Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

Before you begin

If you are using your own Microsoft Azure Blob Storage (BYOS subscription) and interested in how the backup data is stored in Azure Blob storage, refer to Storage for details.

Before adding the storage account to the IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft 365 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

Follow the instructions below:

  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 container name 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. CDN enabled – Select this checkbox if the Microsoft Azure content delivery network (CDN) is enabled.
  7. Extended Parameters – Enter the following extended parameters if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press Enter on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Refer to the instructions below to add parameters.
    • RetryInterval – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is millisecond). 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 between 0 and 9. For example, RetryCount=9 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 9 times.

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

    • CustomizedMetadata – Configure if customized metadata or user-added metadata is supported. By default, customized metadata and user-added metadata are all supported.
    • CustomizedMode=Close – This physical device will not support customized metadata or user-added metadata.
    • CustomizedMode=SupportAll – This physical device will support all customized metadata and user-added metadata.
    • CustomizedMode=CustomizedOnly – This physical device will only support user-added metadata.