Creating a new backing store

Create a new backing store to add storage resources.

1. From the OpenShift Web Console, go to Storage > Data Foundation.
2. From the Backing Store tab, click Create Backing Store.
3. From the Create New Backing Store page:
   1. Enter a Backing Store Name.
   2. Select a Provider.
   3. Select a Region.
   4. Optional: Enter an Endpoint..
   5. Select a Secret from the drop-down list, or create your own secret. Optionally, you can Switch to Credentials view which lets you fill in the required secrets.
      For more information on creating an OCP secret, see Authentication and authorization > Configuring identity providers > Creating the secret within the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform product documentation

      Each backingstore requires a different secret. For more information on creating the secret for a particular backingstore, see Adding storage resources for hybrid or Multicloud using the MCG command line interface and follow the steps to add storage resources using a YAML.

      Note: This menu is relevant for all providers except Google Cloud and local PVC.
   6. Enter the Target bucket.
      The target bucket is a storage that is hosted on the remote cloud service. The target bucket enables you to create a connection that tells the MCG that it can use this bucket for the system.
4. Click Create Backing Store.