File shares (Azure Files) - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Create and Configure an Azure File Share

📖 Scenario: You are setting up a simple file sharing service in Azure for your team to store and access shared documents securely.

🎯 Goal: Build an Azure Storage Account and create a file share with specific settings using Azure CLI commands.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create an Azure Storage Account named exactly mystorageaccount1234

Create a file share named exactly teamfiles inside the storage account

Set the file share quota to exactly 100 GB

Enable the large-file-share feature on the file share

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Azure File Shares are used by teams to store and share files securely in the cloud accessible from anywhere.

💼 Career

Knowing how to create and configure Azure File Shares is essential for cloud administrators and infrastructure engineers managing shared storage.

1

Create the Azure Storage Account

Use the Azure CLI command to create a storage account named mystorageaccount1234 in the eastus region with the Standard_LRS SKU.

Azure

# Use az storage account create command here
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Remember to specify the resource group with --resource-group.

2

Create the Azure File Share

Use the Azure CLI command to create a file share named teamfiles inside the storage account mystorageaccount1234.

Azure

az storage account create --name mystorageaccount1234 --resource-group myResourceGroup --location eastus --sku Standard_LRS
# Use az storage share create command here
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use az storage share create with the --account-name parameter.

3

Set the File Share Quota

Add the --quota option to the az storage share create command to set the quota of the teamfiles share to exactly 100 GB.

Azure

# Modify the az storage share create command to add quota
az storage share create --name teamfiles --account-name mystorageaccount1234 \
# Your code here

Need a hint?

The quota is specified in GB using the --quota flag.

4

Enable Large File Share Feature

Update the teamfiles file share to enable the large-file-share feature using the Azure CLI command with the --enable-large-file-share flag.

Azure

az storage share create --name teamfiles --account-name mystorageaccount1234 --quota 100
# Use az storage share update command to enable large file share
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use az storage share update with the --enable-large-file-share true option.