Azure Files redundancy support for SSD file shares

Premium file storage using solid-state drives (SSD) is provided for Azure file shares through the FileStorage storage account kind. Use this article to determine the Azure regions in which locally redundant storage (LRS) and zone redundant storage (ZRS) are supported for SSD file shares.

Applies to

Management model Billing model Media tier Redundancy SMB NFS
Microsoft.Storage Provisioned v1 SSD (premium) Local (LRS) Yes Yes
Microsoft.Storage Provisioned v1 SSD (premium) Zone (ZRS) Yes Yes
Microsoft.Storage Pay-as-you-go HDD (standard) Local (LRS) No No
Microsoft.Storage Pay-as-you-go HDD (standard) Zone (ZRS) No No
Microsoft.Storage Pay-as-you-go HDD (standard) Geo (GRS) No No
Microsoft.Storage Pay-as-you-go HDD (standard) GeoZone (GZRS) No No

LRS support for SSD Azure file shares

LRS copies your data synchronously three times within a single physical location in the primary region.

LRS for SSD file shares is supported in the following Azure regions:

  • (Asia Pacific) China North 2
  • (Asia Pacific) China East 2
  • (Asia Pacific) China East 3
  • (Asia Pacific) China North 3

ZRS support for SSD Azure file shares

ZRS replicates your storage account synchronously across three Azure availability zones in the primary region.

ZRS for SSD file shares is supported in the following subset of Azure regions:

  • (Asia Pacific) China North 3

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