Create a storage account and a container for CelerData in Azure

To deploy a CelerData cluster on Azure, you must assign a storage account and a container to store your data.

You can use existing storage accounts and containers, or create new ones by following these steps.

Step 1: Create a storage account

Follow these steps to create a storage account for CelerData in Azure:

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal.

2. Navigate to the Storage accounts service page, and click Create.

   

3. On the Basics tab of the Create a storage account page:

   1. Select your Microsoft subscription from the Subscription drop-down list.

   2. Select your resource group from the Resource group drop-down list.

      NOTE

      We recommend that you select the resource group you created for the CelerData cluster deployment.

   3. Enter a name for the storage account in the Storage account name field.

   4. Select the region of the storage account from the Region drop-down list.

      NOTE

      Your storage account must be in the same Azure region as the other resources you created for the CelerData cluster deployment.

   5. For the Performance section, you can choose Standard, which can perfectly suit the needs of your CelerData cluster. For other sections, you can use the default settings.

   

4. Click Review, and on the Review tab, review the information you have filled. Then, click Create to create the storage account.

Step 2: Create a storage container

Follow these steps to create a storage container to store the metadata of your CelerData cluster:

1. Navigate to the Storage accounts service page, click the storage account you want to use, choose Containers in the left-side pane, and click Container.

   

2. In the right-side pane that appears:

   1. Enter a name for the storage container in the Name field.
   2. Select Private (no anonymous access) from the Public access level drop-down list.
   3. Click Create.