Enabling Archiving with Azure Blob Storage

1. In the Azure Portal, click Storage accounts in the left-hand navigation menu.
2. Click the provisioned storage account to open it.
3. Click Containers.
4. Click + Container to create a new blob container.
5. Set the following values:
   • Name: Your container name (e.g., "testblobs")
   • Public access level: Private
6. Click Create.

1. Click the newly created blob container to open it.
2. Click Upload.
3. In Upload blob to the right, click the folder icon.
4. Select three files from your local workstation to upload to the blob.
5. Click Open.
6. Click Upload.

Change Access Tier from Hot to Cool

1. Leave HotTier.json alone. It will remain in the hot access tier.
2. Select CoolTier.json and click Change tier.
3. In Change tier to the right, change the access tier to Cool.
4. Click Save.

Change Access Tier from Hot to Archive

1. Select ArchiveTier.json and click Change tier.
2. In Change tier to the right, change the access tier to Archive.
3. Click Save.

Test downloading each blob by clicking the ellipsis to the right of the blob and clicking Download. You should be able to download the hot and cool access tier blobs but not the archive tier blob.