ECS: Wildcard DNS entries are needed for the data mobility (copy to cloud) feature
Summary: This knowledge article explains why wildcard DNS entries are needed for data mobility (copy to cloud)
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Symptoms
When setting up data mobility (copy to cloud) and using DNS names the wildcard DNS entries are needed because the ECS is using host style requests to check the target bucket existence. The data mobility feature is available since ECS version 3.8.
The following error can be seen when setting it up:
The following error can be seen when setting it up:
Error 1013 (http: 400): Bad request body. cannot determine if Target bucket exists
Cause
The ECS checks the existence of the target bucket with host style requests. These fail if the wildcard DNS entry is missing.
Resolution
The user will need to work with their network team to add wildcard DNS entries to their DNS server(s).
Affected Products
ECSProducts
ECS Appliance, ECS Appliance Software with Encryption, ECS SoftwareArticle Properties
Article Number: 000215919
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 Oct 2023
Version: 2
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