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Integrated some of @ansubram 's comments/suggestions to both Data Box and Data Box Disk self-managed shipping work.
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articles/databox/data-box-deploy-ordered.md

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Before you begin, make sure that:
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- You should have a host computer connected to the datacenter network. Data Box will copy the data from this computer. Your host computer must run a supported operating system as described in [Azure Data Box system requirements](data-box-system-requirements.md).
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- Your datacenter needs to have high-speed network. We strongly recommend that you have at least one 10 GbE connection. If a 10 GbE connection is not available, a 1 GbE data link can be used but the copy speeds are impacted.
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* You should have a host computer connected to the datacenter network. Data Box will copy the data from this computer. Your host computer must run a supported operating system as described in [Azure Data Box system requirements](data-box-system-requirements.md).
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* Your datacenter needs to have high-speed network. We strongly recommend that you have at least one 10 GbE connection. If a 10 GbE connection is not available, a 1 GbE data link can be used but the copy speeds are impacted.
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## Order Data Box
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Perform the following steps in the Azure portal to order a device.
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1. Use your Microsoft Azure credentials to sign in at this URL: [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com).
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2. Click **+ Create a resource** and search for *Azure Data Box*. Click **Azure Data Box**.
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[![Search Azure Data Box 1](media/data-box-deploy-ordered/search-azure-data-box1.png)](media/data-box-deploy-ordered/search-azure-data-box1.png#lightbox)
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3. Click **Create**.
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4. Check if Data Box service is available in your region. Enter or select the following information and click **Apply**.
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4. Check if Data Box service is available in your region. Enter or select the following information and click **Apply**.
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[![Select Data Box option 1](media/data-box-deploy-ordered/select-data-box-option1.png)](media/data-box-deploy-ordered/select-data-box-option1.png#lightbox)
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6. In **Order**, specify the **Order details**. Enter or select the following information and click **Next**.
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|Name | Provide a friendly name to track the order. <br> The name can have between 3 and 24 characters that can be letters, numbers, and hyphens. <br> The name must start and end with a letter or a number. |
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7. In the **Shipping address**, provide your first and last name, name and postal address of the company, and a valid phone number. Click **Validate address**. The service validates the shipping address for service availability. If the service is available for the specified shipping address, you receive a notification to that effect. Customers using the service in Japan, Singapore, Korea, and West Europe have the option to select self-managed shipping while placing the order. For more information about self-managed shipping, see [Use self-managed shipping](data-box-portal-customer-managed-shipping.md).
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8. After the order is placed successfully, you will receive an email with instructions to pick up the device from the designated Azure Datacenter. Click **Next** once the shipping details have been validated successfully.
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8. After the order is placed successfully, if self-managed shipping was selected, you will receive an email with instructions to pick up the device from the designated Azure Datacenter. Click **Next** once the shipping details have been validated successfully.
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9. In the **Notification details**, specify email addresses. The service sends email notifications regarding any updates to the order status to the specified email addresses.
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If the device is not available, you receive a notification. If the device is available, Microsoft identifies the device for shipment and prepares the shipment. During device preparation, following actions occur:
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- SMB shares are created for each storage account associated with the device.
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- For each share, access credentials such as username and password are generated.
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- Device password that helps unlock the device is also generated.
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- The Data Box is locked to prevent unauthorized access to the device at any point.
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* SMB shares are created for each storage account associated with the device.
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* For each share, access credentials such as username and password are generated.
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* Device password that helps unlock the device is also generated.
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* The Data Box is locked to prevent unauthorized access to the device at any point.
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When the device preparation is complete, the portal shows the order in **Processed** state.
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To cancel this order, in the Azure portal, go to **Overview** and click **Cancel** from the command bar.
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After placing an order, you can cancel it at any point before the order status is marked processed.
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## Next steps
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In this tutorial, you learned about Azure Data Box topics such as:
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> [!div class="checklist"]
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> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
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> [Set up your Azure Data Box](./data-box-deploy-set-up.md)
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articles/databox/data-box-disk-portal-customer-managed-shipping.md

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This article describes self-managed shipping tasks to order, pick-up, and drop-off of an Azure Data Box Disk device. You can manage the Data Box Disk using the Azure portal. You have the option of choosing a point of contact from your organization, or use any carrier of your choice to pick up the Azure Data Box Disk device from a datacenter and also return the device back to the datacenter.
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It is important that you follow the datacenter's security procedures as sign-off is required at particular points between pickup and drop-of. At pick-up and drop-off, you, or point of contact, will be assigned an authorization code. This authorization code is needed during device pick-up and drop-off at the datacenter.
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It is important that you follow the datacenter's security procedures as sign-off is required at particular points between pickup and drop-off. You, or your point of contact, will be required to present the authorization code obtained from the Azure portal during device pick-up and drop-off.
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3. Once you have provided your shipping address, you will need to validate itand complete your order.
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3. Once you have provided your shipping address, you will need to validate it and complete your order.
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![Self-managed shipping](media\data-box-portal-customer-managed-shipping\choose-self-managed-shipping-2.png)
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4. Once the device has shipped from Microsoft, you can schedule a pickup. In your Azure Data Box Disk order, go to **Overview** and then select **Schedule pickup**.
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4. Once the device has been prepared, you can schedule a pickup. In your Azure Data Box Disk order, go to **Overview** and then select **Schedule pickup**.
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![Ordering a Data Box device for pickup](media\data-box-disk-portal-customer-managed-shipping\data-box-disk-user-pickup-01b.png)
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5. Follow the instructions in the **Schedule pickup for Azure**. Before you can get your authorization code, you must email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) to schedule the device pickup from your region's datacenter.
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![Schedule pickup](media\data-box-disk-portal-customer-managed-shipping\data-box-disk-user-pickup-02c.png)
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6. After you have scheduled your device pickup, you will be able to view your device authorization code in the **Schedule pickup for Azure**.
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6. After you have scheduled your device pickup, you will be able to view your authorization code in the **Schedule pickup for Azure**.
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![Viewing your authorization code](media\data-box-disk-portal-customer-managed-shipping\data-box-disk-authcode-01b.png)
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![Picked up](media\data-box-disk-portal-customer-managed-shipping\data-box-disk-ready-disk-01a.png)
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8. Now that you have the disks, you need to copy data to your Data Box Disk from data servers. After the data copy is complete, you can prepare to ship the Data Box Disk.
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8. Once you have picked up the device, you may copy data to the Data Box Disk(s) at your site. After the data copy is complete, you can prepare to ship the Data Box Disk.
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10. After your ID and authorization code have been verified and you have dropped off the device at the datacenter, the order status should be **Received**.
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This article describes self-managed shipping tasks to order, pick up, and drop-off of an Azure Data Box device. You can manage the Data Box device using the Azure portal. You have the option of choosing a point of contact from your organization, or use any carrier of your choice to pick up the Azure Data Box device from a datacenter and also return the device back to the datacenter.
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