Access denied error when uploading an image to COS

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You might encounter issues while uploading an image from PowerVC to IBM Cloud Object Storage.

Problem

When you attempt to upload an image from PowerVC to IBM Cloud Object Storage, you might see the following error.

A Client Error occurred while Downloading the Image OVA upload-MultiVOl_2.ova from COS bucket new.bucket90 : An error occurred (AccessDenied) when calling the ListObjects operation: Access Denied

Explanation

This problem might occur when the usage limit quota for the IBM Cloud Object Storage Service instance has been reached. In such a case, the Cloud Object Storage will be inaccessible.

Resolution

Check whether you have exceeded usage limit for the Cloud Object Storage instance from your service provider and either use a new Cloud Object Storage instance or increase the limit for the existing one.