What are the steps that are done as part of the Azure Import?

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Tags: Azure CloudAzure Import/Export jobs

Answer

At a high level, an import job involves the following steps:

  1. Determine data to be imported, number of drives you need, destination blob location for your data in Azure storage.
  2. Use the WAImportExport tool to copy data to disk drives. Encrypt the disk drives with BitLocker.
  3. Create an import job in your target storage account in Azure portal. Upload the drive journal files.
  4. Provide the return address and carrier account number for shipping the drives back to you.
  5. Ship the disk drives to the shipping address provided during job creation.
  6. Update the delivery tracking number in the import job details and submit the import job.
  7. The drives are received and processed at the Azure data center.
  8. The drives are shipped using your carrier account to the return address provided in the import job.
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