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Configuring S3 Object Store

You can use Storage Manager to configure S3 Object Store.

Before you begin

You will first need to create an SVM enabled for S3.

  1. Go to Storage > Storage VMs.
  2. Click +Add.
  3. Specify a name for the new VM in the STORAGE VM NAME field.
  4. Click the SMB/CIFS, NFS, S3 tab.
  5. Select Enable S3.
  6. Specify a name for the S3 server.
  7. Choose if you want to use TLS or HTTP.
  8. Select the port to use.
  9. Choose if you are going to use a system generated certificate or external CA signed certificate.
  10. Specify the IP addresses for each node in the S3 virtual machine.
  11. Click Save.
  12. When the window stating the access key and certificate is displayed, click Download.
  13. Choose Storage > Buckets.
  14. Click +Add.
  15. Type a name in the NAME field.
  16. Verify that you select the SVM that you created previously.
  17. Type a value in the CAPACITY field.
  18. Click Save.

After you finish

All additional steps need to be completed from the CLI.