Amazon S3
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance.
If you select Amazon S3 from the Storage section, configure the following details:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Display name | Enter the name to be displayed. |
| Bucket name | Enter your existing object storage bucket name. |
| Region | Select the region where the storage is available. |
| Endpoint | Enter the endpoint URL. |
| Access key | Enter your access key. |
| Secret key | Enter your secret key. |
| Role ARN | This field identifies the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM (Identity and Access Management) role in the target AWS (Amazon Web Services) account. The Role ARN is used to generate temporary credentials with permissions defined by the
role’s access policies. While this field is optional, the Role ARN is needed when the Iceberg REST APIs or Unity Catalog APIs are accessed from outside watsonx.data, such as during integration with external systems. Specify the Role ARN
in the format: arn:aws:iam::<AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>:role/<ROLE_NAME>. For example, arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/MyExampleRole. |
| Connection Status | Click the Test connection link to test the storage connection. If the connection is successful, a success message appears. |
| Designate this bucket as the ACL store | Use the toggle switch to designate this bucket as the ACL store. If you enable the toggle switch, An Enable Access Control List (ACL)? dialog appears, Click Enable. This feature applies to watsonx.data Premium, for more information see Governance through Access Controlled Lists (AC). If you enable the toggle switch, the Associate catalog option is selected by default, with the Apache Iceberg catalog preselected. You cannot choose a different catalog for ACLs. You can designate only one storage as the ACL store per instance. After a storage is designated, this option will no longer be visible or available. |
| Associate Catalog | Enable the toggle switch to add a catalog for your storage. This catalog is associated with your storage and serves as your query interface with the data stored within. |
| Catalog type | Select the catalog type from the list. The recommended catalog is Apache Iceberg. The other options for catalog are Apache Hive, Apache Hudi, and Delta Lake. |
| Catalog name | Enter the name of your catalog. |
| Associate | Click Associate to create the storage. |
If Amazon S3 is already inactive in old instances, the system will display the Activate button. Once you activate Amazon S3, the system will automatically remove the Activate button.