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John Rafter 81 Reputation points
2024-05-20T18:26:04.32+00:00

Current setup utilizes a Linux based server that mounts a specific share (blob storage) when a specific user logs in. Server is setup to use SFTP(send and receive with payment provider).

 

Can this setup be replicated for a window based VM(IaaS)? 

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  1. Azar 20,675 Reputation points
    2024-05-20T18:34:49.1+00:00

    Hey there John Rafter

    Thanks for posting on QandA platform

    I guess, you can replicate your Linux-based server setup for mounting a specific share (like Azure Blob Storage) and using SFTP on a Windows-based VM .

    For mounting Azure Blob Storage, you opt for Azure Files, you can mount the storage using SMB by creating a file share in your Azure Storage Account, then using the net use command in Windows to map it to a drive letter.

    For SFTP, Windows has built-in support for OpenSSH, which you can install via PowerShell. After installation, you can configure OpenSSH to set up an SFTP server,

    If this helps kindly accept the answer

  2. Nehruji R 3,651 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-05-21T06:13:52.98+00:00

    Hello John Rafter,

    Greetings! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform.

    I understand that you would like to mount blob storage on your Windows VM to share files and folders.

    Blob storage was not designed to be a filesystem and I would recommend using Azure Files. That being said there are a few options that you can explore. Accessing Blob Storage through AzCopy or Azure Storage Explorer. You can also consider using SFTP for blob storage.

    To redirect specific users to specific containers in a Windows VM attached file share, you can use FSLogix profile containers. These containers allow you to manage user profiles efficiently in virtual environments.

    refer this following doc for setting up the configuration -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fslogix/tutorial-configure-profile-containers, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/fslogix-profile-container-configure-azure-files-active-directory?tabs=adds, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/getting-started-with-fslogix-profile-containers-on-azure-files/ba-p/746477

    Mounting as NFS 3.0 is available with Linux VMs. Although not officially supported, some users have been able to configure this to work with Windows VMs. You can check this video for steps on how some have performed this.

    Hope this 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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