To access this dialog box:

Select HOSTS > Add Host > Azure Blob Storage

When you create the host, you can set the following properties. To set additional properties, edit the host.

For more information, see Azure Blob Storage - Additional Properties.

Note: The host's properties page shows the configured settings for each property area. To view all possible settings, click Edit.

Azure Blob Storage

Description

General

Friendly Name

A name for the host. The name you specify appears in the MOVEit Automation user interface.

Description

Optional. Description of the host. This field is informational only, and does not affect the operation of the host.

Storage Account

The name of your Azure Blob storage account.

Key

The key for your Azure Blob storage Account.

Proxy Server

Type

Type of proxy server with which MOVEit Automation communicates. Available proxy types: None, HTTP, and HTTPS. Default is None

Note: Azure Blob Storage uses HTTP to proxy when HTTPS is specified, resulting in this error: WinHttpReceiveResponse: 12030: The connection with the server was terminated abnormally.

Hostname/IP Address

The full hostname or IP address of the proxy server to which you want to connect.

Port

The TCP Port of the proxy server.

Username, Password

Username/password for MOVEit Automation to use to authenticate to the proxy server.

Container

The Default Container is applied to the sources and destinations of tasks using this Azure Blob Storage host.

Note: You can override the host's default container name in task sources and destinations.
Note: Empty directory creation is not a supported function of Azure Blob Storage, therefore empty folders cannot be uploaded.

Secure Connection with TLS

If selected: Enables secure communication between MOVEit Automation and the remote host.

Test

Click to test your connection.

For more information, see Tests Performed on Hosts.