Error while installing ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 with config-store/directories on Azure Files

Question

I am trying to Install ArcGIS Enterprise using JSON script such that the Server Config-Store/Directories and Portal Content is configured on shared files hosted on Azure Files. 
The code used is as follows -

"ContentDirectoryLocation": "\\xyz.file.core.windows.net\xyz\portal\content"
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"PortalContentCloudStorageAccount":{"UserName": "xyz.file.core.windows.net","Password": "xyz","CloudStorageType": "AzureFiles","AzureFileShareName": "xyz","CloudNamespace": "portal" }

wtih similar entries for 
ServerDirectoriesRootLocationConfigStoreCloudStorageAccount

while trying to configure this gives an error - Failed to create site. Configuration Store Error. Cannot get persistence. The specified location is not accessible.

I have checked that the location can be accessed through mapping a network location and service account has 'full control' on the location.

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AbhishekSingh · Answer

Thanks for the response @MiguelParedes 
I explored the cmdkey option, looking at the syntax it should be something like this - 
cmdkey /add:xyz.file.core.windows.net /user:AZURE\xyz/pass:xyz
and this would can be executed with the ArcGIS service account user, am I understanding this correctly?

In my case, the installation (or ArcGIS account user) is a gMSA account, therefore, I am not sure on how to use this cmdkey effectively. would you have any ideas on that?

MiguelParedes · Answer

Greetings @AbhishekSingh

Have you seen the Community article Configure ArcGIS Server to use Azure file share?

In the article, @ChristopherPawlyszyn describes how to do this using cmdkey before using the UNC path.

Maybe something you could set up before running your script?

I hope the above may be of some help.