COF-C02 · Question #53
Which of the following is a valid source for an external stage when the Snowflake account is located on Microsoft Azure?
The correct answer is D. A Windows server file share on Azure. When a Snowflake account is hosted on Microsoft Azure, the natural and supported external stage source is Azure-based cloud storage (Azure Blob Storage or Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2). Option D represents an Azure-native file storage path, making it the correct choice in this…
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Which of the following is a valid source for an external stage when the Snowflake account is located on Microsoft Azure?
Options
- AAn FTP server with TLS encryption
- BAn HTTPS server with WebDAV
- CA Google Cloud storage bucket
- DA Windows server file share on Azure
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D92% (22)
Explanation
When a Snowflake account is hosted on Microsoft Azure, the natural and supported external stage source is Azure-based cloud storage (Azure Blob Storage or Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2). Option D represents an Azure-native file storage path, making it the correct choice in this Azure-hosted context. Option A (FTP with TLS) is not a supported external stage protocol in Snowflake. Option B (HTTPS/WebDAV) is likewise not a recognized Snowflake stage source. Option C (Google Cloud Storage) is a valid stage type for Snowflake in general, but it is a cross-cloud option and not the expected answer when the account itself resides on Azure.
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