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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 1 – Obtain your Wasbi Ball appliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Visit the link below, and follow Wasabi\u2019s guide to getting your appliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/wasabi.com\/wasabi-ball<\/pre>\n\n\n\nOnce received, plug in the appliance and connect to your LAN. By default an IP address is obtained using DHCP. Use the screen on the front of the appliance to discover this IP address, you\u2019ll need it in later steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 \u2013 Obtain S3 credentials for connection to the appliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In order for P5 to connect to the appliance and write archive data onto it, it will use the S3 network protocol. This is the same protocol that P5 uses to connect to cloud storage, so the process is familiar to those who have previously used P5 with cloud storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The information that P5 requires to connect to the appliance is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Description<\/strong> \u2013 Defaults to \u2018Wasabi Ball\u2019, do not change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Service URL<\/strong> \u2013 this will take the form http:\/\/ip-address-of-appliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Access Key<\/strong> \u2013 see below<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Secret Access Key<\/strong> \u2013 see below<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bucket Name<\/strong> \u2013 this will be \u2018wasabi-s3\u2019 without the quotes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The two keys above are accessed by using an SSH client to connect to the appliance, and then displaying the contents of a file containing these credentials. Many online resources are available explaining how to use SSH on your operating system. Use SSH to connect as the \u2018root\u2019 user, and use the default password provided with the appliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you have an SSH connection to the appliance and can interact with the Linux Shell, output the file by typing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cat \/etc\/default\/minio<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ll now see the following displayed in response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=KIs81POL1LOls8LlvWPcMINIO_SECRET_KEY=\/dsP\/dZa\/qP9zGImTtYv4KX63WSL798T9b8xBWl8<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Some additional lines may also be displayed which can be ignored. Make a note of this information as it will need to be entered into P5 to make a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 3 \u2013 Connect P5 to the appliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The next steps will assume that you have a host computer, running a current P5 version, and connected to the same LAN that the appliance is connected to. It is also assumed that you\u2019re familiar with configuring P5 using the web-admin interface in your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enter the P5 admin interface, visit the \u2018Archive<\/strong>\u2019 tab and then click \u2018Storage Manager<\/strong>\u2019 on the left hand side. Select the \u2018Cloud Service<\/strong>\u2019 tab to the right and then click the \u2018New Service<\/strong>\u2019 button at the bottom. This will open a new window into which the appliance details are entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Choose \u2018Wasabi Ball<\/strong>\u2019 in the \u2018Cloud Service Provider<\/strong>\u2019 dropdown menu in this window, additional fields will be displayed below. You\u2019ll now enter the four items of information above, including the \u2018access key\u2019 and \u2018secret key\u2019 that were noted down. Always enter this information by way of copy\/paste, otherwise errors are easy to make!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leave the \u2018Parallel Operations<\/strong>\u2019 field set to the default value of \u20181\u2019. Your configuration should now look approximately like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nClick \u2018Apply<\/strong>\u2019 to save and then click the \u2018Test Connection<\/strong>\u2019 button to confirm that P5 can connect to the appliance. Click the \u2018Compatibility\u2026<\/strong>\u2019 button to have P5 perform further tests against the S3 connection to the appliance. All these tests should pass successfully, as in our example below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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With P5 now able to write data to the appliance, we will now configure a \u2018P5 Container Volume\u2019 to receive Archive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\fStep 4 \u2013 Configure P5 Container Volume<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Again, within the \u2018Archive\u2019 tab, under \u2018Storage Manager\u2019, this time in the \u2019Container Storage\u2019 tab, click the \u2018Add Cloud Storage\u2019 button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf not pre-selected for you, choose the \u2018Wasabi Ball<\/strong>\u2019 cloud service added in the previous step from the dropdown menu at the top of this window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under \u2018Local Storage<\/strong>\u2019, browse for a directory on the local host (where P5 is installed). This directory will be used to compress and assemble archive data into compressed files\/objects ready for writing to the appliance. Later when data is copied to the cloud, the same directory will be used to prepare data to be uploaded to the cloud. See P5 documentation for more information on how local storage is used, and guidance on sizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use the \u2018Keep a local copy of your data?<\/strong>\u2019 checkbox to choose whether you want your archive data to be written both to local disk storage and cloud storage. When using a transfer appliance, it\u2019s unlikely a local copy will be retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A default \u2018Storage Name<\/strong>\u2019 will be provided for this storage container, you can edit this if you wish or leave as-is. This name will be used as the Pool name for this storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Click Apply. P5 will create a Storage Pool and a Container Volume to allow Archiving to commence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 5 \u2013 Configure a P5 Archive Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The appliance is now configured ready to write archive data. You should now configure your archive workflow by creating an archive plan to write to the newly created pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please see P5 documentation for details of how to setup an Archive Plan, since it is beyond the scope of this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ensure that the \u2018Target Storage<\/strong>\u2019 within the General settings for the Archive Plan is set to the Storage Pool created in the previous step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 6 \u2013 Archive data to the appliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Now run your Archive Plan, manually selecting a small amount of data. Let the job complete. Your archived data will be written to the Wasabi Ball appliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can verify that folders\/files are being written to the appliance. Look for files under a path like the one below to confirm P5 is writing data. The numbers on your installation will vary from the ones in this example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
config\/volumes\/10001\/containers\/01\/02\/03\/04\/cf0360334000000028p5b<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf everything looks good, continue to archive all data using the same method. Archive everything that you wish to have stored on Wasabi cloud storage. Note the total size of storage available on the appliance so that you don\u2019t run out of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using multiple Wasabi Ball appliances<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the time of writing, each appliance has 100TB of raw capacity, resulting in around 87TB of usable space, according to our experiences. If you have more archive data than will fit on a single appliance, you can order more than one appliance and archive to them in sequence. In order to connect to a new appliance, adjust the credentials in the \u2018Cloud Service\u2019 to match the new keys that will be unique to each appliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run separate Archive jobs, so that each appliance is filled in turn. When returning the appliances back to Wasabi, the data from all appliances should be written back into the same bucket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 7 \u2013 Return appliance to Wasabi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Once all archiving has been performed, and everything has been written to the appliance(s), they should be returned to Wasabi, according to the instructions provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once received, the contents of each appliance will be written to a cloud bucket as specified when the appliances were originally ordered. You\u2019ll receive email notification that this is complete. If using more than one appliance, a single bucket should receive the data from all the appliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should be aware of the credentials required to access the data in this cloud bucket once it\u2019s available. Use the Wasabi web control panel to create access keys that provide access to this bucket if you don\u2019t already have them. Multiple sets of access keys can be created. Make a note of the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 8 – Reconnect P5 to the Wasabi Cloud Bucket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Our final step will be to create a new Cloud Service in P5 that points to our cloud bucket, and edit our Container Volume to use this storage to access the archive data in the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit the \u2018Archive<\/strong>\u2019 tab, then click \u2018Storage Manager<\/strong>\u2019 on the left hand side. Select the \u2018Cloud Service\u2019 tab to the right and then click the \u2018New Service\u2019 button at the bottom. This will open a new window into which the appliance details are entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now choose \u2018Wasabi<\/strong>\u2019 (not Wasabi Ball) in the \u2018Cloud Service Provider<\/strong>\u2019 dropdown menu in this window, other fields will be displayed below. Keep the \u2018Description<\/strong>\u2019 as \u2018Wasabi<\/strong>\u2019. This will later distinguish this cloud service from the one named \u2018Wasabi Ball\u2019. Now enter \u2018Access Key ID<\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018Secret Access Key<\/strong>\u2019 as provided by the Wasabi web control panel. Finally enter the name of the bucket where your appliance data was copied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Parallel Operations<\/strong>\u2019 field determines how many separate transfer streams are used when copying data to and from the cloud service. The optimal setting is best obtained by experimentation and dependent upon the nature of your internet connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs in the previous steps, apply these changes and perform both \u2018Test Connection\u2019 and \u2018Compatibility\u2026\u2019 test to confirm your P5 host is able to communicate with the cloud storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Service URL<\/strong> \u2013 this will take the form http:\/\/ip-address-of-appliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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