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azure file storage DR and failover strategy

Makhija, Priyanka 61 Reputation points
2021-12-12T11:08:41.297+00:00

I am using Azure File share as my storage component along with an AKS cluster. I want to implement DR strategy for my storage component i.e the Azure storage account file share.
I would want to failover to a secondary region in the event of a disaster. How can i achieve this ?

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  1. Manu Philip 20,206 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-12-12T13:59:06.273+00:00

    Hope, the following document helps on setting up a DR for your AKS storage
    operator-best-practices-multi-region

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  2. Sumarigo-MSFT 47,471 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2021-12-13T06:04:25.483+00:00

    @Makhija, Priyanka Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!

    GRS option on storage account will help in case of real disaster. You can choose any sku for storage class mentioned here: Dynamically create Azure Files share - Azure Kubernetes Service | Microsoft Learn. Same applies to static PVC with Azure files https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-files-volume

    This articles provides AKS DR best practices and recommendation: Best practices for AKS business continuity and disaster recovery - Azure Kubernetes Service | Microsoft Learn

    AKS cluster itself won't do any disaster recovery but it will mount the file share and if the sku supports DR then Azure storage RP should handle that(DR and failover strategy)

    Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

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