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Creating an Azure Storage Account and File Share
In this Hands-on lab, you will create your own Azure storage account, before creating an Azure file share and Blob container inside of your Azure storage account. You will also gain experience with mapping an Azure file share to a Windows server.

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Create an Azure storage account, file share, and Blob container
Create an Azure storage account using a globally unique name. Then create a file share and Blob container ready for the next objectives.
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Map Azure file share to a Windows server
Using powershell, run the command to map the Azure file share to Drive letter Z: on the Windows server.
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Install Azure Storage Explorer to manage Blob containers and file shares
Using the link provided on your Windows server desktop, install and log in to Azure Storage Explorer, then create and upload a text file to your Blob container.
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