Azure Cloud Storage

(External Store Add-in)

Select Azure Cloud Storage in the External Store drop down to see the configuration options:

The following table explains each of the configuration options. After obtaining Microsoft Azure cloud storage credentials (Account Name, Account Key, and Container Name), configure the Azure External store add-in and click the Apply button.

Setting	Value
Account Name	You must obtain an account name from Microsoft
Account Key	You must obtain an account key from Microsoft
Container Name	You must obtain a container name from Microsoft
Use HTTPS	unchecked
Timeout	100
Store Locally	Checked	The choices are as follows: Checked When storing datasets (either through the Database Manager, or using a DICOM SCU Client demo), the DICOM datasets are initially stored locally, and not directly to the external store DICOM datasets are then configured to be stored on the cloud and cleaned locally through the external store scheduler options Unchecked When DICOM datasets are stored, they are copied directly to the cloud (and not copied to the local store)

Click the Verify button. You should receive a message indicating that the settings are valid, as follows: