vdc/Modules/StorageAccounts/2.0

StorageAccount

This module is used to deploy an Azure Storage Account, with resource lock and the ability to deploy 1 or more Blob Containers. Optional ACLS can also be configured on the Storage Account too.

The default parameter values are based on the needs of deploying a diagnostic storage account.

Resources

• Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts
• Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/providers/locks
• Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers

Parameters

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
storageAccountName		Required. Name of the Storage account.
storageAccountKind	StorageV2	Optional. Type of Storage Account to create.
storageAccountSku	Standard_GRS	Optional. Storage Account Sku Name.
storageAccountAccessTier	Hot	Optional. Storage Account Access Tier.
lockForDeletion	true	Optional. Switch to lock storage from deletion.
utcYear	[utcNow('yyyy')]	Optional. Year data used to generate a SAS token. Default is the current year.
vNetId		Optional. Virtual Network Identifier used to create a service endpoint.
networkAcls		Optional. Network ACLs, this value contains IPs to whitelist and/or Subnet information.
blobContainers		Optional. Blob containers to create.

Parameter Usage: blobContainers

The blobContainer parameter accepts a JSON Array of object with "name" property in each to specify the name of the Blob Containers to create.

Here's an example of specifying a single Blob Container named "one":

[{"name": "one"}]

Here's an example of specifying multiple Blob Containers to create:

[{"name": "one"}, {"name": "two"}]

Outputs

Output Name	Description
storageAccountResourceId	The Resource id of the Storage Account.
storageAccountName	The Name of the Storage Account.
storageAccountResourceGroup	The name of the Resource Group the Storage Account was created in.
storageAccountSasToken	The SAS Token for the Storage Account. The SAS Token generated is set to expire 100 years from the value of the utcYear parameter.
storageAccountAccessKey	The Access Key for the Storage Account.

Considerations

This is a generic module for deploying a Storage Account. Any customization for different storage needs (such as a diagnostic or other storage account) need to be done through the Archetype.

Additional resources

• Introduction to Azure Storage
• ARM Template format for Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts
• Storage Account Sku Type options