Azure PowerShell - can't create a share

Question

I want to use Azure storage as backup for my static files. I installed Azure PowerShell and connected to my subscription follow to this guide: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/install-configure-powershell/

Next step I went to my Azure portal and created storage: enter image description here

Then I copied a primary storage key

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and executed the command

$ctx=New-AzureStorageContext account-name account-key

with my storage account name (first field on image above) and primary account key. It's ok.

Then I try to create a share and get the error:

PS C:\> $s=New-AzureStorageShare mysd -Context $ctx
New-AzureStorageShare : The remote name could not be resolved: 'myxxxbackup.file.core.windows.net'
At line:1 char:4
+ $s=New-AzureStorageShare mysd -Context $ctx
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [New-AzureStorageShare], StorageException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageException,Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Storage.File.Cmdlet.NewAzureStorageShare

Why and how to solve this problem?

Gaurav Mantri Gaurav Mantri · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-20T12:11:40

Have you enabled Azure File Service in your subscription? Since it is in Preview currently, I believe you would need to do that first (at least that's what I did in my subscription).

To do so, go to accounts (https://account.windowsazure.com/Subscriptions) --> preview features --> Windows Azure Files. Once it is enabled, you should be able to access Azure File Service.

Azure PowerShell - can't create a share

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