To add a Microsoft Azure cloud storage group, complete the following steps:
- In the navigation menu, click Cloud Storage to expand the menu, then click Cloud Tier.
- Click Configure.
- In the Cloud Provider drop-down, select Azure Blob.
- Provide a container name. This is the name of your existing Azure container.
- Enter your Cloud Connection String.
NOTE: The Connection String can be found in your Azure portal under Storage Accounts >Access keys > Connection string.
- To apply encryption, in the Cloud Tier Encryption section enter the following:
- Passphrase — the passphrase is user-defined and is used to generate a passphrase key that encrypts the file in which the content encryption keys are kept. The passphrase is a human readable key, which can be up to 255 bytes in length. It is mandatory to define a passphrase to enable encryption.
IMPORTANT: It is mandatory to define a passphrase to enable encryption. If the passphrase is compromised or lost, the administrator should change it immediately so that the content encryption keys do not become vulnerable. If this passphrase is lost or forgotten, data in the cloud will be unrecoverable.
- Confirm Passphrase — re-enter the passphrase used above.
- Passphrase — the passphrase is user-defined and is used to generate a passphrase key that encrypts the file in which the content encryption keys are kept. The passphrase is a human readable key, which can be up to 255 bytes in length. It is mandatory to define a passphrase to enable encryption.
- Click Configure. A Cloud Storage Group will be created.
- To enable replication to the cloud, you must link a local container to the cloud using the procedures in Adding a cloud tiering policy.