Data access service

You can configure, edit and delete IBM Storage Scale DAS service, accounts, and exports.

You must complete the following prerequisites before you start configuring the IBM Storage Scale DAS S3 service.

Install the IBM Storage Scale container native Storage Access (CNSA) and Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver. For more information, see the Installing the IBM Storage Scale container native operator and cluster in the IBM Storage Scale container native documentation.
Configure and verify the remote storage cluster path. For more information, see the topic Verifying an IBM Storage Scale container native cluster in the IBM Storage Scale container native documentation.
Install IBM Storage Scale DAS. For more information, see Installing IBM Storage Scale DAS.

Configuring DAS Service

To access DAS Service GUI, select from the main menu, Services. Then select DAS S3.
In the Configure Service window, click either the Basic Configuration or the Advanced Configuration tab.
In the Service name field, type the name of the service instance. For example, S3.
Note: You can configure only one DAS S3 service instance and it must be in a ready state before configuring the Account and Export.
In the Accept license field, select True to enable the IBM Storage Scale license and allow the configuration of S3 service instance.
In the IP Range field, type the range of IP addresses that is to be used for the MetalLB configuration. The IP addresses must meet the following criteria.
- IP Addresses must be in the format: x.x.x.x-x.x.x.x
- IP Addresses must be in a sequence. For example, 192.0.2.11-192.0.2.13
- IP Addresses must match the number of OCP nodes which are labeled for IBM Storage Scale usage and display the “scale=true” label.
In the Path field, type the IBM Storage Scale filesystem mount point that will be enabled for S3 access.
In the Storage class field under the Advanced Configuration tab, type the name of the storage class that is used to configure a database for the S3 service.
Click OK.

Configuring DAS Accounts

Before configuring DAS Accounts, you must ensure that the DAS S3 service instance is configured and is in a ready state.

To access the IBM Storage Scale DAS accounts, select Protocols from the main menu, then select DAS S3 Accounts.
On the DAS page under Accounts, click Configure.
In the Configure Account window, click either the Basic Configuration or the Advanced Configuration tab.
In the Account name field, type the S3 user account name.
In the UID field, type the user ID that is associated with the S3 user account.
In the GID field, type the group ID that is associated with the S3 user account.
In the Path field, type the file system absolute path, which acts as a base path for S3 buckets
Click OK.

Configuring DAS Exports

Before configuring DAS Exports, you must ensure that the DAS S3 service instance is configured and is in a ready state.

To access the IBM Storage Scale DAS exports, select Protocols from the main menu, then select DAS S3 Exports.
On the DAS page under Exports, click Configure.
In the Configure Export window, click either the Basic Configuration or the Advanced Configuration tab.
In the Export name field, type the name of the S3 export that uses the path defined in the File system path field. The name must meet the following requirements.
- The name must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters, - (dash), or . (period)
- The name must begin and end with an alphanumeric character
- The name must have a length greater than or equal to 3 characters and less than or equal to 63 characters.
In the File system path field, type the absolute path that is to be exported.
Click OK.

You can select a row and click Actions > Edit to edit the configurations for Account, Services or Exports.

You can also select a row and click Actions > Delete to delete the configured Account, Services or Exports.