Setting up S3-compatible object storage for backups

IBM Software Hub stores backups in object storage. You must set up and configure S3-compatible storage that is accessible from the cluster where you plan to install IBM Software Hub.

Installation phase

Setting up a client workstation
Setting up a cluster
Collecting required information
Preparing to run installs in a restricted network
Preparing to run installs from a private container registry
Preparing the cluster for IBM Software Hub
Preparing to install an instance of IBM Software Hub
Installing an instance of IBM Software Hub
Setting up the control plane
Installing solutions and services

Who needs to complete this task?

Cluster administrator A cluster administrator must complete this task.

When do you need to complete this task?

One-time setup If you don't have S3-compatible storage that you can access from your cluster, you must set it up before you install IBM Software Hub.

Icon representing back up and restore Restore If you plan to restore IBM Software Hub to a different cluster, you must also complete this task on the target cluster.

About this task

You must have S3-compatible object storage where you can store your backups. It is strongly recommended that you use storage that is outside of your cluster.

You can use the following S3-compatible object storage:

Amazon S3
IBM Cloud Object Storage
MinIO
Ceph® Object Gateway

You must have a bucket where you plan to store your IBM Software Hub backups.

Procedure

To set up S3-compatible object storage, follow the appropriate documentation for your storage provider:

For Amazon S3 object storage, see Getting started with Amazon S3.
For IBM Cloud Object Storage, see Getting started with IBM Cloud Object Storage.
For MinIO, see the MinIO AIStor documentation.
For Ceph Object Gateway, see Installing Ceph.

Results

Now that you've set up S3-compatible storage, you're ready to complete Setting up a private container registry for IBM Software Hub.