Users and applications have access to the content stored in namespaces through these industry-standard protocols: REST, S3 compatible API, HSwift, WebDAV, CIFS, NFS, and SMTP. By default, when a namespace is created, the REST API is enabled. The other protocols are initially disabled. For any namespace access to occur, at least one protocol must be enabled.
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Tip: For enhanced security, keep unused namespace access protocols disabled. |
When you enable a namespace access protocol, you also need to configure it. Each protocol, with the exception of the REST, S3 compatible, HSwift, and WebDAV protocols, has its own set of configuration options. REST, the S3 compatible API, HSwift, and WebDAV share a set of these options. Some configuration options are common to multiple protocols; others are protocol specific.
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Note: If your system administrator has configured new namespaces to be optimized for cloud protocols only, you cannot configure new namespaces to use CIFS, NFS, WebDAV or SMTP without first disabling cloud optimization for the namespace. If you have already begun ingesting data in the namespace, you cannot disable cloud optimization. For more information about disabling the feature, see the Changing the protocol optimization for a namespace. |
To enable and configure the protocols for a namespace, you use the Protocols panel for that namespace in the Tenant Management Console. This panel has separate tabs for each protocol except REST, the S3 compatible API, HSwift, and WebDAV, which share a tab.
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Roles: To view the Protocols panel, you need the monitor or administrator role. To enable, disable, and configure namespace access protocols, you need the administrator role. |
To display the Protocols panel for a namespace:
1.In the top-level menu of the Tenant Management Console, click Namespaces.
2.In the list of namespaces, click the name of the namespace you want to configure.
3.In the row of tabs below the namespace name, click Protocols.
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