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Azure File Share#

  • User needs: Governance and Connectivity

  • User profiles: Business Users, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Engineers

  • User assumed knowledge: None

Azure File Share is a simple, secure, and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file share accessible via industry-standard SMB and NFS protocols. An Azure file share can be mounted to

  • An existing Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)

  • An existing Data Science Virtual Machine

When mounted, a DSL can share files stored on the file share across different Windows, Linux environments within Data Platform and on a local computer. For example,

  • In the case of WVD, different users of the DSL can access, download and upload files on a shared drive in their WVD Windows environment.

  • In the case of Data Science Virtual Machines, different users of the DSL can access, download and upload files on a shared drive in the Linux environment of the Data Science Virtual Machines.

  • In the case of a local computer, different users of the DSL can access, download and upload files using Azure Storage Explorer.

We provide user instructions on how to share files in WVD, in a Data Science Virtual Machine, or from a local computer.

Sharing files in Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)#

To access, download and upload files in the Azure File Share in WVD,

Step 1. Login into the WVD environment (see user documentation Accessing Building Blocks - Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)).

Step 2. In the search bar, search for This PC and click on it.

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Step 3. Under Network locations, click on the mounted Azure File Share of your DSL.

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Step 4. In this folder, you can download and upload shared files within your DSL using copy/paste operations, as you would in any other folder in your WVD environment.

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Sharing files in Data Science Virtual Machine#

To access, download and upload files in the Azure File Share in Data Science Virtual Machine,

Step 1. Login into the Data Science Virtual Machine (see user documentation Accessing Building Blocks - Accessing the EC Data Science Lab Building Blocks).

Step 2. Navigate to the mount folder containing all the mounted Azure File Share using the command

cd /fileshare/

Step 3. Navigate to the mounted Azure File Share of your DSL.

Step 4. In this folder, you can download and upload shared files within your DSL using Bash operations, as you would in any other folder in your Data Science Virtual Machine.

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Sharing files from a local computer#

To access, download and upload files in the Azure File Share from a local computer,

Step 1. Download and install Azure Storage Explorer software.

Step 2. In your local computer search bar, search for Azure Storage Explorer and click on it.

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Step 3. In the Azure Storage Explorer, click on the Manage accounts (person icon), and click on Add an account.

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Step 4. Click on Subscription as the Azure resource you want to connect to.

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Step 5. Select on Azure as the Azure environment you use to sign in, and click on Next.

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Step 6. Select on All subscription in the Account Management tab, and click on Apply.

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Step 7. In the Explorer tab, you can navigate to your Azure File Share. Now, you can upload to and download from the Azure File Share.

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