How to migrate from Azure Files to Azure Blob storage

Updating permissions for service account and re-granting consent

In most cases, Cayosoft Guardian automatically updates permissions and grants consent required for using Azure Blob Storage. However, in some environment additional steps might be required.

Complete below steps if your backup or recovery plan fail with errors like

"Failed to assign a Storage Blob Data Contributor role required for Forest Recovery scenarios on a subscription level. Follow the instructions to assign it manually."

"Failed to automatically update an admin consent required for Forest Recovery scenarios. Press Grant to update it."

"Failed to assign a Storage Blob Data Contributor role required for Forest Recovery scenarios on a subscription level. Follow the instructions to assign it manually."

1. Assign a Storage Blob Data Contributor role to the service account on a subscription level using this KB: Assign Azure roles using the Azure portal - Azure RBAC | Microsoft Learn.
2. Go to Forest Recovery -> Cloud Services.
3. Select your Azure Subscription and click on the value in the Credentials column.
4. Press Grant access and complete the wizard.

Replacing backup locations of Azure Files type with backup locations of Azure Blob type

The backup locations of Azure Files type must be replaced with backup locations of Azure Blob type in all backup plans:

1. Go to Forest Recovery -> Backup locations.
2. Select a backup location of Azure Files type and press Remove.
3. Confirm the removal.
4. (Optionally) Repeat the previous steps for each backup location of Azure Files type.
5. Go to Forest Recovery -> Backup Plans.
6. Double-click on the plan.
7. Go to the Backup Locations Tab.
8. Add storage of Azure Blob type.
9. Run the plan manually to check that it is not failing.