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The Azure File Storage Connector will The Azure Files Storage Connector will crawl content from a an Azure File Storage Container repositoryrepository.
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Introduction
Azure Storage is Microsoft's cloud storage solution for modern data storage scenarios.
Azure Files
offersoffer fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
Azure file shares can be mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments of Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Additionally, Azure file shares can be cached on Windows Servers with Azure File Sync for fast access near where the data is being used.
Environment and Access Requirements
Repository Support
The Azure File Storage connector supports crawling the following the repositories:
| Repository | Version | Connector Version |
|---|---|---|
| Azure File Files Storage | All | 5.1 |
Environment Requirements
In order toTo access the Azure File Storage connector, a connection must be established to a valid Azure storage account.
Microsoft Azure storage is a service that is independent of Accenture Aspire technologies and licenses. See Create a storage account.
User Account Requirements
To access the Azure Files Storage, a connection string must be supplied. See Microsoft's Manage Storage Account Access Keys documentation for the steps on how to get the connection string.
Framework and Connector Features
Framework Features
| Name | Supported |
|---|---|
| Content Crawling | Yes |
| Identity Crawling | YesUse Azure Identity Connector |
| Snapshot-based Incrementals | Yes |
| Non-snapshot-based Incrementals | No |
| Document Hierarchy | Yes |
Connector Features
The Azure File Storage connector has the following features:
- Performs incremental crawling (so that only new/updated documents are indexed)
- Fetches Object ACLs (Access Control Lists) for Azure document-level security
- Runs from any machine with access to the given Azure File Storage source
Content Crawled
The Azure The Azure File Storage connector is able to can crawl the following objects:
| Name | Type | Relevant Metadata | Content Fetch and Extraction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Share | container | N/A | The ones that hold the directories/files. | |
| Directory | container | N/A | The directories of the files. Each directory will be scanned to retrieve more directories or files. | |
| File | document | Yes | The documents hold are held by directory/file share. |
Overview
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