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Cloud Object Storage accounts are defined in the Cloud Object Storage Manager and are used for vault level I/O.

  • Basic authentication
  • Access key authentication
The general roles that can be assigned to an account are:
  • Super user
  • System administrator
  • Security officer
  • Operator
  • Service account
  • Storage Account Administrator

Except for the Service account role, each of these roles affects what the account can do and see in the Cloud Object Storage Manager, irrespective of whether the system is in Container Mode or not. However, the Service account role grants the account access to the Service API in Container Mode and cannot be set unless the system is in Container Mode.

If an account has access to a vault that is a part of a conversion to Container Mode, a Storage account is created for it (see Storage accounts and credentials management). In Container Mode, all I/O is performed by using access keys.

Note: In Container Mode, the Service account role is used for accessing the Service API.