Adding a Azure Files Application

In order to integrate with Azure Files, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

Go to to Admin > Applications.
Select Add New to open the wizard.

Select Wizard Type

Select Standard Application
Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

Application Type - Azure Files.
Application Name - Logical name of the application.
Description - Description of the application.
Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name, and select Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.

Note

The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2.
Identity Collector - Select from the Identity Collector dropdown menu.
- You can create identity collectors in the administrative client. Applications > Configuration > Permissions Management > Identity Collectors.
  See section "OOTB Identity Collection" in the Collector Installation ManagerFile Access Manager Administrator Guide for further details.
- If adding a new identity collector, select Refresh to update the Identity Collector dropdown list.

Select Next. to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

Complete the Connection Details fields:

Server Name
- The name of the Azure Files storage account which is monitored.
- The correct format is: <storageAccountName>.file.core.windows.net.
Domain Name
- Domain name which will be used by the Permission Collector, Crawler, and Data Classification.
Username
- Username which will be used by the Permission Collector, Crawler, and Data Classifications.
Password
- Password which will be used by the Permission Collector, Crawler, and Data Classifications.

Select Next.