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Create storage accounts

Create two storage accounts:

  • The first storage account is for storing the FortiSandbox firmware image (Storage Account).
  • The second storage account is for storing diagnostic information (Monitor Account), such as FortiSandbox diagnostic screenshots, console of FortiSandbox VM and VM clone diagnostic screenshots during job scans.

To create storage accounts in Azure:
  1. In the Azure portal, click Storage accounts in the left pane.
  2. Click Add to create a new storage account.

    Microsoft Azure dashboard displaying the creation of storage accounts

  3. Enter the following information for each account:

    Subscription

    Select your subscription type.

    Resource group

    Select the resource group you created in the Create a resource group step.

    Storage account name

    Name of the storage account.

    Location

    Select the location you used when you set up the resource group.

    Performance

    Standard.

    Replication

    Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS).

  4. Select Review + Create.
  5. Repeat these steps to create a second storage account.

Create storage accounts

Create two storage accounts:

  • The first storage account is for storing the FortiSandbox firmware image (Storage Account).
  • The second storage account is for storing diagnostic information (Monitor Account), such as FortiSandbox diagnostic screenshots, console of FortiSandbox VM and VM clone diagnostic screenshots during job scans.

To create storage accounts in Azure:
  1. In the Azure portal, click Storage accounts in the left pane.
  2. Click Add to create a new storage account.

    Microsoft Azure dashboard displaying the creation of storage accounts

  3. Enter the following information for each account:

    Subscription

    Select your subscription type.

    Resource group

    Select the resource group you created in the Create a resource group step.

    Storage account name

    Name of the storage account.

    Location

    Select the location you used when you set up the resource group.

    Performance

    Standard.

    Replication

    Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS).

  4. Select Review + Create.
  5. Repeat these steps to create a second storage account.