Now that our storage account is created, we need to do some configuring. First, we need to create a file share. In the data storage section of the blade on the left, select file shares. At the top click to create a file share. We need to name our file share and I'll call mine F S Logics. Now we have to set our capacity. Notice that there is a table showing the maximum IO and burst IO and throughput rate. And as I change the provision capacity from one terabyte to 2.5 terabytes, our IO numbers change with it. This share can be as small as 100 gigabytes and as large as 100 terabytes and the performance characteristics change accordingly. So even if you only need 500 gigabytes of capacity, you may have to provision a one terabyte final share to get the performance you need.

The other thing to think about is that premium file shares bill based on the size of the share you provision, no matter how much data you store in it. So here's a quick tip to save some money. Change your provision to capacity to 100 gigabytes so you can build the solution at the lowest cost. And then when you're ready to start bringing users into the environment, you can change the size to what you need to meet demand.

One last thing before we create the file share, notice at the bottom that there is a note that says to use the SMB protocol with the file share, check if you can communicate over port 445. This is because most ISPs and some companies block port 445 because it has been a vector of attack across networks. However, in this case, our storage account and our network are both inside Azure and we made this storage account accessible from only our virtual network. So this will not be an issue as long as your firewall or network security group isn't blocking port 445. Click the create button and don't forget to increase the size of your file share when you're ready to start onboarding your users.

The last step in this section is enabling our premium file share to have more network connections, increased throughput, increased IOPS, and network fault tolerance. Notice at the top of the screen, SMB multi-channel is currently disabled. Let's enable it so we can get those benefits. Click on the word disabled. And the only thing to do is toggle SMB multi-channel to on and click the save button at the bottom.