Question

You need to add data to Azure by using the Azure import service. What should you do?

Answer 1

Import job involves the following steps:

• A number of drives needed, destination blob location for the data in Azure storage is to be determined.
• Copy data using the WAImportExport tool to disk drives and encrypt the disk drives with BitLocker.
• Create an import job in the target storage account in the Azure portal. Upload the drive journal files.
• Input the return address and carrier account number for shipping the drives back to you.
• Ship the disk drives to the shipping address provided during job creation.
• Key in the delivery tracking number in the import job details and submit the import job.
• Drives are received and processed at the Azure data centre.
• Drives are shipped using the carrier account to the return address provided in the import job.