Initial configuration

The initial configuration steps that are required to get started with ECS include logging in to the ECS Portal for the first time, using the ECS Portal Getting Started Task Checklist and Dashboard, uploading a license, and setting up an ECS virtual data center (VDC).

About this task

To initially configure ECS, the root user or System Administrator must at a minimum:

Procedure

  1. Upload an ECS license.
    See Licensing.
  2. Select a set of nodes to create at least one storage pool.
    See Create a storage pool.
  3. Create a VDC.
    See Create a VDC for a single site.
  4. Create at least one replication group.
    See Create a replication group.
    1. Optional: Set authentication.
      You can add Active Directory (AD), LDAP, or Keystone authentication providers to ECS to enable users to be authenticated by systems external to ECS. See Introduction to authentication providers.
  5. Create at least one namespace. A namespace is the equivalent of a tenant.
    See Create a namespace.
    1. Optional: Create object and/or management users.
      See Working with users in the ECS Portal.
  6. Create at least one bucket.
    See Create a bucket.
    After you configure the initial VDC, if you want to create an additional VDC and federate it with the first VDC, see Add a VDC to a federation.