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Administration Guide

Azure Blob Storage

Azure Blob Storage

1. Set up the container for FSA on Azure

  1. Log into the Azure Portal and go to the Storage Account for FortiSandbox.
  2. In left menu, click Containers then click the + Container icon to create a new container:

    For Public access level, you can select either Blob or Container.

  3. Go to Access policy > Add policy and locate the to the newly created container.
  4. Under Permissions select Read and Write permissions, then click Save.

2. Setup the Azure Blob Storage on FSA

  1. On FortiSandbox go to Security Fabric > Network Share.
  2. The following Azure Blob Storage settings are available when creating a new Network Share, Quarantine, and Job Archive:

    Mount Type

    Select Azure Blob Storage.

    Container Name

    Enter the container name.

    Blob folder path

    Currently only / is accepted as the path.

    Name of the Storage Account

    Enter the name of the Storage Account.

    Access Key of the Account

    Enter the Access Key of the Storage Account.

    Confirm Access key

    Confirm the access key.

Configuration examples:

Network Share configuration

Quarantine configuration

Job Archive configuration

Azure Blob Storage

1. Set up the container for FSA on Azure

  1. Log into the Azure Portal and go to the Storage Account for FortiSandbox.
  2. In left menu, click Containers then click the + Container icon to create a new container:

    For Public access level, you can select either Blob or Container.

  3. Go to Access policy > Add policy and locate the to the newly created container.
  4. Under Permissions select Read and Write permissions, then click Save.

2. Setup the Azure Blob Storage on FSA

  1. On FortiSandbox go to Security Fabric > Network Share.
  2. The following Azure Blob Storage settings are available when creating a new Network Share, Quarantine, and Job Archive:

    Mount Type

    Select Azure Blob Storage.

    Container Name

    Enter the container name.

    Blob folder path

    Currently only / is accepted as the path.

    Name of the Storage Account

    Enter the name of the Storage Account.

    Access Key of the Account

    Enter the Access Key of the Storage Account.

    Confirm Access key

    Confirm the access key.

Configuration examples:

Network Share configuration

Quarantine configuration

Job Archive configuration