Preparing to configure cloud-container storage pools for Amazon Web Services

Before you configure cloud-container storage pools to use Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), you must obtain information from Amazon that is required for the configuration process.

About this task

Amazon Web Services (AWS) account credentials are different from Amazon account credentials. Use the credentials for your AWS account when you configure storage pools in the Operations Center or with the DEFINE STGPOOL command.

Amazon S3 uses buckets to store data. Amazon S3 buckets are used in the same manner as containers in a cloud-container storage pool. IBM Spectrum Protect™ automatically creates a bucket in Amazon for an instance of IBM Spectrum Protect, and that bucket is shared by all pools for that instance.

Restriction: Edit an Amazon S3 bucket only with IBM Spectrum Protect, and do not change the data in the bucket or edit the configuration settings for the bucket.

Procedure

  1. Sign up for an AWS account by going to the Amazon S3 page and clicking Create an AWS Account.
  2. Obtain your Amazon S3 credentials:
    1. Go to the Amazon S3 page and click Sign In to the Console.
    2. Select your name and select Security Credentials.
    3. Go to the Access Keys section to locate the Access Key ID and the Secret Access Key fields. Record the values so that you can use them when you configure storage pools.
  3. If you plan to configure storage pools by using the Add Storage Pool wizard in the Operations Center, use the following values for the parameters:
    • Cloud type: Amazon S3
    • User name: access_key_id
    • Password: secret_access_key
    • Region: Select the region endpoint that best fits your location, based on the Amazon AWS Regions and Endpoints page. If you select Other, specify a region endpoint URL in the URL field, and include the protocol, usually https://.

      Typically, you can use the region that is closest to your physical location for the Region parameter. Because an Amazon bucket exists in only one region, you can specify only one endpoint URL for a region. If you require a GovCloud region, specify a URL from the AWS GovCloud (US) Endpoints page.

      Warning: Be sure to use only the Amazon endpoint URL for the Region value, such as https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com. Do not use the static website hosting URL for this value.
  4. If you plan to configure storage pools by using the DEFINE STGPOOL command, use the following values for the command parameters:
    • CLOUDTYPE: S3
    • IDENTITY: access_key_id
    • PASSWORD: secret_access_key
    • CLOUDURL: Specify the region endpoint URL that best fits your location, based on the Amazon AWS Regions and Endpoints page.

      Typically, you can use the region that is closest to your physical location for the CLOUDURL parameter. If you require a GovCloud region, specify a URL from the AWS GovCloud (US) Endpoints page.

      Warning: Be sure to use only the Amazon endpoint URL for the CLOUDURL value, such as https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com. Do not use the static website hosting URL for this value.

What to do next

Configure cloud-container storage pools for Amazon Web Services by following the instructions in Configuring a cloud-container storage pool for data storage.