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S3 configuration workflow

Configuring S3 involves assessing physical storage and networking requirements, and then choosing a workflow that is specific to your goal—configuring S3 access to a new or existing SVM, or adding a bucket and users to an existing SVM that is already fully configured for S3 access.



  • Assessing physical storage requirements
    Before provisioning S3 storage for clients, you must ensure that there is sufficient space in existing aggregates for the new object store. If there is not, you can add disks to existing aggregates or create new aggregates of the desired type.
  • Assessing networking requirements
    Before providing S3 storage to clients, you must verify that networking is correctly configured to meet the S3 provisioning requirements.
  • Deciding where to provision new S3 storage capacity
    Before you create a new S3 bucket, you must decide whether to place it in a new or existing SVM. This decision determines your workflow.