details, refer to Allow IBM Storage Protect for Cloud Agent Servers to Access Your Storage Account.

Procedure

  1. Storage type – Select Microsoft™ Azure Blob Storage from the drop-down list.
  2. Access point – Enter the URL for the Blob Storage Service. The default URL is https://blob.core.windows.net.
  3. Container name – Enter the name for the container you wish to access.
  4. Account name – Enter the corresponding account name to access the specified container.
  5. Account key – Enter the corresponding account key to access the specified container.
  6. Advanced – If you want to configure extended parameters, select the Advanced option. Refer to the instructions below to configure Extended parameters, and note that if you have multiple parameters to enter, use the semicolon (;) to separate the parameters.
    • RetryInterval – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer from 0 to 2147483646 (the unit is in milliseconds). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will try to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

      If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

    • RetryCount – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer from 0 to 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=10 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 10 times.

      If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

  7. Click Save to save the custom storage location.