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Hello
Currently we still migrate from on-prem to azure, and i want some advice for migrating my on-prem file server.
Here my current condition :
No i need advice if I want to migrate my on-prem file share to the azure, so client which already joined to the Azure AD will not asking the credential, but it's no problem for client which still joined to the on-prem AD asked for credential because in the future there will no client on-prem anymore.
Beside that requirement, also i need to preserve/keep the structure of the folder, where each sub folder will have different ACL.
here is a document on how to migrate your on-prem environment to Azure Files
https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-migration-overview
you may have several options but you can use robocopy to copy data from one SMB to another by keeping ACL
Thanks, but seem this azure file share need VM. Any other solution so we can act azure file share without need the VM much like NAS?
actually, at first, you can mount the file share to any windows
https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-use-files-windows
then you can use robocopy
https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-migration-robocopy
@Handian Sudianto Yes, Azure Files can be accessed without a VM using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. SMB is a network file sharing protocol that allows applications to read and write to files and to request services from server programs in a computer network.
To access Azure Files using SMB, you can use any SMB client that supports SMB 3.0 or later. This includes Windows, Linux, and macOS clients. You can also use Azure File Sync to synchronize files between your on-premises file servers and Azure Files.
To access Azure Files using SMB, you will need to create a storage account and a file share in the Azure portal. You can then map the file share to a drive letter on your client machine using the "Map network drive" feature in Windows Explorer or the "mount" command in Linux or macOS.
@Handian Sudianto Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!
There are multiple ways in which you can achieve the migration
If you want to continue using the on-prem servers as cache and move the data to Azure, you can consider using Azure File Sync Deploy Azure File Sync | Microsoft Learn
If you are looking at de-commissioning the on-prem servers and migrate the data, there are couple of ways in which you can transfer the data to Azure Files - using Azure Storage Mover, ROBO copy or AzCopy tool. All of these support full fidelity copies and allow copying the folder structure.
Migrate to SMB Azure file shares using Azure Storage Mover | Microsoft Learn
Migrate to Azure file shares using RoboCopy | Microsoft Learn
Transfer data to or from Azure Files by using AzCopy v10 | Microsoft Learn
Copying data using the migration tools is a multi-step process and involves downtime for cut over. When it comes to authentication, there are multiple authentication options supported by Azure Files, but given that you want to Azure AD joined clients to access the file share without proving credentials and non-Azure AD joined clients to access the file share with explicit credentials, you can use Microsoft Entra Domain Services identity-based authentication
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