How to Connect to Azure Datalake Using IP Address

Question

Base URL : https://hostname usual format

To connect Via IP address, format?

Base URL : ??

Answer 1

Hello Lokesh MS (Admin),

Thank you for posting your query here!

Please note that connecting to Azure Data Lake using an IP address directly is not typically supported. Azure services like Data Lake Storage are designed to be accessed via their fully qualified domain name (FQDN), not via an IP address.

The standard format for the base URL when connecting to Azure Data Lake is:
https://<account-name>.dfs.core.windows.net. Here, <account-name> is the name of your Data Lake Storage account.

In theory, even if you resolve DNS to IP and use a format like: https://{ip_address}/{storage_account}/{filesystem}/{path}?{query_parameters}

Where,

• {ip_address} would be the IP address of the Azure Data Lake endpoint.
• {storage_account} would be the name of your Azure Data Lake storage account.
• {filesystem} would be the name of your Azure Data Lake filesystem.
• {path} would be the path of the file or directory that you want to access.
• {query_parameters} would be the optional parameters that you can use to specify the operation or the request details.

However, the problem here is the IP addresses associated with these services can change over time due to the dynamic nature of Azure’s infrastructure.

And there will be security concerns, especially around authentication and SSL/TLS certificate validation. Also, there might be potential operational issues, given that Azure's DNS setup can route traffic efficiently and handle failovers or load balancing, which direct IP access cannot.

So, the architecture of Azure is built around flexibility, scalability, and security. These design principles rely heavily on domain names for routing, load balancing, and securing connections. Direct IP connections circumvent these mechanisms, leading to potential issues with connectivity, security, and functionality. This is why using direct IP addresses for connecting to Azure services is unsupported and generally advised against.

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or need further clarification.

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