To configure Azure and KACE Desktop Authority to use the OFF NETWORK option, do the following:
Login to Azure.
- Click Portal.
- Click Storage Accounts.
- Click +Add.
- Fill the About form. Agree and Submit.
- Click Portal.
- Click Storage Accounts.
- Click +Add.
- On the Create storage account window click Create new, type the Resource groupname.
- Under the Instance details section, enter the Storage account name. Set the Location and keep the default values for the rest of the settings.
- Click Review + create.
- After the review, click Create.
- Openthe storage created.
- Under the File servicesection, click File shares.
- Click +File shareto create a new share.
- Enter the share Nameand click Create at the bottom left corner.
- On the panel, under Settings click Shared access signature, to create two connection strings. For server-side (full access) and for client-side (read-only).
- For the Server side.
- Allowed services: Uncheck Blob, Queue, and Table.
- Allowed resource types: CheckService, Container, Object.
- Allowed permissions: Check Read, Write, Delete, List, Create.
- Set the duration for the share by changing the End date/time under the Start and expiry date/timesection.
- Under Allowed protocols keep the default (HTTPS only).
- For the Preferred routing tier keep the default(Basic (default)).
- Under the Signing key, use the drop-down menu and select key1.
- Click Generate SAS and connection stringbutton.
- Copy/Paste to a Notepad the string under the Connection string box using the copy icon on the right side.
- Now generate the Client side of the connection string.
- Allowed services: Uncheck Blob, Queue, and Table.
- Allowed resource types: Check Service, Container, Object.
- Allowed permissions: Check Read, Write, Create.
- Change the Signing key from key1 to key2.
- Click Generate SAS and connection string button.
- Copy/Paste to a Notepad the string under the Connection string box using the copy icon on the right side.
- Open the DA Manager Console.
- Navigate to: Deployment Settings | Off Network Configuration.
- Click Edit.
- Check the Off-Network support (if not checked).
- Use the drop-down to select Microsoft Azure on the Off-Network Storage Provider box.
- Under Share configuration enter the Share Name previously created in Azure.
- On Connection string for Manager Console section: Copy/Paste the first string key generated (key1) to the Connection string box.
- On Connection string for Clients section: Copy/Paste the second string key generated (key2) to the Connection string box.
- Click the Check connection button beside Edit. (If the connection fails, change the Configuration under Settings to TLS 1.0 in the Azure console)
- Click Save.
- Replicate all files.
To verify the files were replicated to the Azure storage. Download and install the free Microsoft tool called Azure Storage Explorer or verify the files directly on Azure.