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Oleg Sh
Oleg Sh

Reputation: 9013

Azure PowerShell - can't create a share

I want to use Azure storage as backup for my static files. I installed Azure PowerShell and connected to my subscription follow to this guide: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/install-configure-powershell/

Next step I went to my Azure portal and created storage: enter image description here

Then I copied a primary storage key

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and executed the command 

$ctx=New-AzureStorageContext account-name account-key

with my storage account name (first field on image above) and primary account key. It's ok.

Then I try to create a share and get the error:

PS C:\> $s=New-AzureStorageShare mysd -Context $ctx
New-AzureStorageShare : The remote name could not be resolved: 'myxxxbackup.file.core.windows.net'
At line:1 char:4
+ $s=New-AzureStorageShare mysd -Context $ctx
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [New-AzureStorageShare], StorageException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageException,Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Storage.File.Cmdlet.NewAzureStorageShare

Why and how to solve this problem?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 589

Answers (2)

Jason Tang - MSFT
Jason Tang - MSFT

Reputation: 315

Could you please first verify the storage account name you were using is correct. "myxxxbackup" seems not a valid storage account name as if I do >nslookup myxxxbackup.blob.core.windows.net, it can't be resolved.

If the account name is correct, can you see if there is the new Azure File endpoint under your storage account in the Azure Management Portal (besides the blob/table/queue ones)

Regards, Jason

Upvotes: 0

Gaurav Mantri
Gaurav Mantri

Reputation: 136126

Have you enabled Azure File Service in your subscription? Since it is in Preview currently, I believe you would need to do that first (at least that's what I did in my subscription).

To do so, go to accounts (https://account.windowsazure.com/Subscriptions) --> preview features --> Windows Azure Files. Once it is enabled, you should be able to access Azure File Service.

Upvotes: 3

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