Creating an extended storage component

Use the Add Component wizard on the Storage page to create and configure an extended storage component.

Each time you use the Storage page to access the Add Component wizard, you are prompted to select the type of extended storage component that you want to create. The System Management Console then dynamically builds the pages in the Add Component wizard to present only the fields you need to use to configure HCP to access and use the specified type of extended storage component.

Before you begin

To view the Storage page, you need the monitor or administrator role. To create, modify, or delete extended storage components and extended storage pools, you need the administrator role.

Procedure

  1. On the left side of the Storage page, click the Components tab.

  2. On the Components panel, click Add Component.

    The Get Started wizard opens.

  3. In the wizard, click the arrow and select the type of component that you want to create.

    Note

    To create a ThinkOn cloud storage component, select ThinkOn as the type of component to configure. Then follow the same procedure as you do to configure other S3 compatible storage components.

  4. Click Go.

    The Get Started wizard exits and the System Management Console opens the applicable Add Component wizard.

  5. Specify the information that HCP needs to use to access and use the extended storage component:

    • To create an Amazon S3 storage component, use the Amazon S3 storage component settings. Then return to this procedure.

    • To create a Google Cloud storage component, use the Google Cloud storage component settings. Then return to this procedure.

    • To create a Microsoft Azure storage component, use the Microsoft Azure storage component settings. Then return to this procedure.

    • To create a S3 compatible storage component, including a ThinkOn cloud storage component, use the S3 compatible storage component settings. Then return to this procedure.

    • To create an NFS storage component, use the NFS storage component settings. Then return to this procedure.

  6. Click Next to save the information you entered and advance to the last page of the wizard.

  7. On the Review page, take one of these actions:

    • If the extended storage component configuration information that you entered is correct, click Finish.

    • If the extended storage component configuration information is not correct, use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate through the pages in the wizard and change any settings that are not correct. Then navigate to the Review page and click Finish.

    The wizard closes and the System Management Console displays the Components panel on the Storage page

Results

You created and configured the extended storage component.

HCP can use the storage that is represented by a given component only if at least one of its access points (a mount point, bucket, or container) is contained in a storage pool that’s included in at least one storage tier that’s defined for a namespace by its service plan.