Demonstration – Create and configure storage accounts

In this demonstration, explore storage accounts.

  1. [Supporting Slide] Before beginning this demonstration you may want to discuss how storage is organized and factors to consider.

  2. Access the Azure portal.

  3. In the search box, type Storage Accounts. As you begin typing, the list filters based on your input.

  4. Select Storage Accounts.

  5. Select Create.

  6. Explain how the Azure portal provides an easy-to-use wizard interface. Remind the students that items marked with a red asterisk are required.

  7. Select the subscription.

  8. Select the resource group.

  9. Enter a name for your storage account. Discuss the storage account naming restrictions.

  10. Select a region for your storage account. Review which region students should use in the lab. Learn more about Azure geographies.

  11. [Supporting Slide] Select the standard performance. Learn more, Types of storage accounts.

  12. [Supporting Slide] Select Redundancy as Locally-redundant storage. Learn more, Azure storage redundancy.

  13. Move to the Advanced tab. In the Security section highlight these settings. Note we are only covering a few things to get the student started on their first lab.

    • Require secure transfer for REST API operations. By default, storage account requests are only accepted from secure connection. Learn more, Secure transfer.

    • Enable storage account key access. Discuss how this setting can disable access to the storage account. For example, access to the IT department storage account could be disabled. Discuss the importance of protecting the key. Learn more, Manage storage account access keys.

    • Minimum TLS version. Explain that Transport Layer Service is for securing communications over the network. TLS is an improved version of SSL. Your developers may ask you what versions are available. Learn more, Transport Layer Service.

  14. Explain that other tabs will be covered as students go through the labs.

  15. Select Review and ensure there are no validation errors. Discuss possible validation errors.

  16. Select Create and wait while the storage account is deployed. Point out the notification messages.

  17. Show how to Go to the resource. Discuss other ways of getting to the resource.

Note: Students should now be able to complete LAB_01.