Modifying advanced component settings
Go to the
page.Click an S Series Node.
On the Advanced tab.
page that opens, click theConfigure the following options:
Use HTTPS
To use HTTP with SSL security for data access requests, select Use HTTPS.
HTTPS Port
In the HTTPS Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the S Series Node with SSL requests. The default is 443.
HTTP Port
In the HTTP Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the S Series Node. The default is 80.
Use proxy
Optionally, select Use proxy to connect to the S Series Node. If you select Use proxy:
Proxy Host
In the Proxy Host field, type the hostname or IP address of the proxy server.
Proxy Port
In the Proxy Port number field, type the number of the proxy server. The default is 0.
Proxy Username
In the Proxy Username field, type the user name of the proxy server.
Proxy Password
In the Proxy Password field, type the password of the proxy server.
Proxy Domain
In the Proxy Domain field, type the AD domain of the proxy server.
Connection Timeout (ms)
In the Connection Timeout (ms) field, type the wait time you want to permit a connection to respond before the connection times out.
Socket Timeout (ms)
In the Socket Timeout (ms) field, type the amount of time you want to wait for data to be transferred over an open connection before the connection closes.
Max Connections
In the Max Connections field, type the max connection pool size.
Max Error Retries
In the Max Error Retries field, type the maximum allowable error retries.
User Agent
In the User Agent field, type the user agent.
TCP Send Buffer Size Hint
In the TCP Send Buffer Size Hint field, type the optional size hint (in bytes) for the low-level TCP send buffers.
TCP Receive Buffer Size Hint
In the TCP Receive Buffer Size Hint field, type the optional size hint (in bytes) for the low-level TCP receive buffers.
Enable additional data integrity validation
Select this option if you want the S Series Node to check the md5 hash of every object it receives against the hash generated by HCP when writing the object. If the hashes do not match, the object fails to tier.
Maximum object size (GB)
In the Maximum object size (GB) field, type the maximum allowable object size.
Enable multipart object uploads
Allows HCP to write objects to the S Series Node using multipart object upload. Starting with release 2.0 of the S Series Node, multipart upload is automatically disabled by the system and, under normal circumstances, should not be enabled. If you choose to configure Enable multipart object uploads:
Multipart object upload size threshold (MB)
In the Multipart object upload size threshold (MB) field, type the object size threshold you want HCP to use to determine when to employ a multipart upload.
Multipart object upload part size (MB)
In the Multipart object upload part size (MB) field, type the part size of a single part of a multipart object upload.
Support Metadata
Whether the extended storage component supports S3 metadata on objects. If you are unsure whether S3 metadata is supported, contact your service provider.
Max metadata size
In the Max metadata size field, type the maximum size (in bytes) of S3 metadata files that will be attached to objects written to S Series Nodes. S Series Nodes permit a maximum size of 6,144 bytes.
NoteSupport Metadata and Max metadata size options only work for S Series Nodes release 2.0 or later. When you upgrade an S Series Node to release 2.0 or later, the metadata settings take effect within twenty-four hours.
After you are finished, perform one of the following actions:
- If you want to save your configuration, click Update Settings.
- If you want to restore the page to its default settings, click Reset Advanced Settings.