Clicking on the edit icon in a summary tile (outlined in green) which allows the setting of any needed Project/Job level overrides (e.g. SMB security settings), as well a listing all associated Connections, and Buckets, with associated check boxes for enabling/disabling; default would have all enabled except for special directories (directories containing other listed buckets, or that end with a dollar sign), as well as any share which has a "connection failure" warning --these are marked by an orange colored icon.
This process will start at the "Discovery - Discover Files and Directories located in configured Storage" screen (title outlined in blue).
The "Discovery - Storage Systems" shows the discovered systems and their associated scan settings.
- Click on the Cloud Storage tab.
The "Discovery - Cloud Storage - Cloud Hosts" screen (outlined in blue) shows the discovered systems and their associated scan settings.
Edit Scan Settings
To access the "Scan Settings" perform the following process steps:
Note:
In this example the system Local S3 Cloud Host (title outlined in blue) will be selected.
- Click inside the Edit icon.
The display will expand downward to show the scan settings for the associated Storage System (title outlined in green). In this example that is "Local S3 Cloud Host - Scan Settings".
Hover over the Discovery Scan Settings header to display the tooltip (outlined in blue):
"Project level settings area applied to Discover Scans of all associated Storage Connections"
Discovery Scan Settings
The Discovery Scan Settings include:
- Concurrency (outlined in dark blue)
- Report Formats (outlined in green)
- Data Retention (outlined in purple)
- Include Object Tags (outlined in brown)
Editing Discovery Scan Settings
Concurrency Setting
The Concurrency license limit (outlined in blue) defines the maximum number of Buckets that a project can scan simultaneously. In this example the CAP Max Concurrent Jobs value ((HW/Memory limit = 8)
The "Concurrency" value (outlined in blue) defines the number of Buckets that can be scanned at the same time. This value is based on the This value is preset at four (4) and can be increased to the maximum number the license allows.
The Concurrency license limit (outlined in blue) defines the maximum number of Buckets that a project can scan simultaneously. In this example the CAP Max Concurrent Jobs value ((HW/Memory limit = 50)
The "Concurrency" value (outlined in blue) defines the number of Buckets that can be scanned at the same time. This value is based on the This value is preset at four (4) and can be increased to the maximum number the license allows.
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 4 shares will be processed while the remaining 6 Buckets will be placed in a queue to be processed as a share completes.
Note:
Hovering over Concurrency slide bar will display the following tooltip (outlined in blue). "The maximum number of Buckets that this project can scan simultaneously. Set to 0 for no limit other than from licensing and hardware."
Reporting Formats
The Reporting Formats available are (outlined in blue):
- HTML
- CSV
- JSON
- XML
Note:
The default reporting formats are:
- HTML
- CSV
Data Retention
Data Retention (outlined in blue) 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 Buckets 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 fifty (50).
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 4 shares will be processed while the remaining 6 Buckets will be placed in a queue to be processed as a share completes.
Select Buckets
Directly below the Discover Scan Settings section of the screen is the "Discovery Accounts and Targets" section (title outlined in blue).
By default the 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:
- Click on the Select All Buckets check-box to de-activate the option.
This will uncheck all Buckets (outlined in blue).
- 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.
- Click on the Save Settings icon.
The system will provide the pop-up message of "Saving Discovery Settings⦠please wait" while values are being updated.
After applying changes, the screen will refresh and return to the Storage Systems screen. The system will post the system banner message of "Updated Discovery Scan Settings on Local S3 Cloud Host".
Note:
The Buckets line (outlined in blue) will be updated to reflect that only 6 shares are now selected.
Edit Connection Settings
- 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,
Finalizing Edit Scan Settings
To finalize and update scan settings perform the following:
- Click on the Save Changes icon to save changes made.
- Click on the "X" in the Scan Settings banner.
The changes will be reflected in the Cloud Hosts summary tile "Local S3 Cloud Host" (outlined in blue).
Summary Tile "i" (Informational) Icons
The following are examples of the informational "i" icons provided in the Discovery function.
Cloud Account Addresses:
- 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.
- Hovering over the "i" (Informational) icon associated with "Local S3 Cloud 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.
- Hovering over the "i" (Informational) icon associated with "abner1" will provide the following information (outlined in blue):
- Label (not configured)
- Name (Bucket Name)
- Used by Jobs (Job IDs)
- Scan Disabled (true/false)
- Last Completed (Scan Not Run / Date Run))
This completes the overview of Discovery - Editing Cloud Storage Scan Settings - Review and Revise.





























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