storsimple-configure-new-storage-account-u1.md

To add a storage account in StorSimple 8000 Series Update 1.0

1. On the StorSimple Manager service landing page, select your service and double-click it. This will take you to the Quick Start page. Select the Configure page.

2. Click Add/edit storage account.

3. In the Add/Edit Storage Account dialog box, click Add new.

4. In the Provider field, select the appropriate cloud service provider. The supported providers are Azure, Amazon S3, Amazon S3 with RRS, HP and OpenStack. Specify the credentials and the location associated with the storage account of your cloud service providers. The fields presented for credentials will be different depending upon the cloud service provider you have specified.

   • If you have selected Azure as your cloud service provider, supply the Name and the primary Access Key for your Microsoft Azure storage account. For an Azure account, the location will be automatically populated.

     

   • If you have selected Amazon S3 or Amazon S3 with RRS, provide a friendly Storage Account name, Access Key, and Secret Key. For Amazon S3 and Amazon S3 with RRS, the following locations are supported:

     • US Standard

     • US West (Oregon)

     • US West (Northern California)

     • EU (Ireland)

     • Asia Pacific (Singapore)

     • Asia Pacific (Sydney)

     • Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

     • South America (Sao Paulo)

       

   • If you have selected HP as your cloud service provider, supply a friendly Storage Account Name, Tenant ID, Username, and Password. For HP, the following locations are supported:

     • US East

     • US West

       

   • If you have selected Openstack as your cloud service provider, provide a Hostname, Access Key, and Secret Key.

     [!NOTE] For all the cloud service providers, excluding Azure, a friendly name is allowed. You can use different friendly names and create more than one storage account with the same set of credentials.

     

5. Select Enable SSL Mode to create a secure channel for network communication between your device and the cloud. Clear the Enable SSL Mode check box only if you are operating within a private cloud.

   [!NOTE] If you are using HP as your provider, SSL will always be enabled.

6. Click the check icon . You will be notified after the storage account is successfully created.

7. The newly created storage account will be displayed on the Configure page under Storage accounts. Click Save to save the new storage account. Click OK when prompted for confirmation.