Before you configure cloud-container storage pools to use IBM Cloud Object
Storage and IBM
Cloud off premises using Swift, you must obtain
configuration information from the IBM Cloud
Object Storage page.
About this task
Use the credentials from your IBM Cloud account when you configure the storage pools in
the Operations Center or with the DEFINE
STGPOOL command.
Procedure
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Create an IBM Cloud account by following the
instructions in the IBM Cloud
Docs section.
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Obtain your IBM Cloud credentials:
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Go to the IBM Cloud Object Storage page and log in with your account
credentials.
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Select the account and cluster that you want to configure.
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In the Account section, click View Credentials
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In the Account Credentials section, locate the Public
Authentication Endpoint, Username, and API
Key fields. Record the values in those fields so that you can use them when you
configure storage pools.
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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: IBM Cloud Object
Storage - Swift
API
- User name: username
- Password: API_key
- URL: public_authentication_endpoint
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If you plan to configure storage pools by using the DEFINE STGPOOL command,
use the following values for the command parameters:
- CLOUDTYPE: IBMCLOUDSWIFT
- IDENTITY: username
- PASSWORD: API_key
- CLOUDURL: public_authentication_endpoint
What to do next
Configure cloud-container storage pools for IBM Cloud by following the instructions in Configuring a cloud-container storage pool for data storage.