In this lab, we will deploy a simple storage account and add some tagging.
Setting up storage accounts is a routine task in Azure and is an integral part of storage-related activities. Automating its deployment with Terraform offers the Azure admin an easy way to duplicate accounts with static environment variables or business-related standards, necessitating only that the storage account’s name is customized for each deployment. Storage accounts are also mandatory prerequisites for any new blob storage or file shares that may be created within the same Terraform deployment file.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Log into the Azure Portal and set up the Azure CLI for use.
- In the Azure portal, select the Command Line button at the top of the screen. Open the CLI. Here, select Bash when prompted. We then want to choose Show Advanced Settings. Use the East US Region. Leave both the Resource Group and Storage Account as the provided defaults. In the File share section, enter a name for the account (for this example, we are using console (lower case)) and click the Attach Storage button. Once finished, we can continue.
- Click the Attach Storage button.
- Once the command prompt is initialized, proceed to Task 2.
- Create an Azure Storage Account with Terraform via the Azure CLI.
- Use the code block found in the Additional Information and Resources section to create a
lab.tf
file and upload it to the CLI. - In the (resource
"azurerm_storage_account" "lab"
) declaration, you’ll need to edit theresource_group_name
value with the name generated by the lab. Additionally, you’ll need to enter a unique name for the storage account that will be used for the file share. The"provider"
statement has been added to the code, so you won’t need to create amain.tf
file to deploy the storage account. - Once the file has been uploaded, run
terraform init
. - Run
terraform plan
and review the output to confirm that Terraform will create the desired resource. Green plus signs will indicate the resources that need to be added. - Run
terraform apply
, answering yes to the prompt to continue. - Once Terraform completes the deployment, check the Azure Portal to confirm.
You’re done! Go ahead and shut down the lab.
- Use the code block found in the Additional Information and Resources section to create a