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==Overview Configuration Steps==
 
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* Get the user credentials from a Ceph setup configured/managed by Quantastor, you can do that through the qs cli or the Quantastor Web UI.
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  qs ceph-user-access-entry-list --ceph-cluster=<cephClusterName> --verbose
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* Login to your Ceph configuration.
 
* Login to your Ceph configuration.
 
* Get the Access Key and Secret Access to the Ceph Object Storage.  
 
* Get the Access Key and Secret Access to the Ceph Object Storage.  

Revision as of 11:18, 14 May 2019

QuantaStor's Cloud Containers feature enables one to setup a NAS Gateway to custom Ceph Object Storage buckets.

Overview Configuration Steps

  • Get the user credentials from a Ceph setup configured/managed by Quantastor, you can do that through the qs cli or the Quantastor Web UI.
 qs ceph-user-access-entry-list --ceph-cluster=<cephClusterName> --verbose

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  • Login to your Ceph configuration.
  • Get the Access Key and Secret Access to the Ceph Object Storage.


Add provider credentials within QuantaStor

  • In the Cloud Provider tab, right click to select "Add Provider".
  • Change the end-point to the Ceph Object Store.
  • Add the Access Key and Secret Access to the Ceph Object Store.

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  • Select "Ceph" in the "Cloud Storage Providers". The location of the selected end point should be displayed.

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Create/Add Cloud Container(s)

Now navigate to the Cloud Containers section and then Import or Create a new Cloud Container using the Softlayer S3 credentials you entered before. Note that after you create a new container you will find a Network Share listed in the main Storage Management -> Network Shares section which represents the container and makes it accessible via NFS and SMB.