Scality ARTESCA is storage software that provides simple, secure S3 object storage, designed to deliver the strongest form of data immutability and end-to-end resilience.
Nasuni enables customers to leverage Scality ARTESCA for high-performance file storage. By using Nasuni’s object-storage-based global file system with Scality ARTESCA, customers can modernize legacy NAS and file-server infrastructure and achieve new levels of data protection and cross-office file collaboration.
Configuring Cloud Credentials
Nasuni supports Scality ARTESCA by using the Nasuni Connector for Amazon S3.
Tip: With on-premises object storage, if you are using an HTTPS proxy, consider including the hostnames of the target endpoint for the on-premises object storage in the Do Not Proxy specification. Otherwise, the proxy server might not allow data traffic or might slow down data traffic.
Tip: With on-premises object storage, create two DNS entries (“A” records) for the target endpoint of the on-premises object storage that point to the desired IP address, in this form:
hostname.your.domain
*.hostname.your.domain
This is necessary so that the Nasuni Edge Appliance can connect to the volumes using, for example, bucketname.hostname.your.domain.
To configure Nasuni for Scality ARTESCA, follow these steps:
Ensure that port 443 (HTTPS) is open between the Nasuni Edge Appliance and the object storage solution.
On the NMC, click Account Status.
Click Cloud Credentials.
Click Add New Credentials, then select Amazon S3 from the drop-down menu.
Enter the following information from the Scality ARTESCA cluster:
Name: This is a name for this set of credentials used for display purposes, such as ObjectStorageCluster1.
Access Key ID: The bucket or container user name for authentication.
Secret Access Key: The bucket or container user password for authentication.
Hostname: The hostname for the location of the object storage solution.
Verify SSL Certificates: Select this checkbox only if the endpoint has a public certificate.
Filers: Select the target Nasuni Edge Appliances.Click Save Credentials.
At this point, you can begin adding volumes to the Nasuni Edge Appliance.
Adding volumes
To add volumes with Scality ARTESCA cloud credentials, follow these steps:
Click Volumes, then click Add New Volume. The Add New Volume page appears.
Enter the following information for the new volume:
Name: Enter a human-readable name for the volume.
Protocol: Any supported protocol.
Cloud Provider: Select Amazon S3.
Credentials: Select the Cloud Credentials you defined above in Configuring Cloud Credentials for this volume, such as ObjectStorageCluster1.
Region: Use the default setting: Other (S3 Compatible).
For the remaining options, select what is appropriate for this volume.Click Save.
This creates a new volume with Scality ARTESCA.