Adding Azure Blob Storage and Azure Files as a repository

Prerequisites

• To ensure backups in Azure Blob Storage cannot be changed, you need to create a new repository and enable the immutability feature during the creation process. Immutability cannot be applied to an existing repository.
• You will also need the Account Key of your Azure storage account. To learn how to find the Account Key, click here.

Adding Azure Blob Storage as a repository

1. Navigate to Admin tab > Administration > Backup Repository > Cloud.
2. Click the Add Repository button in the top-right corner.
3. Select Azure Blob Storage from the Repository Type drop-down.
4. Enter a name in the Repository Name field.
5. Enter the Account Name and Account Key of the Azure storage account.
6. Enter the Root Container Name.

   Note: Metadata of the Microsoft 365, on-premises Exchange, Google Workspace, and Zoho WorkDrive backups will be stored in the default Elasticsearch node.

7. Click Save.

Adding Azure Files as a repository

1. Navigate to Admin tab > Administration > Backup Repository > Cloud.
2. Click the Add Repository button in the top-right corner.
3. Select Azure Files from the Repository Type drop-down.
4. Enter a name in the Repository Name field.
5. Enter the Account Name and Account Key of the Azure storage account.
6. Enter the File Share Name.

   Note: Metadata of the Microsoft 365, on-premises Exchange, Google Workspace, and Zoho WorkDrive backups will be stored in the default Elasticsearch node.

7. Click Save.

Once you’ve created the cloud storage repository, you can view the following information:

• Name of the repository
• Name of the account
• Type of the repository
• Status of the connected repository

You can also perform the following operations:

• Refresh repository details
• Update existing repository
• Delete existing repository

Refresh repository details

To fetch the status of the connected repository:

• Click the Refresh icon located in the Actions column of the repository.

Update existing repository

• Click the Edit icon under the Actions column of the repository to change the name of the repository.
• Modify the name of the repository and click Save.

Delete existing repository

• Click the Delete icon under the Actions column of the repository that you wish to delete.

Note: Deleting a configured repository will permanently delete all backup files in the repository, and you’ll not be able to perform any restorations.

Finding your Azure storage account name and account key

To find the account name and account key for your Azure storage account, following the steps given below:

1. Open the Microsoft Azure Portal in your web browser and log in with the credentials of a user who can access the storage account.
2. Select Storage Accounts from the Azure services.



3. In the screen that appears, select the storage account for which you would like to find the Account Name and Account Key. The name displayed at the top-left corner is the name of your storage account.



4. Click Security + networking from the left pane and select Access keys.



5. Copy Key1 or Key2. You can use either of the keys.
6. Use the Account Name and Account Key to add your Azure storage account to RecoveryManager Plus.