Setting Up an Azure Storage Account

Prerequisites

• A Windows Azure account.
• SQL Azure database.

Navigation

1. Navigate to the Windows Azure home page at www.windowsazure.com.
2. On the Windows Azure home page, click Manage.

Instructions

1. On the Windows Azure Management Portal, click Hosted Services, Storage Accounts & CDN.
2. Click Storage Accounts.
3. Click New Storage Account.
4. On the Create a New Storage Account page, complete the following fields:

   Field Name	Definition
   Choose a subscription	Specifies your subscription.
   Enter a URL	Specifies the customizable URL prefix for your Azure Storage Account and hosted service. These prefixes must be the same. This is also considered the name of your Azure Storage account. Some communications from AgilePoint BPMS for Azure refer to this prefix as your DNS name.
   Choose a region or affinity group	Specifies a geographic region or affinity group where you want to host your storage account.

5. Click OK.