Connect to storage account created in Azure Stack Hub

Question

What is the best way to connect to a storage account created in azure stack hub? Storage explorer and azcopy appear to be useful for storage account in Azure only.

Answer 1

Hello @Ling ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A platform. Happy to answer your question.

AFAIK, you can use Azure Storage Explorer to connect to your Azure Stack Hub subscriptions and storage accounts.
In this article, you'll learn how to connect to your Azure Stack Hub subscriptions and storage accounts using Azure Storage Explorer. Storage Explorer is a standalone app that enables you to easily work with Azure Stack Hub storage data on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
If not yet installed, download Storage Explorer and install it & connect.

Important: You need direct access to Azure Stack Hub or a VPN connection for Storage Explorer to access the Azure Stack Hub subscription. To learn how to set up a VPN connection to Azure Stack Hub, see Connect to Azure Stack Hub with VPN.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/user/azure-stack-storage-connect-se?view=azs-2206#prepare-for-connecting-to-azure-stack-hub

There are several tools available to move data to and from Azure Stack Hub storage. For more information, see Data transfer tools for Azure Stack Hub storage.

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