Set up your own Azure storage account

You can use your own Azure storage to keep your archived items in the data center of your choice.

This article guides you through the planning and implementation to connect your custom Azure storage to ShareGate.

To compare the default storage included with ShareGate and custom Azure storage, see Azure storage options for archiving.

Index

• Planning phase
  • Create a custom storage account
  • Storage compatibility
• How to
  • Step 1 - Create your Azure storage account
  • Step 2 - Set up your Azure storage account in ShareGate

Planning phase

Note: Before you set up your storage, review the article How does using my Azure storage account work?

Create a custom storage account

We strongly recommend creating an Azure storage account used exclusively by ShareGate. 

Creating an Azure storage account for ShareGate ensures that other users within your organization do not delete or alter your archived items. If they do, there is a possibility they will render it unusable.

Storage compatibility

To be compatible with ShareGate, your storage account must be General-purpose V1 or V2.

We also suggest setting the Access tier to Cool by default to lower your costs.

If you set your storage account to LRS (for data replication), the Premium performance tier is not supported by ShareGate. Select the Standard performance tier instead.

It is required to allow access from All networks for the storage Firewalls and virtual networks settings. Using Selected virtual networks and IP addresses is not supported because it blocks Microsoft's Import API used by ShareGate to access your storage.

How to

Step 1 - Create your Azure storage account

This step is optional but highly recommended. 

1. Review Microsoft's detailed documentation on how to create your Azure storage account.
2. When the storage account is created, open your newly created account and select Access keys in the Settings section to find the information required for Step 2 below.

Step 2 - Set up your Azure storage account in ShareGate

1. Open ShareGate Protect.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Storage.
4. Click Setup your own Azure storage.
5. Enter your Azure storage account name and Access key in the empty fields.
6. Click Connect. 

Note: Saved storage settings on your account are final. You won't be able to change storage settings later. If needed, you can contact our technical support team to update your storage settings.