Cloud account parameters
To access the Create Cloud Account window, in the MI, select
Settings, Cloud Tier Settings, and Cloud
Accounts.
Each cloud account contains these fields. The maximum number of cloud accounts is 256. The
following explains the parameter requirements of each field:
Table 1. Cloud account Information
| Column Name |
Description |
| Nickname |
Cloud Account Nicknames are up to 8 characters in length. Nicknames can be modified without
restriction to the Account Type.
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| Type |
- Amazon
- Other
Note: If the account type is not Amazon, all other S3 cloud targets such as IBM COS,
Microsoft Azure, and IBM Deep Archive should be set to Other.
Once a Cloud Account of certain type is created, this setting cannot be modified. |
| Health Check |
Health Check, if Periodic option is selected user needs to provide a number in minutes (from a
minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 60 minutes) to perform the health check. |
| Access Key ID |
Access Key ID, is the user name to access data in the cloud when the Cloud
Account is created. The Secret Access Key should be provided as well, both settings can be modified
later. |
| Secret Access Key |
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| Notes |
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You can change the appearance of the
Cloud Accounts table.
Table 2. Actions available from the Cloud Accounts table
| To... |
Do this: |
| Hide or show columns on the table. |
- Right-click on the Actions table header.
- Click the check box next to a column heading to hide or show that column in the table. Column
headings that are checked display on the table.
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| Filter the table data |
To filter by using a string of text:
- Click in the Filter field.
- Enter a search string.
- Press Enter.
To filter by column heading:
- Click the down arrow next to the Filter field.
- Select the column heading to filter by.
- Refine the selection:
- Nickname
- Enter a nickname and press Enter.
- Tenant Name
- Enter a nickname and press Enter.
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| Reset the table to its default view. |
- Right-click on the table header.
- Click Reset Table Preferences.
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