whether we can create Azure NFS fileshare in standard

Jena, Tapas Kumar (893) (EXT) 0 Reputation points
2026-07-07T18:07:33.0266667+00:00

Below is the proposed plan for non-prod AKS storage account migration.

 

Plan: 1.Identify all non-prod storage accounts used by AKS applications. 2.Prepare app-wise and namespace-wise mapping.     Example:   .FIPRO dev namespace: 19+ microservices   .FIPRO Stage namespace: 20+ microservices   .FIPRO QAnamespace: 19+ microservices   .DIFMS Stage namespace: 24+ microservices   .ALFA

 

  1. Create new storage account for non-prod as per required standard. 4. Create required File Shares/Blob containers in the new storage account. 5. Create Kubernetes PV and PVC for each required microservice/namespace.  6. Update the deployment YAMLs to use the new PVC mount path. 7. Copy existing data from old storage account to new storage account  8. Validate data copy with file/container count and size. 9. Deploy updated YAMLs in non-prod. 10.Bring up the application and validate with application team. 11.Monitor pods,logs, volume mounts, and application functionality. 12.After successful validation, keep old storage account as backup for rollback 13.Once confirmed by app team, proceed with cleanup/decommission plan.

 

Rollback Plan: If any issue occurs, revert deployment YAMLs to old PVC/storage configuration and restart the application pod.

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    2026-07-07T18:07:53.1033333+00:00

    Azure Files NFS shares cannot be created on the Standard (HDD) tier. NFS for Azure Files requires SSD (Premium) file shares.

    From the protocol and tier matrix:

    • SMB file shares: available on SSD and HDD.
    • NFS file shares: SSD only.

    For AKS workloads using Azure Files with NFS:

    • Use SSD-based file shares such as PremiumV2_LRS, PremiumV2_ZRS, Premium_LRS, or Premium_ZRS.
    • The storage account must be virtual network–enabled.

    Given the migration plan, any PV/PVC that needs NFS must point to an SSD (Premium) Azure Files share in the new storage account. Standard (HDD) file shares can only be used with SMB.

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