SPARK utilizes a storage account for the function apps.

Requirements

The Azure Administrator will be required for this step. The user must have:

  • Owner role for the subscription
  • Access to the Azure Portal

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Step 1: Sign into Azure

Use the correct URL for your environment:

Environment Login URL
Worldwide (Commercial) https://portal.azure.com
GCC https://portal.azure.com
GCC High https://portal.azure.us
DoD https://portal.azure.us

Step 2: Create Storage Account

  1. Type in storage accounts in the top search box
  2. Select Storage accounts
View Storage Accounts

3. Click on + Create

Create Storage Account

4. Set the properties, and click on Next

5. Review the default settings, and click on Next until you reach the Data protection tab

Create Storage Account Basic
Name Value
Subscription The subscription associated with this account.
Resource Group The resource group created in step 4.
Storage account name sasspark
Region The same region you have been using for the tenant.
Performance Standard
Redundancy Locally-redundant storage (LRS)

[!NOTE] The Storage account name will need to be unique. sasspark will be used for this example, but will need to be changed for your installation.


6. Under Recovery, uncheck the options for enabling soft deletes

7. Click on Next and review the default settings until you are at Review + Create

8. Click on Create to create the storage account

Create Storage Account Data Protection

[!IMPORTANT] Enabling soft deletes may incur additional costs, due to every write operation creating a new version.

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