The Discovery Scan Settings include:

1. Concurrency (outlined in dark blue)
2. Report Formats (outlined in green)
3. Data Retention (outlined in purple)
4. Include Object Tags (outlined in brown)

Concurrency Setting

The Concurrency field (outlined in blue) defines the maximum number of Buckets that this project can scan simultaneously. The default value is 4.

The "Concurrency" value defines the number of Buckets that can be scanned at the same time. This value is preset at four (4) and can be increased to eight (8).

Note: If the concurrency value is set at 4 and the number of Buckets selected are more than four (4), the excess Buckets will be placed in a queue to be added one Bucket at a time as Buckets complete, until all Buckets are processed.

Example:

If the number of Buckets detected is 92, with 10 selected (see example below outlined in blue), the first 10 shares will be processed while the remaining 82 Buckets will be placed in a queue to be processed as a share completes.

Reporting Formats

The reports can be saved in any of the following formats (outlined in blue):

• HTML
• CSV
• JSON
• XML

Data Retention

Data Retention defines the time frame that the data from the discovery scan will be kept. The default time frame is 7-days.

Include Object Tags

The "Include Object Tags" project setting for S3 signal the inclusion of object tags in the object scan data. When the checkbox is activated (outlined in blue) the scan will include Object Tags in discovery data collection. This will query for object tags in whichever way is applicable, whether from MinIO's bulk tags query, or individual queries at the object level.

Scan Buckets

The Discovery Scan feature identifies and provides a bucket count for Cloud systems. There is a limit to the number of Buckets that can be scanned at the same time.

The "Concurrency" value defines the number of Buckets that can be scanned at the same time. This value is preset at four (4) and can be increased to eight (8).

Note: If the concurrency value is set at 4 and the number of Buckets selected are more than four (4), the excess Buckets will be placed in a queue to be added one Bucket at a time as Buckets complete, until all Buckets are processed.

Example: If the number of Buckets detected is 92, with 10 selected (see example below outlined in blue), the first 10 shares will be processed while the remaining 82 Buckets will be placed in a queue to be processed as a share completes.

Reporting

The reporting in Discovery supports the following formats (outlined in blue):

• HTML
• CSV
• JSON
• XML

Note: The default reporting formats are:

• HTML
• CSV

Select Buckets

Directly below the Discover Scan Settings section of the screen is the "Discover Accounts and Targets" section (title outlined in blue).

By default All Buckets option is selected (outlined in blue). This is shown by all check-boxes being active (outlined in green).

Selecting Less Than all Buckets

To define less than all Buckets perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Select All Buckets check-box to de-activate the option.

This will uncheck all Buckets (outlined in blue).

1. Select the desired Buckets by checking the associated check-box to the Buckets to be selected.

In this example "abner1", "abner2", "abner3-ol-enabled", "abner4", "aftest2", and "anup1"will be selected.

Note:
The File Shares line (outlined in blue) will be updated to reflect that only 6 shares are now selected.

Edit Connection Settings

1. Click on the Advanced Options (Wrench) icon.

The display will expand downward to show the Account Settings (outlined in green) for the associated Account (title outlined in blue). In this example that is "S3 Local Account".

The fields that can be edited are:

• Label field (outlined in blue)
• Access Key (outlined in green)
• Secret Key (outlined in purple)

After changes are made, click on the Save Changes icon to save changes made.

Finalizing Edit Scan Settings

To finalize and update scan settings perform the following:

1. Click on the "X" in the Scan Settings banner.

The changes will be reflected in the Cloud Hosts summary tile "Local Host S3" (outlined in blue).

Summary Tile "i" (Informational) Icons

The following are examples of the informational icons provided in the Discovery function.

Cloud Account Addresses:

1. In this example hovering over the "i" (Informational) icon will provide the following information (outlined in blue): Label (S3 Local Account)

Accesskey (aaaaaaaaaa)

Note:
The values below are for illustrative purposes. Actual values will be dependent on the Appliance configuration in use.

Discovery Accounts and Targets - Cloud Account Details

Notes:

• "Cloud Account Details" are in the Discovery Account and Targets section of Scan Settings.
• The values below are for illustrative purposes.
• Actual values will be dependent on the Appliance configuration in use.

1. Hovering over the "i" (Informational) icon associated with "S3 Local Account" will provide the following information (outlined in blue):

• Label (S3 Local Account)
• Status (Discovery Successful / Unsuccessful)
• Access Key (Visible Key Displayed)

Bucket Details

Note: The values below are for illustrative purposes. Actual values will be depend on the Appliance configuration in use.

1. Hovering over the "i" (Informational) icon associated with "abner1" will provide the following information (outlined in blue):

• Label (not configured)
• Name (Bucket Name)
• Connection Address (172.22.13.100)
• Disabled (true/false)

Go to the Discovery Project and Jobs Dashboard article to generate Discover jobs.
This completes the adding of a storage system and connections while using the Discovery process.