Azure Blob Storage
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By integrating with Azure Storage, your organization leverages the advantages of Azure to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure the security and availability of data, all while scaling and innovating rapidly.
Select Azure Blob Storage from the list of Data sink types and click Configuration to start.
Now you need to specify how and where to send the data, and how to establish a connection with Azure Blob Storage.
Enter the basic information for the new Data sink.
Name*
Enter a name for the new Data sink.
Description
Optionally, enter a description for the Data sink.
Tags
Add tags to easily identify your Data sink. Hit the Enter key after you define each tag.
Now, add the configuration to establish the connection.
Storage account name*
Enter the name of the storage account to connect to.
In the Azure Portal, search Storage accounts and click on it.
A list of your storage accounts will appear.
See the name in the list or click on the storage account you need and the Storage Account Name is displayed at the top of the page.
Access Key
In the storage account menu, click Access Keys under the Security + Networking section.
You will see Key1 and Key2 and their connection strings.
Connection string
Click the Event Hub name in the list to open it.
In the left menu, go to Shared Access Policies.
If no policy has been created for an event hub, create one with Manage, Send, or Listen access.
Select the policy from the list.
Select the copy button next to the Connection string-primary key field.
Depending on the version of Azure you are using, the corresponding field may have a different name, so to help you find it, look for the string with the same format:
Endpoint=sb://.servicebus.windows.net/; SharedAccessKeyName=RootManageSharedAccessKey; SharedAccessKey=
After entering the general Azure Storage settings, you must specify a blob container to send to.
Container name*
Connect to the exact container in your storage unit.
Click your storage account (as previously shown) and go to Data Storage > Containers.
See the names of your existing containers.
The Azure Blob Storage Path Format follows a standard URL structure that depends on the storage account, container, and blob location.
In the left menu, click Data Storage > Containers.
Click the container where your blob is stored.
Click on the blob (file) you wish to connect to.
The URL represents the full path. Use it to find the prefix and decide how to partition.
Prefix*
The path prefix found in the URL field.
Partition by*
Choose between year, month, day or hour.
If you use a proxy connection, set it here:
Proxy address
Enter your proxy address.
Proxy port
Required proxy port.
Proxy username
Proxy password
Proxy scheme
Set the required proxy scheme (HTTP or HTTPS).
Click Finish when complete.
Event field*
Select the incoming field containing the event to send on.
Click Save to save your configuration.
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Decide whether or not to include this Data sink info in the metrics and graphs of the area.
Add the access key from your or create one. To find your access key:
Add the connection string from your or create one. To communicate with an event hub or a namespace, you need a connection string. Locate it here:
Add your proxy username from your or create one.
Add your proxy password from your or create one.
When it comes to using this Data sink in a , you must configure the following output parameters. To do it, simply click the Data sink on the canvas and select Configuration.
