Creating a storage account in Azure

To set up audit archiving, you must first designate a storage account and container for audit archiving in the Azure portal. While you can use an existing storage account, Cloudera recommends that you create a dedicated storage account for audit archiving, especially if you are archiving any sensitive data.

When creating a new storage account, you’ll need to know the following pieces of information for creating a new Service Principal in Azure later on:

Resource group name
Storage account name

Although it is not required, it can be helpful to create a new resource group when you create a new storage account, so that future management becomes easier. You can create a new resource group in an Azure shell in the Azure Portal by running the following command:

az group create --location <location> --name <resource-group-name>

In Azure, create a storage account.
In the Basics page, you should be able to accept the defaults for all settings other than the name. You should also be able to accept the defaults on the Advanced and Networking pages.
When you reach the Data Protection page, you must disable the soft delete options for blobs, containers, and file shares. These options are enabled by default, so be sure to uncheck the selection boxes for these options, as shown below:
Review your changes in the next screen and verify that the soft delete options are disabled. If everything looks correct, click the Create button.

Alternatively, you can create a storage account using the Azure shell by running the following command:
```
az storage account create --name <storage-account-name> --kind <kind> --location <location> --resource-group <resource-group-name>
```