Migrate azure storage account

Freaks on Me 21 Reputation points
2022-06-30T12:16:50.303+00:00

Hi,

we have a storage account ggfslogix01 containing a FileShare. Permissions are granted with NTFS permissions. This is a standard storage account.

The data of the account ggfslogix01 must be migrated to ggfslogix02. That's a premium account.

So all data must be transferred and the rights structure must be preserved. Once all the data is over we can adjust the path to the FX logix location in the GPO and we are over to the premium account.

Is there a way to do this in Azure or do i need AZCopy for this?

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 97,566 Reputation points MVP
    2022-07-04T16:49:30.57+00:00

    Hi @Freaks on Me ,

    the ggfslogix01file share is containing all the profile subfolders of the users?
    If so, my guess is, you want to keep the individual NTFS permissions of all the user profile subfolders.
    I am not sure AzCopy or Azure Storage Explorer is able to "copy" the ACLs of the subfolders.

    With robocopy you are able to copy the data and the ACLs. But the copy job last longer.
    This way we did the same job at a customer a few months ago.

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  1. Ravi Kanth Koppala 3,231 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-07-04T15:15:50.833+00:00

    @Freaks on Me ,
    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A platform. Happy to answer your question.

    You can't convert an existing standard performance storage account to a block blob storage account with premium performance. To migrate to a premium performance storage account, you must create a premium block blob account, and migrate the data to the new account. For more information, see Create a BlockBlobStorage account.

    To copy blobs between storage accounts, you can use the latest version of the AzCopy command-line tool. Other tools such as Azure Data Factory are also available for data movement and transformation.

    • Once you've created a file share in a storage account, you cannot move it to tiers exclusive to different storage account kinds. For example, to move a transaction-optimized file share to the premium tier, you must create a new file share in a FileStorage storage account and copy the data from your original share to a new file share in the FileStorage account. We recommend using AzCopy to copy data between Azure file shares, but you may also use tools like robocopy on Windows or rsync for macOS and Linux.
    • Azure Files supports two storage tiers: premium and standard. Standard file shares are created in general purpose (GPv1 or GPv2) storage accounts and premium file shares are created in FileStorage storage accounts. Learn more about how to create standard file shares and premium file shares - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-create-file-share?tabs=azure-portal
      The following article summarizes and points to guidance on how to move, upgrade, or migrate a storage account: Migrate a storage account - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview
    • Microsoft provides services and utilities for importing your data from on-premises storage devices or third-party cloud storage providers. Which solution you use depends on the quantity of data you're transferring. For more information, see Azure Storage migration overview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-migration-overview

    If you are referring to Disk (example shows how to convert a single VM disk from Standard to Premium storage) Switch individual managed disks between Standard and Premium
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/convert-disk-storage
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/convert-disk-storage

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  2. Andreas Baumgarten 97,566 Reputation points MVP
    2022-07-05T09:48:09.537+00:00

    Hi @Freaks on Me ,

    If you have a Windows VM in your Azure environment connect/mount both Storage Account file Shares.
    Use robocopy.exe to copy the folders from one mounted Storage Account to the other: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy

    Maybe this helps as well: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/robocopy-mir-switch-8211-mirroring-file-permissions/ba-p/423662

    The copy job will last longer than using AZcopy or Azure Storage Explorer but will copy the ACL as well.

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    Andreas Baumgarten