Copy Contents of D:\Folder1 to Azure Storage Account
Question
You have an on-premises server that contains a folder named D:\Folder1.
You need to copy the contents of D:\Folder1 to the public container in an Azure Storage account named contosodata.
Which command should you run?
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Explanations
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A. B. C. D.C
The azcopy copy command copies a directory (and all of the files in that directory) to a blob container. The result is a directory in the container by the same name.
Incorrect Answers:
B: The azcopy sync command replicates the source location to the destination location. However, the file is skipped if the last modified time in the destination is more recent.
D: The az storage blob copy start-batch command copies multiple blobs to a blob container.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-blobs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-ref-azcopy-copyThe correct answer is C. azcopy copy D:\folder1 https://contosodata.blob.core.windows.net/public --recursive.
Explanation:
To copy the contents of an on-premises server folder to a public container in an Azure Storage account, we need to use a tool called AzCopy. AzCopy is a command-line utility that allows you to copy data to and from Azure Storage. AzCopy can copy data between a file system and a storage account, or between storage accounts.
The command to copy the contents of D:\Folder1 to the public container in an Azure Storage account named contosodata is:
azcopy copy D:\folder1 https://contosodata.blob.core.windows.net/public --recursive
This command copies the contents of the D:\folder1 directory to the public container in the contosodata storage account, using the --recursive flag to copy all subdirectories and files within the folder.
Option A (https://contosodata.blob.core.windows.net/public) is not a valid command. It is a URL that points to the public container in the contosodata storage account.
Option B (azcopy sync D:\folder1 https://contosodata.blob.core.windows.net/public --snapshot) is incorrect. The azcopy sync command is used to synchronize files between a source and a destination. The --snapshot option is used to take a snapshot of the destination before the synchronization starts.
Option D (az storage blob copy start-batch D:\Folder1 https://contosodata.blob.core.windows.net/public) is also incorrect. The az storage blob copy start-batch command is used to start an asynchronous batch copy operation between a source and a destination. However, this command does not copy the contents of a local folder to a container in an Azure Storage account.
