Create an Azure Storage queue

Create an Azure Storage Queue for your Microsoft Azure dataset as part of the effort to ensure it stays in sync with the Splunk-native data catalog.

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In the Microsoft Azure Portal, create an Azure Storage queue to receive messages from downstream consumers. For more information about creating Azure Storage queues, see the Azure Queue storage documentation: Create a queue

When the queue is created, copy its URL for the Azure Storage queue so you can add it to the Queue URL field on the Configure dataset page of your Microsoft Azure dataset definition.

Note: This is task 1 of 5 tasks that you must complete to ensure that the Splunk-native data catalog that backs your Microsoft Azure dataset stays in sync with that dataset as it changes over time. See Ensure the Microsoft Azure dataset and its data catalog stay in sync.

See the additional prerequisites for the entire set of tasks at Ensure the Microsoft Azure dataset and its data catalog stay in sync.

  1. In the Azure portal, go to the Storage center and open your storage account.
  2. In the Essentials section, confirm that your storage account has an Account kind of StorageV2 (general purpose v2).
  3. In the left menu for the storage account, in the Data storage section, select Queues, and then select +Queue to add a queue.
  4. In the Add queue dialog box, enter a Queue name. The queue name can include only letters, numbers, and hyphens. The queue name must be 3-63 characters in length.
  5. The storage queue appears in the list with its URL. The URL follows this format: https://storage-account.queue.core.windows.net/queue-name
    Paste this URL into the Queue URL field on the Configure dataset page for your Microsoft Azure dataset.
Go to the next step: Create an Event Grid system topic.