Preparing to configure cloud-container storage pools for Cleversafe

Before you configure cloud-container storage pools to use Cleversafe®, you must set up a Cleversafe vault template and a Cleversafe user account, and then obtain configuration information.

1. In Cleversafe, create a vault template:
   1. Log in to Cleversafe and click the Configure tab.
   2. In the dsNet navigation pane, expand Storage Pools.
   3. Select the Cleversafe storage pool where you want to create the vault template, and click the Storage Pool link in the General section.
   4. In the Vault Templates section, click Create Vault Template.
   5. Select the settings for the default vault template. You might be able to optimize performance by not selecting the Enable SecureSlice Technology or the Name Index Enabled options, and selecting the Recovery Listing Enabled option.
   6. In the Deployment section, select the access pool or pools that you want to use for the template and click Save.
2. Set the vault template as the default for your Cleversafe dsNet:
   1. Click the Configure tab.
   2. In the Default Vault Template Configuration section, click Configure.
   3. Select a vault template to use as the default, and click Update to set that template as the default.
3. Use a Cleversafe account with administration authority to create a user account on the Cleversafe instance in your environment. Ensure that the new user account has the Vault Provisioner role.
4. Click the Security tab and select the new user account.
5. Generate an access key for the new user:
   1. In the Access Key Authentication section, click Change Keys.
   2. On the Edit Access Keys page, click Generate New Access Key.
   3. Click Back.
6. In the Access Key Authentication section, locate the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key values. Record the values so that you can use them when you configure storage pools.
7. Locate the URL value:
   1. Click the Configure tab.
   2. In the dsNet navigation pane, expand the Devices and Accesser sections.
   3. Select the Cleversafe accesser. Verify that the accesser belongs to an access pool to which the default vault template is deployed.
   4. In the Device Configuration section for the accesser, record the IP Address value so that you can use it when you configure storage pools. Use http:// before the IP address value to prevent certificate security errors.
8. If you plan to configure storage pools by using the Add Storage Pool wizard in the Operations Center, use the following values for the parameters:
   • Cloud type: S3
   • User name: access_key_ID
   • Password: secret_access_key
   • URL: http://cleversafe_accesser_IP_address
9. If you plan to configure storage pools by using the DEFINE STGPOOL command, use the following values for the command parameters:
   • CLOUDTYPE: S3
   • IDENTITY: access_key_ID
   • PASSWORD: secret_access_key
   • CLOUDURL: http://cleversafe_accesser_IP_address