How to create an Azure file share for FSLogix

Step 1. Create a storage account

1. Login to Microsoft Azure.

2. Select the same directory and subscription which were used to connect to the Azure subscription.

3. Navigate to Storage account and click the Create button.

4. On the Basics tab, specify the following:

   • Subscription and Resource Group: select the subscription and the resource group that will be used for creating infrastructure resources.

   • Storage account name: specify the storage account name.

   • Region: select the region where your storage account will be created. It is recommended to select the same region where your resources are.

   • Performance: select Premium.

   • Premium account type: select File Shares.

   • Redundancy: select the option that suits your environment. For high availability scenario, select ZRS.

5. Click Next.

6. On the Advanced tab, keep all the fields with the default selection.

7. Click Next.

8. On the Networking tab, specify the following:

   • Network access: select Enable public access from selected virtual networks and IP addresses.

   • Virtual network subscription: select the subscription.

   • Virtual network: select the virtual network.

   • Routing preference: select Microsoft network routing.

9. Keep all other tabs with the default values and click Review.

10. Review the information provided and click Create.

Step 2. Plan the file share capacity

1. Decide the maximum size of the profile in GB for a user. Save this number for later steps.

2. Estimate how many users will be using Parallels DaaS.

3. Calculate the share capacity by multiplying the maximum profile size by the number of users.

Step 3. Create a file share

1. Navigate to the storage account created in Step 1.
2. Go to the File Share category and click the + File Share button.

3. Specify the following:

   1. Name: name of the file share.

   2. Provisioned capacity: Enter the share capacity calculated above in Step 2.
   3. Protocol: select SMB.

4. (Optional) On the Backup tab, enable backup.

5. Click Review + Create.

Step 4. Save settings for future use

1. Navigate to the storage account created in Step 1.
2. Save one of the access keys and storage account name.

3. Go to the File Share category and click the File Share button.

4. Select the file share created in Step 3.
5. Save the file share URL.