PowerScale OneFS 9.8.0.0 Web Administration Guide

Create a bucket

You can create a bucket for a user.

1. Click Protocols > Objects Storage (S3) .
   • In the Current access zone list, select the access zone where you want to create the bucket. The default selected value is System zone.
2. On the Buckets page, click Create Bucket.
   The Create a Bucket dialog box appears.
3. Enter the following information in the Create a Bucket dialog box:
   • Name: Enter the name of the bucket. The name must be between 3 and 63 characters in length. Bucket name cannot contain characters other than a-z, 0-9, and '-'. This is a mandatory field.
   • Owner: Enter the name of the bucket owner. Click Select user to search for a user. Then, in the Search user dialog box, enter the details in the User and Providers boxes and click Search. This is a mandatory field.
   • Path: Enter the file path where you plan to store the bucket. Click Browse to select a path to a directory and then click Select. Select the Create bucket path if it does not exist check box if a path does not exist. This is a mandatory field.
   • Description: Enter a description for the bucket. This is an optional field.
   • ACL: Click Add ACL . Then, click Select user and search for the user. In the Permissions list, select the permission for your bucket. Whenever, you want to specify ACLs, you must select the user or grantee and permissions for that user or grantee. This is an optional field.
4. Click Create Bucket.
   The bucket is successfully created, and the following message appears:

   S3 bucket has been created successfully.

   Click Cancel to exit the Create a Bucket dialog box.