Dell ObjectScale 1.3 Administration Guide

Configure a new bucket replication rule

Using the ObjectScale Portal user interface, configure bucket rules for ObjectScale Replication.

1. From the ObjectScale Portal user interface, click Buckets.
   The list of Buckets that the user is authorized to view is displayed.
2. Use the Namespace, Object store, Account, and Bucket name fields at the top of the Buckets page to locate the bucket.
   1. Select the appropriate namespace from the Namespace drop-down on the top of the Buckets page.
   2. Select the name of the Object Store that contains the bucket.
   3. Select the account from the Accounts dropdown.
      To select another account, remove the current account to see all the available accounts. Then, select another account, by either using the dropdown to display all accounts, or by typing the account id into to the Select an account field to dynamically filter the list of accounts.
   4. Optionally, type at least the first three characters of a Bucket name to filter the list of buckets.
3. Click the name of the bucket to be modified.
   The bucket Summary tab is displayed by default.
4. Click the Replication tab.
   • The data grid displays a listing of existing replication rules.
   • NEW REPLICATION RULE button is enabled by default.
   • EDIT and DELETE are disabled until an existing replication rule is selected.
   • ACTIONS drop-down menu is enabled by default, and consists of Enable Rule(s), Disable Rule(s), Edit Priority, and Receive Objects.
5. Click the NEW REPLICATION RULE button.
   • The NEW REPLICATION RULE window opens.
   • The Rule tab is opened by default.
6. Fill the mandatory fields in the Rule tab.
   1. Enable versioning for the source bucket.
      NOTE:This option appears only if bucket versioning was not enabled when the bucket was created.
   2. Enter Rule Name.
   3. Select Highest (default) or Lowest in Priority.
   4. Click to enable (default) or disable Rule Status.
   5. Click NEXT.
   The Source Bucket tab opens.
7. Fill the mandatory fields in the Source Bucket tab.
   1. The Source Bucket Name and Source Account fields are prepopulated.
   2. Select Rule Scope.
      • Select Entire Bucket to apply this rule to the entire bucket, or
      • Select Prefix/Tag to choose a subset of objects with a specific key prefix and specific tags to which this rule applies.

        Type the prefix value in the Enter Prefix field.

        Type the Key and Value combinations in the Tags fields. Each tag is a combination of Key and Value pair.

        • Click ADD TAG to add more tags.
        • Click DELETE to delete a tag. A minimum of one tag should be provided.
        NOTE: The DeleteMarkerReplication setting cannot be configured with a tag filter.
   3. Click NEXT.
   The Destination Bucket tab opens.
8. Fill the mandatory fields in the Destination Bucket tab.
   NOTE:You cannot configure more than one destination bucket at a time.
   1. Select Set Destination.
      • Select Buckets in current ObjectScale instance, or
      • Select Buckets in remote ObjectScale instance.
   2. Select the namespace from the drop-down menu next to Namespace.
      The drop-down menu displays the namespaces available in the selected ObjectScale instance.
   3. Select the object store from the drop-down menu next to Object Store.
      The drop-down menu displays the object stores available in the selected ObjectScale instance.
   4. Set the Destination Bucket Account as Choose a bucket in this account or Specify a bucket in another account.
   5. If you selected Specify a bucket in another account, click the Object Owner checkbox to change object ownership to the destination Bucket owner.
   6. Type the name of the destination bucket in the Destination Bucket field.
   7. Select the source account IAM role from the drop-down menu next to IAM Role from source account.
   8. Set the Delete Marker Replication toggle.
      For information about this setting, see Delete marker replication on versioning-enabled buckets.
   9. Click NEXT.
   The Review tab opens.
9. Review the fields in the Review tab and click SAVE.