New-AzureRmStorageAccount

Reference

Module:: AzureRM.Storage

Creates a Storage account.

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Syntax

New-AzureRmStorageAccount
   [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
   [-Name] <String>
   [-SkuName] <String>
   [-Location] <String>
   [-Kind <String>]
   [-AccessTier <String>]
   [-CustomDomainName <String>]
   [-UseSubDomain <Boolean>]
   [-Tag <Hashtable>]
   [-EnableHttpsTrafficOnly <Boolean>]
   [-AssignIdentity]
   [-NetworkRuleSet <PSNetworkRuleSet>]
   [-AsJob]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-AzureRmStorageAccount cmdlet creates an Azure Storage account.

Examples

Example 1: Create a Storage account

PS C:\>New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -AccountName mystorageaccount -Location westus -SkuName Standard_GRS

This command creates a Storage account for the resource group name MyResourceGroup.

Example 2: Create a Blob Storage account with BlobStorage Kind and hot AccessTier

PS C:\>New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -AccountName mystorageaccount -Location westus -SkuName Standard_GRS -Kind BlobStorage -AccessTier Hot

This command creates a Blob Storage account that with BlobStorage Kind and hot AccessTier

Example 3: Create a Storage account with Kind StorageV2, and Generate and Assign an Identity for Azure KeyVault.

PS C:\>New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -AccountName mystorageaccount -Location westus -SkuName Standard_GRS -Kind StorageV2 -AssignIdentity

This command creates a Storage account with Kind StorageV2. It also generates and assigns an identity that can be used to manage account keys through Azure KeyVault.

Example 4: Create a Storage account with NetworkRuleSet from JSON

PS C:\>New-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -AccountName mystorageaccount -Location westus -Type Standard_LRS -NetworkRuleSet (@{bypass="Logging,Metrics";
    ipRules=(@{IPAddressOrRange="20.11.0.0/16";Action="allow"},
            @{IPAddressOrRange="10.0.0.0/7";Action="allow"});
    virtualNetworkRules=(@{VirtualNetworkResourceId="/subscriptions/s1/resourceGroups/g1/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/vnet1/subnets/subnet1";Action="allow"},
                        @{VirtualNetworkResourceId="/subscriptions/s1/resourceGroups/g1/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/vnet2/subnets/subnet2";Action="allow"});
    defaultAction="Deny"})

This command creates a Storage account that has NetworkRuleSet property from JSON

Parameters

-AccessTier

Specifies the access tier of the Storage account that this cmdlet creates. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Hot and Cool. If you specify a value of BlobStorage for the Kind parameter, you must specify a value for the AccessTier parameter. If you specify a value of Storage for this Kind parameter, do not specify the AccessTier parameter.

Type:	String
Accepted values:	Hot, Cool
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-AsJob

Run cmdlet in the background

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-AssignIdentity

Generate and assign a new Storage account Identity for this Storage account for use with key management services like Azure KeyVault.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CustomDomainName

Specifies the name of the custom domain of the Storage account. The default value is Storage.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with Azure.

Type:	IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:	AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-EnableHttpsTrafficOnly

Indicates whether or not the Storage account only enables HTTPS traffic.

Type:	Boolean
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Kind

Specifies the kind of Storage account that this cmdlet creates. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

Storage. General purpose Storage account that supports storage of Blobs, Tables, Queues, Files and Disks.
StorageV2. General Purpose Version 2 (GPv2) Storage account that supports Blobs, Tables, Queues, Files, and Disks, with advanced features like data tiering.
BlobStorage. Blob Storage account which supports storage of Blobs only. The default value is Storage.

Type:	String
Accepted values:	Storage, StorageV2, BlobStorage
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Location

Specifies the location of the Storage account to create.

Type:	String
Position:	3
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

Specifies the name of the Storage account to create.

Type:	String
Aliases:	StorageAccountName, AccountName
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-NetworkRuleSet

NetworkRuleSet is used to define a set of configuration rules for firewalls and virtual networks, as well as to set values for network properties such as services allowed to bypass the rules and how to handle requests that don't match any of the defined rules.

Type:	PSNetworkRuleSet
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ResourceGroupName

Specifies the name of the resource group in which to add the Storage account.

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SkuName

Specifies the SKU name of the Storage account that this cmdlet creates. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

Standard_LRS. Locally-redundant storage.
Standard_ZRS. Zone-redundant storage.
Standard_GRS. Geo-redundant storage.
Standard_RAGRS. Read access geo-redundant storage.
Premium_LRS. Premium locally-redundant storage.

Type:	String
Aliases:	StorageAccountType, AccountType, Type
Accepted values:	Standard_LRS, Standard_ZRS, Standard_GRS, Standard_RAGRS, Premium_LRS
Position:	2
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Tag

Key-value pairs in the form of a hash table set as tags on the server. For example: @{key0="value0";key1=$null;key2="value2"}

Type:	Hashtable
Aliases:	Tags
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-UseSubDomain

Indicates whether to enable indirect CName validation.

Type:	Nullable<T>[Boolean]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

String

Boolean

Outputs

PSStorageAccount

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Description

Examples

Example 1: Create a Storage account

Example 2: Create a Blob Storage account with BlobStorage Kind and hot AccessTier

Example 3: Create a Storage account with Kind StorageV2, and Generate and Assign an Identity for Azure KeyVault.

Example 4: Create a Storage account with NetworkRuleSet from JSON

Parameters

-AccessTier

-AsJob

-AssignIdentity

-CustomDomainName

-DefaultProfile

-EnableHttpsTrafficOnly

-Kind

-Location

-Name

-NetworkRuleSet

-ResourceGroupName

-SkuName

-Tag

-UseSubDomain

Inputs

Outputs

Additional resources

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Syntax

Description

Examples

Example 1: Create a Storage account

Example 2: Create a Blob Storage account with BlobStorage Kind and hot AccessTier

Example 3: Create a Storage account with Kind StorageV2, and Generate and Assign an Identity for Azure KeyVault.

Example 4: Create a Storage account with NetworkRuleSet from JSON

Parameters

-AccessTier

-AsJob

-AssignIdentity

-CustomDomainName

-DefaultProfile

-EnableHttpsTrafficOnly

-Kind

-Location

-Name

-NetworkRuleSet

-ResourceGroupName

-SkuName

-Tag

-UseSubDomain

Inputs

Outputs

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