Create a New Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage (Blob) Container

Prerequisites

• Access to log into the Microsoft Azure Cloud Console account. (https://manage.windowsazure.com)
• Completion of the Set up Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage tutorial.

Steps

Before you can create any storage containers, you must first create a storage account. All blob containers belong to a storage account. You can create multiple storage accounts within the same Microsoft Azure cloud account.

1. Log into the Microsoft Azure Cloud Console. (https://manage.windowsazure.com)
2. Click on the Storage option in the left-hand navigation pane.
3. Select the Storage Account (e.g. rightscale) where you will create the new blob container. Note: All blob containers belong to a specific storage account.
   
4. Select Containers and click the Create a Container button.
5. Provide the following information.
   
   • Name - Enter a valid name for the Blob container. (e.g. mydb)
   • Access - Specify the accessibility of the objects in the container.
     • Private - Select this option to make the container and its files only available to the account owner. Scripts can be written to store/retrieve objects to/from a private container by providing valid cloud credentials as inputs for authentication purposes. If you are creating a container for storing database dump files and/or backups, you should select ‘private’ for its privacy settings.
     • Public Container - Select this option to make the container and its objects publicly accessible.
     • Public Blob - Select this option to only make the objects in the container publicly accessible, but hide the container’s properties and metadata.