Syniti Knowledge Platform (SKP) allows you to connect to Azure Blob Storage for the following usage types:
File Storage
Replication
Configuration Summary
The following table provides a high-level summary of the configurations you need to perform in Azure Blob Storage if you want to maintain a separate folder to integrate with the SKP.
S.No | Configuration Steps | Reference Materials |
|---|---|---|
1 | Create a new Storage Account | * Create an Azure storage account * Manage storage account access keys * Shared Key and Shared Access Signature (SAS) authorization * Use Azure Storage Explorer to manage blobs in Azure Blob Storage * Register a Microsoft Entra app and create a service principal * Role-based access control (Azure RBAC) |
2 | Create a Microsoft Entra app and a Service Principal (optional for Service Principal authentication) | |
3 | Create a Blob Container | |
4 | Assign role-based access control (RBAC) permissions (if using Service Principal) | |
5 | Create a system datastore connection in the SKP using the SharePoint Online connection properties listed below |
Connection Properties
You can choose one of the following authentication types:
Service Principal
Account Key
Shared Access Signature (SAS) Token
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Storage Account Name required | The name of your Azure Storage account. |
Tenant ID required | Enter the Directory (tenant) ID that uniquely identifies your organization in Microsoft Entra ID. This value is required to authenticate requests to your Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 tenant. |
Client ID required | Enter the Application (client) ID that uniquely identifies your registered application in Microsoft Entra ID. This ID is used during authentication and authorization. |
Client Secret required | Enter the client secret generated for your application in Microsoft Entra ID. This secret is used to authenticate the application when accessing Data Lake container resources securely. |
Account Key required for Account Key | The storage account access key. Copy the key value from Storage account > Access keys in the Azure portal. |
Azure Endpoint | The Azure endpoint suffix for your cloud environment. The default is azuredatalakestore.net for Azure public cloud. Modify this only for sovereign/government cloud deployments. |
Default Container | The default blob container to use. This value determines which container the SKP can interact with. |
Default Prefix | The default directory path within the container. Use |
Extended Properties | Use the + Add Property button to add any additional connection properties. |