This chart outlines the available storage options by product version.
Product Version | SMB Shares | Azure File Shares via SMB | OneDrive | SharePoint | Azure File Shares Connection String | Azure File Shares Entra ID | Azure File Shares Managed Identity | Blob Connection String | Blob Entra ID | Blob Managed Identity |
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6.3 and Earlier | Native SMB | Supported | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
6.4.x | Native SMB | Supported | Supported | Supported | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
7.0 Active Directory ID | Native SMB | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Not Available | Not Available | Supported | Not Available | Not Available |
7.0 with Entra ID Identity | Service Account | Not Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
SMB
Via Service Account with Entra ID
Azure File Share via SMB
Azure File Share via SMB does not require specific product support as it is a native SMB implementation. It works with all versions of the product that use Active Directory identity and SMB storage.
It does require setup with Azure. AzureFile Share via SMB Setup.
OneDrive / SharePoint
Support for OneDrive/SharePoint was added in version 6.4.1. It is supported with Active Directory or Entra ID identity providers. See OneDrive Setup here, and SharePoint Setup here.
Azure File Share, Azure Blob Storage via API
Azure File Shares and Azure Blob Storage via API were introduced in version 7.0. See here for a detailed discussion of storage options in Version 7.
Some connection methods in Version 7 require using Entra ID Identity. See here for Entra ID Identity setup.
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