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To create a new File System profile, click the New Configuration button button in the upper left part of the Desktop windowthe Build View, and then select select File System Profile from the menu. The configurations will vary depending on the selected file system, and each file system will be described separately below.

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The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type has been opened in the currently displayed tab. The File System profile uses the standard menu items and buttons that are visible for all configurations, and these are described in Build View.The Edit menu is specific for the File System profile configurations Common Configuration Buttons.

ItemDescription

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Select this menu item to enable the use of External References in the File System profile configuration. This can be used to configure the following fields:

Amazon S3 file systems

  • Access Key
  • Secret Key
  • Bucket
  • Region
  • Advanced Properties

HDFS file systems

  • Host
  • Port
  • Advanced Properties

For further information, see Using External Reference in Agent Profile Fields and External Reference Profile.

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When selecting Amazon S3 as a file system, you will see two tabs General and Advanced.

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File System profile - Amazon S3 - General tab

General Tab

The following settings are available in the General tab tab in the File System profile (see screenshot above):

SettingDescription

File System Type

Select which file system type this profile should be applied for. Currently, only Amazon S3 is available.
Credentials
Credentials from EnvironmentSelect this check box in order to pick up the credentials from the environment instead of entering them in this profile. If this check box is selected, the Access Key and Secret Key fields will be disabled.

Access Key

Enter the access key for the user who owns the Amazon S3 account in this field.

Secret Key

Enter the secret key for the stated access key in this field.

Location
Region from EnvironmentSelect this check box in order to pick up the region from the environment instead of entering the region in this profile. If this check box is selected, the Region field will be disabled.
RegionEnter the name of the Amazon S3 region in this field.

Bucket

Enter the name of the Amazon S3 bucket in this field.

Use Amazon ProfileSelect this check box if you already have an Amazon Profile set up, this will disable the fields above and allow you to utilize the credentials that you have defined in your chosen Amazon Profile.

Advanced Tab

In the Advanced tab, you can configure properties for the Amazon S3 File System client. 

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File System profile - Amazon S3 - Advanced tabFor information on how to configure the properties for Amazon S3 File System client, please refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/acl-overview.html#canned-acl

GCP Storage 

When selecting GCP Storage as a file system, you will see only one tab called  General.