Creating Azure Storage and Transferring Data Using PowerShell

Open a new terminal.

Copy the public IP address provided with this hands-on lab.

Log in via SSH:

ssh cloud_user@<PUBLIC_IP_OF_THE_VM>

Once logged in, start the PowerShell prompt:

pwsh 

Install the module:

Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser

Enter Y to continue installing from the PowerShell gallery.

From the PowerShell prompt, connect to Azure:

Connect-AzAccount

Go to https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code provided in the terminal.

Enter the username and password provided with this hands-on lab.

Create the variable $location and set it to westus.

Create the variable $resourceGroup and assign it to the resource group given with the lab ($resourceGroup = "<RESOURCE_GROUP_WITH_THE_LAB>").

Create the storage account, replacing <UNIQUE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME> with a globally unique name:

$storageAccount = New-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup `
  -Name "<UNIQUE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME>" `
  -SkuName Standard_LRS `
  -Location $location

Set the storage context (a reference to the correct storage account):

$ctx = $storageAccount.Context

Create the storage container:

$containerName = "images"

New-AzStorageContainer -Name $containerName -Context $ctx -Permission blob

Download the file:

wget http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2019/12/16/16790924/badge-full.png

Transfer the file to the newly created storage container:

Set-AzStorageBlobContent -File "./badge-full.png" `
  -Container $containerName `
  -Blob "badge-full.png" `
  -Context $ctx