Introduction

In this blog, you will see how to create a file share in Azure Storage Account using PowerShell.

Prerequisites

Install Azure PowerShell Module to run the script.

PowerShell Script

Open Notepad and paste the following script. Save the file as script.ps1.

  1. ################# Azure Blob Storage - PowerShell ####################
  3. ## Input Parameters
  4. $resourceGroupName="azpractice"
  5. $storageAccName="azstorageacc1122020"
  6. $fileShareName="azevents2020"
  8. ## Connect to Azure Account
  9. Connect-AzAccount
  11. ## Function to get all the blobs
  12. Function CreateFileShare
  13. {
  14. Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating an file Share.."
  15. ## Get the storage account context
  16. $ctx=(Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccName).Context
  17. ## Creates an file share
  18. New-AzStorageShare -Context $ctx -Name $fileShareName
  19. }
  21. CreateFileShare
  23. ## Disconnect from Azure Account
  24. Disconnect-AzAccount

Open the Windows PowerShell window and navigate to the location where the script file was saved.

Run the following command.

.\script.ps1

Result

Reference

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.storage/new-azstorageshare?view=azps-3.3.0

Summary

In this blog, you saw how to create a file share in Azure Storage Account using PowerShell.