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# Tutorial: Extend Windows file servers with Azure File Sync
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The article demonstrates the basic steps for extending the storage capacity of a Windows server by using Azure File Sync. Although the tutorial features Windows Server as an Azure virtual machine (VM), you would typically do this process for your on-premises servers. You can find instructions for deploying Azure File Sync in your own environment in the [Deploy Azure File Sync](file-sync-deployment-guide.md) article.
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The article demonstrates the basic steps for extending the storage capacity of a Windows server by using Azure File Sync. Although this tutorial features Windows Server as an Azure virtual machine (VM), you would typically do this process for your on-premises servers. You can find instructions for deploying Azure File Sync in your own environment in the [Deploy Azure File Sync](file-sync-deployment-guide.md) article.
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> [!div class="checklist"]
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> - Deploy the Storage Sync Service
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For this tutorial, you need to do the following before you can deploy Azure File Sync:
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- Create an Azure storage account and file share
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- Set up a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter VM
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- Set up a Windows Server 2019 Datacenter VM
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- Prepare the Windows Server VM for Azure File Sync
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### Create a folder and .txt file
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### Create a file share
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After you deploy an Azure storage account, you create a file share.
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After you deploy an Azure storage account, follow these steps to create a file share.
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1. In the Azure portal, select **Go to resource**.
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1. Select **Files** from the storage account pane.
1. From the menu at the left, select **Data storage** > **File shares**.
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1. Select **+ File Share**.
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1. Name the new file share *afsfileshare*. Enter "5120" for the **Quota**, and then select **Create**. The quota can be a maximum of 100 TiB, but you only need 5 TiB for this tutorial.
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1. Name the new file share *afsfileshare*, leave the tier set to *Transaction optimized*, and then select **Create**. You only need 5 TiB for this tutorial.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/create-file-share-portal.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to create a new file share using the Azure portal.":::
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1. Select the new file share. On the file share location, select **Upload**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/create-file-share-portal5.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing where to find the Upload button for the new file share.":::
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1. Browse to the *FilesToSync* folder where you created your .txt file, select *mytestdoc.txt* and select **Upload**.
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1. Browse to the *FilesToSync* folder on your local machine where you created your .txt file, select *mytestdoc.txt* and select **Upload**.
:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/create-file-share-portal6.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to browse and upload a file to the new file share using the Azure portal.":::
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At this point, you've created a storage account and a file share with one file in it. Next, you deploy an Azure VM with Windows Server 2016 Datacenter to represent the on-premises server in this tutorial.
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At this point, you've created a storage account and a file share with one file in it. Next, you'll deploy an Azure VM with Windows Server 2019 Datacenter to represent the on-premises server in this tutorial.
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### Deploy a VM and attach a data disk
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1.Go to the Azure portal and expand the menu on the left. Choose **Create a resource** in the upper left-hand corner.
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1.In the search box above the list of **Azure Marketplace** resources, search for **Windows Server 2016 Datacenter**and select it in the results. Choose**Create**.
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1.Go to the **Basics** tab. Under **Project details**, select the resource group you created for this tutorial.
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1.Select **Home** in the Azure portal and under **Azure services**, select **+ Create a resource**.
1. Under **Project details**, select your subscription and the resource group you created for this tutorial.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/vm-project-and-instance-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to supply project and instance details when creating a VM for this tutorial.":::
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1. Under **Instance details**, provide a VM name. For example, use *myVM*.
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1. Don't change the default settings for **Region**, **Availability options**, **Image**, and **Size**.
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1. Under **Administrator account**, provide a **Username** and **Password** for the VM.
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1. Don't change the default settings for **Region**, **Availability options**, and **Security type**.
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1. Under **Image**, select **Windows Server 2019 Datacenter - Gen2**. Leave **Size** set to the default.
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1. Under **Administrator account**, provide a **Username** and **Password** for the VM. The username must be between 1 and 20 characters long and can't contain special characters \/""[]:|<>+=;,?*@& or end with '.' The password must be between 12 and 123 characters long, and must have 3 of the following: 1 lower case character, 1 upper case character, 1 number, and 1 special character.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/vm-username-and-password.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to set the username, password, and inbound port rules for the VM.":::
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1. Under **Inbound port rules**, choose **Allow selected ports** and then select **RDP (3389)** and **HTTP** from the drop-down menu.
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1. Before you create the VM, you need to create a data disk.
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1.Select**Next:Disks**.
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1.At the bottom of the page, select**Next:Disks**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/vm-add-data-disk.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to select the Disks tab.":::
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1. On the **Disks** tab, under **Disk options**, leave the defaults.
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1. Under **DATA DISKS**, select **Create and attach a new disk**.
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1. Under **Data disks**, select **Create and attach a new disk**.
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1. Use the default settings except for **Size (GiB)**, which you can change to **1 GiB** for this tutorial.
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1. Use the default settings except for **Size**, which you can change to **4 GiB** for this tutorial by selecting **Change size**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/create-data-disk.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to create a new data disk for your VM.":::
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1. Select **OK**.
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1. In the Azure portal, select **Connect** on the virtual machine properties page.
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1. In the Azure portal, select **Connect** > **RDP** on the VM properties page.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/connect-vm.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Connect button on the Azure portal with RDP highlighted.":::
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1. On the **Connect** page, keep the default options to connect by **Public IP address** over port 3389. Select **Download RDP file**.
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1. On the **Connect to virtual machine** page, keep the default options to connect by **IP address** over port 3389. Select **Download RDP file**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-sync-files-extend-servers/download-rdp.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to connect with RDP.":::
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1. Open the downloaded RDP file and select **Connect** when prompted. You might see a warning that says *The publisher of this remote connection can't be identified*. Click **Connect** anyway.
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1. Open the downloaded RDP file and select **Connect** when prompted.
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1. In the **Windows Security** window, select **More choices** and then **Use a different account**. Type the username as *localhost\username*, enter the password you created for the virtual machine, and then select **OK**.
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1. In the **Windows Security** window that asks you to enter your credentials, select **More choices** and then **Use a different account**. Type the username as *localhost\username*, enter the password you created for the virtual machine, and then select **OK**.
1. You might receive a certificate warning during the sign-in process. Select **Yes** or **Continue** to create the connection.
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1. You might receive a certificate warning during the sign-in process saying that the identity of the remote computer cannot be verified. Select **Yes** or **Continue** to create the connection.
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