Accessing Cloud Storage Screen
To access Cloud Storage, perform the following step:
- Click on the Cloud Link under the STORAGE banner.
This will display the Cloud Storage screen (title outlined in blue).
Adding an Account to an AWS Storage Host
To add an account to an AWS storage host, perform the following steps:
- Click on Cloud Storage Local S3 System tile to expand the system panel downward to show details.
The screen will expand down to display the S3 - Cloud Storage Local S3 - Host Accounts.
- Click on the +Add Account link.
The display will expand downward to show the Add Account form for S3 - Cloud Storage Local S3 (outlined in blue).
Input the following values:
Note:
The following values are for illustrative purposes only. Actual values are dependent on system configuration.
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Label (Optional)
This example: Local S3 AWS Account -
Access Key (Required)
This example: : aaaaaaaaaa -
Secret Key (Required)
This example: Provided by Local AWS Administrator
"Secret Key" Feature
Note:
By hovering over the Secret Key field to display the tooltip "Enter a new value to change the Secret Key or leave blank to use stored value".
- Clicking on the Show Secret Key icon will show the current Secret Key to enable reviewing the key for accuracy.
Note:
Clicking the Show Secret Key icon, a second time, will hide the secret key.
- Click on the Add Account icon.
A system pop-up confirmation message of "Confirm Add Account" (outlined in blue) will be displayed. The Setting and Value information is outlined in green).
- Click on the Continue icon.
The system pop-up message of "Processing Request... please wait." will be displayed while update is being made.
The display will refresh and return to the Cloud Storage screen (title outlined in blue).
Note:
The system banner message of "Successfully added Account 'Local S3 AWS Account" (outlined in green).
The Local S3 AWS Account has been added.
- Click on Local S3 AWS Account Panel Heading to expand the system panel downward to show details.
The account details show that "Local S3 AWS Account (0 of 0 Buckets shown)" (outlined in blue) is the current state after account creation.
IMPORTANT Notes:
- After adding an account to a host, the Appliance won't automatically scan for buckets.
- Every new account will initially appear empty of buckets.
- The User has the option to scan for buckets at a determined time due to there being potentially a cost to an exchange of information.
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