Snapshot to Azure Blob Storage Creation

Egnyte offers the ability to admins to utilize the simple and intuitive UI in the cloud to create a snapshot of the Storage Sync. The article provides the step-by-step guide to do this using Egnyte’s Public Cloud Connector.

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Prerequisites

Configuration

Limitations

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Prerequisites

• Storage Sync VM should be deployed and configured on Azure.
• Valid Subscription ID, Application ID, Password, and Tenant ID to deploy the device to Azure.
• VM should be powered off first to create a snapshot successfully.

How To Get The Subscription ID, Application ID, Password, and Tenant ID?

1. The logged in user should have the permission to deploy a device in Azure and access to the Storage Sync Virtual machine.
2. Search for ‘Subscriptions’ and choose the Subscriptions Service. 
   
3. Copy the Subscription ID. Save the ID for later steps. 
   
4. Click the Cloud Shell button on the home page of the Azure Portal.
   
5. First-time users will be prompted to create a storage account. Click on Create Storage.
   

6. Select PowerShell and enter the following command.

   az ad sp create-for-rbac -n “<your_custom_name>” --role Contributor --scopes 
   /subscriptions/<subscription_id> 

   Expected Output:
   

7. Copy the appID, password, and tenant ID as these will be used in later steps.

 

Configuration

1. Log in to the Egnyte domain as an admin and open Public Cloud Connector from the App picker menu.
   
   
2. Click on Take Snapshot.
   
3. Select Azure Blob Storage and click Continue.
   
4. Enter the configuration details:
   Configuration Name: Unique name to identify the installation
   Application Id, Password, Tenant ID: Enter these details that were obtained from the steps in the Prerequisites section
   Region: Select the Azure region where the Storage Sync VM is located
   Azure Resource Group Name: Enter the name of the Resource Group where the VM is located
   PCC Virtual Machine Name: Enter the name of the VM
   

5. Click on Continue to view the configuration status and details. Contact support@egnyte.com if there are any errors.
   

   Steps 6 and onwards need to be performed on the MS Azure portal. Some of the screenshots might differ.

6. Verify that the snapshot is created on Azure. Go to Resource Group where the VM is located, search Storage Account and click on appropriate storage.
   
7. Click Container → Container Name to verify that data from Storage Sync is synced to the storage account.
   
   

8. All data files from /Egnyte directory will be available here.
   

   - Snapshot will contain /Egnyte/Shared and /Egnyte/Private directories if device is configured and the first sync was completed.
   - The user or account initiating the snapshot must have Owner level permissions on the subscription.
   - When adding the role assignment, the user must be allowed to assign roles within the subscription. These permissions are required for both snapshots and deployments. In the Conditions tab of the Add role assignment, select Allow users to assign all roles (highly privileged).
   
   Once the deployment is completed, these elevated permissions can be revoked if necessary.

Limitations​​​ 

• ​​​​Empty folders will not be created on Azure Blob Storage, and therefore cannot be restored by customers.​​

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