Microsoft Fabric Trial License - Where does the ADLS Gen2 Storage account exist?

[kskistad]

I started a trial for Microsoft Fabric and the documentation says it comes with 1 TB of storage. But if I create a new Lakehouse, where is it creating the actual ADLS Gen2 account so I can connect to it using a abfss:\\ connection?

[frithjof_v · Accepted solution]

I never tried this, but do any of these articles help for identifying the Lakehouse's abfss path?

If you want to connect to the Lakehouse using abfss path

https://murggu.medium.com/databricks-and-fabric-writing-to-onelake-and-adls-gen2-671dcf24cf33

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/onelake/onelake-azure-databricks

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/onelake/onelake-access-api

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77101104/get-the-list-of-tables-from-fabric-workspace-using-abfs...

I think you can also right-click or click on the three dots (ellipsis) on any Lakehouse table or file to find it's abfss path and url

[v-nikhilan-msft]

Hi @kskistad 

When you create a new Lakehouse in Microsoft Fabric, it doesn’t automatically create an Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 account for you. Instead, you need to create an ADLS Gen2 shortcut within your Lakehouse to connect to an existing ADLS Gen2 account.

Here’s a high-level overview of the steps you would follow:

1. Create a Lakehouse: If you haven’t already, create a Lakehouse within Microsoft Fabric.
2. Open the Lakehouse: Navigate to the Lakehouse you’ve created.
3. Create a Shortcut: Right-click on a directory within the Lake view of the Lakehouse and select 'New shortcut’1.
4. Select a Source: Under ‘External sources’, choose 'Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2’.
5. Enter Connection Settings: Provide the necessary connection settings, including the URL for your delta container (e.g., https://<StorageAccountName>.dfs.core.windows.net).
6. Authenticate: Choose the authentication kind and fill in the required credentials.
7. Select Target Location: Browse to the target location for the shortcut within your storage account.
8. Create the Shortcut: Review your selections and create the shortcut. This will allow you to access the ADLS Gen2 storage from within your Lakehouse using the abfss:// connection. 

For detailed instructions, please refer to this document: Create an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 shortcut - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.