Clarifications regarding Azure Storage Sync Service documentation
Hi, I'm trying to retrieve metadata about Azure Storage Sync Service /Azure File Sync using the REST API. While fetching data using the respective namespace 'Microsoft.StorageSync/storageSyncServices' got some properties like provisioningState,…
How to discover unused file permissions in Azure Files
Does Microsoft offer any solution to detect unused FILE permissions in Azure Files so that IT can take a least-privilege approach to file access? I had hoped that Entra Permissions Management would do this, but best I can tell it is more about detecting…
DFSR File server replicating same files. Weird problem!
Hello everyone, I am facing a very weird problem. I had a file server called FS01 in Azure with a 6TB share in windows server 2012 r2 and a new one FS02 on prem with windows serve 2019. I added the FS02 on the DFSR and the folder replicated from FS01. I…
SMB over QUIC won't connect without manually entering user credentials
We're attempting to setup SMB over QUIC. We've gotten everything setup per the documentation, and it works, except for one thing. The drive won't map unless you manually input credentials. It seems it's not taking the SSO from the user account logged…
"Storage account - Container - Directory permissions for viewing for a single folder user."
Good morning community, I'm seeking assistance. I want to grant permissions in a storage account so that an external user can only view a specific folder that I have hosted in a container. But so far, I haven't been able to achieve it, as I've tried in…
Copy Email attachment to Azure File Share
Hello, I'd be grateful if someone can assist with the following: I'm trying to use a Standard Logic App to copy an email attachment to Azure Files Storage. I am using the "In App" Connector for Create File. Below is a picture of my flow. …
Which AAD role and permission to Enable Active Directory authentication
I need to Enable Active Directory authentication for Azure File. Regarding the…
External customer unable to access Storage account container blobs from their own Azure VM
Hi, I have the following scenario with one of our customers, as they are unable to access the Blobs via SFTP: Us: I've created a Storage Account Container in our Azure tenant I've setup an account for our customer to access both Prod and Dev Blobs,…
Migration of File shares from Azure VM to Azure file shares.
We want your advisory in suggesting the appropriate migration tool to migrate the data from azure VM to azure file share.
Azure File Share with Microsoft Entra Kerberos (The specified network Password is not correct)
Hello everyone, I wonder if someone can help or shed some light, with the Azure File share issue that we are having. We are testing Azure file share with Microsoft Entra Kerberos but the connection is very intermittent. Majority of the time when try to…
How to migrate a MS File Server VM that has Azure Files mapped for cold storage
Hello there, I am looking for some guidance on a task that I have on hand. We have a Microsoft File Server Hyper-V VM On-premises, data is stored on the local machine as a Vhd. We have Azure Files setup for cold storage, files are synced via the Azure…
How to replace a file server with Azure File Sync agent installed without downloading data from Azure
Hello, I have a Windows 2016 server on on-prem VMware which is fully functional and have about 20TB of data synched in Azure via Azure Sync. This server is used primarily to backup data in Azure. I need to replace this server with a Windows 2019 server.…
Unabe to Connect Azure fileShare with our mobile network. Is that possible?
Hi, I was trying to connect Azure FileShare with a Mobile network but was unable to mount the FileShare via a Mobile Network. Why we are unable to connect.
How to mount sub folder in Azure File share in Linux
Hi, I am not able to mount Sub folders created in Azure file share in my linux machine and hence I can only reach out to the parent file share and place files although I want to be able to place files inside a sub directory created under parent file…
Azure File Share Optimization - How to filter files in FileShare based on last accessed date?
customer moved aprox 200TB of files to a FileShare and now they are looking for a way to optimize the storage. Is there any way to audit the files in the Fileshare for the last accessed time and based on that to move them to different storage tiering…
Standard Logic App - Copy attachment to Azure File Share Behind NSG and Private Endpoint
There are many examples of extracting attachments from emails using a Logic App and dumping it into Blob storage that is publicly accessible. Our scenario is a bit different. We have an Azure File Share (connected to AD) that is behind a private…
Azure File with authentication Microsoft Entra ID
Olá, Do I need to use Azure File with 100% cloud authentication using existing Microsoft 365 email accounts to access via SMB mapping and assign access permissions to each share folder via Microsoft 365 security group.
VM Performance Issue with graphic heavy workload
Hello! We want to move with our CAD program (as recommended by the vendor) to the Azure Cloud. The solution should be multiuser capable and requires much graphic power for 3D CAD drawing. Therefore we built the following environment (again as recommended…
AD authentication for mounting Azure Files on MacOS
Hello, In our organization, we are currently evaluating Azure Files as a solution for file sharing. However, we have a specific question regarding authentication methods. Is it possible to integrate Azure Files with Active Directory (AD) for the purpose…
FileSync local endpoint offline
Hi, i have 3 servers (one of them with Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2 with Windows Server 2019) and i use Azure FileSync to sync files between them. Since a few days i have a problem, the 2012 R2 server is appearing offline in the azure portal (it…