Azure Files

Role: Sr Systems Admin / Cloud Architect
Project URL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/files/

  • Migrate on-premise File servers to Azure Files services
    • Build storage account, networks, private endpoints, Azure Private DNS, RBAC
    • Mount and restore backups to Azure File Shares
    • Sync over data with Azure File Sync and robocopy (agentless)
    • Resolved Azure DNS misconfigurations from previous administration
      • Removed zones impersonating Azure DNS
      • Corrected server forwarding to Azure-provided DNS service 168.63.129.16
    • Tested network load on robocopy with IPG settings to review usage and possible production impact
    • Updated file server resources to support more multithreaded transfers; reduced time from a week to 1.5 days
    • Running duplicate sync to capture missed files locked by users
    • Prepping for Azure File Sync to finalize for final transition and acceptance by user community