In this article, you will see how to create an Azure Storage Account using PowerShell.
Install the Azure PowerShell Module:
Open Windows PowerShell window and run the below command.
Install-Module -Name Az –AllowClobber
Create Azure Storage Account:
Open a text file. Copy and paste the below script. Save the file as script.ps1.
################# Azure Blob Storage - PowerShell ####################
## Input Parameters
$location="eastus" ## Get all the locations for your Azure Subscription: Get-AzLocation | select Location
$resourceGroupName="psspschennairg"
$storageAccName="psspschennaistorageacc"
## Connect to Azure Account
Connect-AzAccount
## Function to create Azure Storage Account
Function CreateAzStorageAcc
{
## Check if resource group exists
if(Get-AzResourceGroup -Name $resourceGroupName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta $resourceGroupName "- resource group already exists."
}
else
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta $resourceGroupName "- resource group does not exist."
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating th resource group - " $resourceGroupName
## Create a new resource group
New-AzResourceGroup -Name $resourceGroupName -Location $location
}
## Check if storage account exists
if(Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta $storageAccName "- storage account already exists."
}
else
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta $storageAccName "- storage account does not exist."
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating the storage account - " $storageAccName
## Create a new Azure Storage Account
New-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccName -Location $location -SkuName Standard_LRS
}
}
CreateAzStorageAcc
##########################################################################
Open Windows PowerShell window and navigate to the location where the script file was saved.
Run the following command.
.\script.ps1
Result:
Navigate to Azure Portal -> All Resources. New Storage Account created successfully as shown below.
Summary:
Thus in this article you saw how to create an Azure Storage Account using PowerShell.