Automating Deployment and Configuration of Azure Storage Account with NFS V3.0 Using PowerShell and Integration with a Linux Server Outside Azure

Question

As the maximum disk size provided by Azure is 32TB, it is not enough for some storage needs. We can create a new storage account and enable NFS V3.0 during creation. However, mounting it to an external (out of Azure) Linux server adds complexity. How can we find some boilerplate PowerShell scripts that allow us to input parameters and automate the deployment and configuration process?

Answer 1

Hi KindCompute-6524 - Thanks for reaching out.

From disk perspective, while the Max size if 32TB, you can tend to have multiple disks as per the below scalability targets.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-scalability-targets

Also, if it comes to connecting to Azure Storage using Linux, you can tend to explore Blobfuse2 or NFS in order to mount the storage. The scalability targets of the storage account shall then apply accordingly. Below are the reference links to start with:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/blobfuse2-what-is
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/network-file-system-protocol-support

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/scalability-targets-standard-account?toc=%2Fazure%2Fstorage%2Fblobs%2Ftoc.json&bc=%2Fazure%2Fstorage%2Fblobs%2Fbreadcrumb%2Ftoc.json

Hope that helps!

Please let me know if there are any further queries/concerns, will be glad to assist.

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