BlobStorage AccessTiers

Blob Storage Access Tiers Tool

Overview

The Blob Storage Access Tiers Tool is designed to help users explore and manage Azure Blob Storage access tiers.

It allows you to:

• Create sample blobs.
• View a list of blobs sorted by their access tiers.
• Change the access tier of individual blobs.
• Understand properties such as inferred tiers, rehydration status, and more.

Features

1. Create Sample Blobs

• Automatically generate five sample blobs in the specified storage container.
• Blobs are initially created in the Hot access tier, inferred from the default storage account tier.

2. List Blobs

• Displays all blobs in the container, grouped by access tier.
• Provides detailed information about each blob, including:
  • AccessTier: The current access tier (Hot, Cool, Cold, Archive).
  • AccessTierInferred: Whether the tier is explicitly set or inferred.
  • AccessTierChangedOn: Timestamp of the last tier change.
  • RehydratePriority: Priority of rehydration if applicable.
  • ArchiveStatus: Status of blobs in the archive tier during rehydration.
  • Blob content (if not archived).

3. Change Access Tiers

• Easily move blobs between tiers (Hot, Cool, Cold, Archive).
• Disabled buttons prevent redundant operations (e.g., moving a blob to its current tier).

4. Archive Tier Operations

• Archived blobs cannot be read directly. To access content, rehydrate the blob by moving it to another tier (Hot, Cool, Cold).
• Observe rehydration properties like RehydratePriority and ArchiveStatus.

Resources

• Azure Blob Storage Documentation