Copying Template Disk from Source to Destination Storage Container

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Introduction:

A client may deploy Workspot Virtual machines across several regions and seek to utilize a single template disk across all these regions. In the Azure environment, the corporate disk must first be uploaded to a Storage account within a specific region, or in case the template is built through the Workspot Control “Built Template” feature the disk will get created on Azure storage. Subsequently, this identical disk needs to be duplicated across various regions to facilitate the creation of template Virtual machines.

Procedure:

  • Download Azure Explorer from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/storage-explorer/

  • Install Azure Explorer, this is a straightforward installation.

  • Connect to a storage account or service.

    • Sign into Azure to access your subscriptions and their resources.

    • Attach to an individual Azure Storage resource.

  • In Storage Explorer, select View > Account management or select the Manage Accounts button.

  • ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT now displays all the Azure accounts you're signed in to. To connect to another account, select Add an account.

  • The Connect to Azure Storage dialog opens. In the Select Resource panel, select Subscription.

  • In the Select Azure Environment panel, select an Azure environment to sign in to. You can sign in to global Azure, a national cloud, or an Azure Stack instance. Then select Next.

  • Storage Explorer will open a webpage for you to sign in.

  • After you successfully sign in with an Azure account, the account and the Azure subscriptions associated with that account appear under ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT. Select the Azure subscriptions that you want to work with, and then select Apply.

  • EXPLORER displays the storage accounts associated with the selected Azure subscriptions.

  • To connect to an individual resource, select the Connect button in the left-hand toolbar. Then follow the instructions for the resource type you want to connect to

  • When a connection to a storage account is successfully added, a new tree node will appear under Local & Attached > Storage Accounts

  • In this screenshot, you can see the source and destination Storage accounts Containers.

  • Select the Source Storage account -> Blob Containers -> Select the container -> Select the .Vhd file to copy and select Copy from top.

  • Select the destination Container by selecting Storage Account -> Blob Containers -> Container and paste the file.