I suspect that Azure Storage Explorer uses legacy Blob APIs to enumerate / list contents of storage accounts. I was able to get Storage Explorer client working (from a machine within the VNET) by creating a private endpoint and private DNS zone for Blob access. An Azure Data Explorer cluster is a pair of engine and data management clusters which uses several Azure resources such as Azure Linux VM’s and Storage. The applicable VMs, Azure Storage, Azure Networking and Azure Load balancer costs are billed directly to the customer subscription. Azure Data Explorer.
-->Storage Explorer 1.10.0 enables users to upload, download, and copy managed disks, as well as create snapshots. Because of these additional capabilities, you can use Storage Explorer to migrate data from on-premises to Azure, and migrate data across Azure regions.
Prerequisites
To complete this article, you'll need the following:
- An Azure subscription
- One or more Azure managed disks
- The latest version of Azure Storage Explorer
![Azure Storage Explorer Azure Storage Explorer](/uploads/1/1/2/2/112223891/321085991.jpg)
Connect to an Azure subscription
If your Storage Explorer isn't connected to Azure, you will not be able to use it to manage resources. This section goes over connecting it to your Azure account so that you can manage resources using Storage Explorer.
- Launch Azure Storage Explorer and click the plug-in icon on the left.
- Select Add an Azure Account, and then click Next.
- In the Azure Sign in dialog box, enter your Azure credentials.
- Select your subscription from the list and then click Apply.
Upload a managed disk from an on-prem VHD
- On the left pane, expand Disks and select the resource group that you want to upload your disk to.
- Select Upload.
- In Upload VHD specify your source VHD, the name of the disk, the OS type, the region you want to upload the disk to, as well as the account type. In some regions Availability zones are supported, for those regions you can select a zone of your choice.
- Select Create to begin uploading your disk.
- The status of the upload will now display in Activities.
- If the upload has finished and you don't see the disk in the right pane, select Refresh.
Download a managed disk
The following steps explain how to download a managed disk to an on-prem VHD. A disk's state must be Unattached in order to be downloaded, you cannot download an Attached disk. Payday 2 free.
- On the left pane, if it isn't already expanded, expand Disks and select the resource group that you want to download your disk from.
- On the right pane, select the disk you want to download.
- Select Download and then choose where you would like to save the disk.
- Select Save and your disk will begin downloading. The status of the download will display in Activities.
Copy a managed disk
![Azure Storage Explorer Azure Storage Explorer](/uploads/1/1/2/2/112223891/891639385.png)
With Storage Explorer, you can copy a manged disk within or across regions. To copy a disk:
- From the Disks dropdown on the left, select the resource group that contains the disk you want to copy.
- On the right pane, select the disk you'd like to copy and select Copy.
- On the left pane, select the resource group you'd like to paste the disk in.
- Select Paste on the right pane.
- In the Paste Disk dialog, fill in the values. You can also specify an Availability zone in supported regions.
- Select Paste and your disk will begin copying, the status is displayed in Activities.
Create a snapshot
- From the Disks dropdown on the left, select the resource group that contains the disk you want to snapshot.
- On the right, select the disk you'd like to snapshot and select Create Snapshot.
- In Create Snapshot, specify the name of the snapshot as well as the resource group you want to create it in. Then select Create.
- Once the snapshot has been created, you can select Open in Portal in Activities to view the snapshot in the Azure portal.
Next steps
Learn how to Create a VM from a VHD by using the Azure portal.
Learn how to Attach a managed data disk to a Windows VM by using the Azure portal.
-->This article shows you how to use Azure Storage Explorer to create and manage directories and files in storage accounts that has hierarchical namespace (HNS) enabled.
Azure Storage Explorer For Mac
Prerequisites
- An Azure subscription. See Get Azure free trial.
- A storage account that has hierarchical namespace (HNS) enabled. Follow these instructions to create one.
- Azure Storage Explorer installed on your local computer. To install Azure Storage Explorer for Windows, Macintosh, or Linux, see Azure Storage Explorer.
Note
Storage Explorer makes use of both the Blob (blob) & Data Lake Storage Gen2 (dfs) endpoints when working with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. If access to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 is configured using private endpoints, ensure that two private endpoints are created for the storage account: one with the target sub-resource
blob
and the other with the target sub-resource dfs
.Sign in to Storage Explorer
When you first start Storage Explorer, the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer - Connect window appears. While Storage Explorer provides several ways to connect to storage accounts, only one way is currently supported for managing ACLs.
Task | Purpose |
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Add an Azure Account | Redirects you to your organization's sign-in page to authenticate you to Azure. Currently this is the only supported authentication method if you want to manage and set ACLs. |
Use a connection string or shared access signature URI | Can be used to directly access a container or storage account with a SAS token or a shared connection string. |
Use a storage account name and key | Use the storage account name and key of your storage account to connect to Azure storage. |
Select Add an Azure Account and click Sign in.. Follow the on-screen prompts to sign into your Azure account.
When it completes connecting, Azure Storage Explorer loads with the Explorer tab shown. This view gives you insight to all of your Azure storage accounts as well as local storage configured through the Azurite storage emulator, Cosmos DB accounts, or Azure Stack environments.
Create a container
A container holds directories and files. To create one, expand the storage account you created in the proceeding step. Select Blob Containers, right-click, and select Create Blob Container. Enter the name for your container. See the Create a container section for a list of rules and restrictions on naming containers. When complete, press Enter to create the container. Once the container has been successfully created, it is displayed under the Blob Containers folder for the selected storage account.
Create a directory
Azure Storage Explorer On Mac
To create a directory, select the container that you created in the proceeding step. In the container ribbon, choose the New Folder button. Enter the name for your directory. When complete, press Enter to create the directory. Once the directory has been successfully created, it appears in the editor window.
Upload blobs to the directory
On the directory ribbon, choose the Upload button. This operation gives you the option to upload a folder or a file.
Choose the files or folder to upload.
When you select OK, the files selected are queued to upload, each file is uploaded. When the upload is complete, the results are shown in the Activities window.
View blobs in a directory
In the Azure Storage Explorer application, select a directory under a storage account. The main pane shows a list of the blobs in the selected directory.
Download blobs
To download files by using Azure Storage Explorer, with a file selected, select Download from the ribbon. A file dialog opens and provides you the ability to enter a file name. Select Save to start the download of a file to the local location.
Next steps
Learn how to manage file and directory permission by setting access control lists (ACLs)