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Add a Cloud Storage Device

Configure a Cloud Storage Library

Add a New MediaAgent to an existing Cloud Device

Add a Cloud Storage Device

To add a new Cloud Storage device:

Before You Begin

To add a Cloud Storage device
1. Display the Library and Drive Configuration window.
2. Click the Shared Disk Device tab.
3. Click the Start menu, select Disk Device, then choose Add Cloud Storage Device.
4. In the Add a Cloud Storage MediaAgent dialog box, enter or select the following information:

Device Name: System generated Cloud Storage device name.

Server Type: The type of Cloud Storage server.

MediaAgent: The name of the MediaAgent controlling the library.

Access Information

Access information consists of the credentials to access the Cloud Storage library. Acquire the access credentials from your Cloud Storage vendor and provide the necessary information.

Note that the access information for Cloud Storage devices varies for each server type, and your screen might be different from the one displayed here. See Add Cloud Storage MediaAgent for a list of server types and their access information.
  • The Access Information details must not contain blank spaces or other special characters.
  • For Scality, Mezeo and Huawei UDS Massive Storage System, select Amazon S3 as a Server Type and provide the Scality information in the Access Information area.
  • If you want to use specific port number to communicate cloud device, provide the port number with the host name.

    Syntax - [protocol://]<host>[:port]

    For example - https://s3.amazonaws.com:1234

5. Click OK to create the device.  
6. If you wish to associate another MediaAgent to the device, click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
7. In the MediaAgent field, select the MediaAgent you wish to associate with the device.

Click OK to save.

If you wish to add more MediaAgents repeat steps 6 and 7 as required.

Configure a Cloud Storage Library

To add a new Cloud Storage library:

Before You Begin

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To add a Cloud Storage library
1. Display the Library and Drive Configuration window.
2. Click the Shared Disk Device tab.
3. Click the Start menu, select Add, then choose click Cloud Storage Disk Library.
4. In the Add Disk Library dialog box provide the following information:

Alias: A descriptive name for the library.

Automatically create storage policy for new data paths: Select this option to automatically create a new storage policy when the mount path is added to this library.

Click OK.
5. In the Shared Mount Path dialog box provide the following information:
  • Disk Device: Select the name of the Cloud Storage disk device. If you wish to create a new device, select the Add new device option. See Add a Cloud Storage Device for instructions.
  • Base Folder: Provide a base folder for the library.
Note that the base folder cannot contain blank spaces or other special characters.
Click OK.
6. The mount path is added and the Cloud Storage library appears in the Library and Drive Configuration window with a status of configured.

Add a New MediaAgent to an Existing Cloud Device

To add a new MediaAgent:

Before You Begin

To add a Cloud Storage device
1. Display the Library and Drive Configuration window.
2. Click the Shared Disk Device tab.

 
3. Right-click the device for which you wish to add a new MediaAgent and select Add Cloud Storage MediaAgent.
4. In the Add a Cloud Storage MediaAgent dialog box, select the following information:

Device Name: System generated Cloud Storage device name.

Server Type: The type of Cloud Storage server.

MediaAgent: The name of the MediaAgent controlling the library.

Click OK to add the MediaAgent.
5. If you wish to associate another MediaAgent to the device, click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
6. In the MediaAgent field, select the MediaAgent you wish to associate with the device and click OK to save.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 as required.