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Accessing my container from Macrium Site Manager. What username and password?

bcairo@drcairo.com 20 Reputation points
2024-07-10T22:33:29.9866667+00:00

I am trying to link Macrium Site Manager backup to the containers that I created in our Azure, file storage account.

Macrium wants a username and password to get access to backup into the container. When I log into the azure portal, I use an email address and a password.

What do I use in Macrium to authenticate to the Azure container to get access? What username and password?

Thanks

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  1. akinbade abiola 12,900 Reputation points
    2024-07-10T23:08:15.1933333+00:00

    Hello bcairo@drcairo.com,

    Thanks for your question.

    You need to authenticate using ou need to use the storage account's access keys or a SAS rather than your Azure portal login credentials. To use the SAS

    1. In the storage account, go to "Shared access signature" in the left menu
    2. Generate a SAS with the necessary permissions (Read, Write, List at minimum)
    3. Use the generated SAS token as the password in Macrium
    4. The username can be left blank when using SAS

    See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-sas-overview

    You can mark it 'Accept Answer' and 'Upvote' if this helped you

    Regards,

    Abiola

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  2. Nehruji R 5,961 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-11T13:54:04.1466667+00:00

    Hello bcairo@drcairo.com,

    Greetings! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform.

    To authenticate Macrium Site Manager with your Azure container, you’ll need to use the access keys or shared access signature (SAS) tokens provided by Azure, rather than your email and password.

    Access Keys:

    -In the Azure portal, navigate to your storage account.

    -Under the Settings section, select Access keys.

    -You will see two keys listed. You can use either of these keys as the password in Macrium Site Manager.

    -For the username, you can use the name of the storage account.

    Shared Access Signature (SAS):

    -In the Azure portal, navigate to your storage account.

    -Under the Settings section, select Shared access signature.

    -Configure the permissions and expiry time as needed, then generate the SAS token.

    -Use the SAS token as the password in Macrium Site Manager. The username can be the storage account name or left blank, depending on Macrium’s requirements.

    In Macrium Site Manager, when adding the Azure repository, you will enter the storage account name as the username and the access key or SAS token as the password.

    refer for more detailed guidance- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-sas-tokens?tabs=Containers,https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-sas-overview.

    Hope this answer helps! Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

    Please "Accept the answer” and “up-vote” wherever the information provided helps you, this can be beneficial to other community members.

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  3. bcairo@drcairo.com 20 Reputation points
    2024-08-09T14:38:13.9866667+00:00

    We want to connect via a windows mapped drive to start for testing purposes. The problem is that traffic to Msoft on tcp port 445 is not getting a response from Msoft. Looking at our firewall, the 445 traffic is getting out through the Windows and Sonicwall firewall, and the FQDN is translating to an IP Address. We are just not seeing any response, even to a telnet to the IP on port 445.

    Any idea why Msoft is not accepting a telnet to TCP 445?

    Thanks