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+title: Manage your account- Azure Batch | Microsoft Docs
+description: Learn what comprises an Azure Batch account 
+services: batch
+documentationcenter: ''
+author: LauraBrenner
+manager: evansma
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+ms.assetid: 3fbae545-245f-4c66-aee2-e25d7d5d36db
+ms.service: batch
+ms.workload: big-compute
+ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
+ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.date: 03/05/2020
+ms.author: labrenne
+ms.custom: H1Hack27Feb2017
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+---
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+# Manage your Batch account
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+A Batch account is a uniquely identified entity within the Batch service. All processing is associated with a Batch account.
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+You can create an Azure Batch account using the [Azure portal](batch-account-create-portal.md) or programmatically, such as with the [Batch Management .NET library](batch-management.dotnet.md). When creating the account, you can associate an Azure storage account for storing job-related input and output data or applications.
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+You can run multiple Batch workloads in a single Batch account, or distribute your workloads among Batch accounts that are in the same subscription, but in different Azure regions.
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+## Components of the Batch account
+
+The Batch account enables you to run large-scale parallel and high-performance computing (HPC) batch jobs efficiently in Azure. Within the account you manage the applications you are running, the allocation of pools and nodes within pools, the number and types of tasks, and the input and output of data. You don't need to install additional software to manage tasks.
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+- When you create the Batch account, you are asked to assign a name to it. This name is its ID and once assigned cannot be changed.
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+- To change the name of an account, you need to delete it and create a new Batch account.
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+- The account is created within the subscription you want to use.
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+- Use the account to identify and retrieve primary and secondary account keys from any Batch account within your subscription.
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+- The account maintains information about pool allocation and core quotas.  
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+- The account contains location information.
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+- The account identifies your storage account.
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+## Next steps
+
+- Create a Batch account using the [Azure portal](batch-account-create-portal.md).
+- Create a Batch account programmatically, such as with the [Batch Management .NET library](batch-management.dotnet.md).