private string CreateStandardStorageAccount(StorageManagementClient client) { string storageAccountName; var i = 0; do { storageAccountName = GetRandomStorageAccountName(i); i++; }while (i < 10 && (bool)!client.StorageAccounts.CheckNameAvailability(storageAccountName).NameAvailable); SM.ExtendedLocation extendedLocation = null; if (this.EdgeZone != null) { extendedLocation = new SM.ExtendedLocation { Name = this.EdgeZone, Type = CM.ExtendedLocationTypes.EdgeZone }; } var storaeAccountParameter = new StorageAccountCreateParameters { Location = this.Location ?? this.VM.Location, ExtendedLocation = extendedLocation }; storaeAccountParameter.SetAsStandardGRS(); try { client.StorageAccounts.Create(this.ResourceGroupName, storageAccountName, storaeAccountParameter); var getresponse = client.StorageAccounts.GetProperties(this.ResourceGroupName, storageAccountName); WriteWarning(string.Format(Properties.Resources.CreatingStorageAccountForBootDiagnostics, storageAccountName)); return(getresponse.PrimaryEndpoints.Blob); } catch (Exception e) { // Failed to create a storage account for boot diagnostics. WriteWarning(string.Format(Properties.Resources.ErrorDuringCreatingStorageAccountForBootDiagnostics, e)); return(null); } }