Adding a Table Storage Instance Using an Existing Azure Account

You can add an Azure Table storage instance using an existing Azure account.

Before You Begin

Verify that the access node machines have the contributor role assigned for the resource group to which the Cosmos account belongs. For restricted access, assign a custom role created using the AzureDBBackupRole file. To access all Cosmos accounts under the subscription, assign the role at the subscription level.
Ensure that the Allow storage account key access setting is enabled for all storage accounts from which tables will be backed up. To verify this, go to the storage account, then navigate to Settings > Configuration, and confirm that Allow storage account key access is set to Enabled.

From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

The database overview page appears.
Click Add instance, and then select Cloud database service.

The Add Cloud DB Instance page appears.
From the Vendor list, select Microsoft Azure, and then click NEXT.

The Configure Azure Database page appears.
Select Table storage, and then click NEXT.

The Select A Plan page appears.
From the Plan list, select the backup plan to use for the instance, and then click NEXT.

The Cloud Account page appears.
From the Cloud account list, select the Azure account that you want to use for the instance.
Click NEXT.

The instance details page appears.
In the Instance box, enter a name for the instance.
In the Table group box, enter a name for the table group, and then click NEXT.

The Backup Content page appears.
To filter the content that is backed up, click EDIT, select the storage accounts or tables that you want to include as content for the default table group, and then click SAVE.
Click NEXT to create the instance.

A summary page is displayed that shows the instance details.
Review the summary, and then click FINISH.

A table group is created for the instance. You can create more table groups to meet different backup requirements.