Set Up ObjectiveFS With Netapp StorageGRID

Enterprise Plan Feature

This document covers the steps to set up your ObjectiveFS filesystem with Netapp StorageGRID.

What You Need

Keys and endpoint for your Netapp StorageGRID
ObjectiveFS license key from the Filesystem section on your profile page
ObjectiveFS software installed on your machine (see Quick Start)

Steps

Configure Objectivefs

$ sudo mount.objectivefs config objectstore://
Creating config for Your Object Store Provider in /etc/objectivefs.env
Enter ObjectiveFS license: <your ObjectiveFS license>
Enter Endpoint URL (http[s]://example.com[:port]): https://<endpoint>
Enter Access Key: <your access key>
Enter Secret Key: <your secret key>
Enter Region: <your region>

Set configuration parameters for connecting to Netapp StorageGRID

$ echo 1 | sudo tee /etc/objectivefs.env/TLS_NORESUME
$ echo 0 | sudo tee /etc/objectivefs.env/PATHSTYLE

Create your filesystem (one-time only)
- Choose a unique filesystem name. ObjectiveFS will create a new bucket with this name.
- Choose a strong passphrase, write it down and store it somewhere safe.
  IMPORTANT: Without the passphrase, there is no way to recover any files.
```
$ sudo mount.objectivefs create <your filesystem name>
Passphrase (for objectstore://<filesystem>): <your passphrase>
Verify passphrase (for objectstore://<filesystem>): <your passphrase>
```
Mount your filesystem
Mount your filesystem on an existing empty directory, e.g. /ofs. The ObjectiveFS process will run in the background.
```
$ sudo mount.objectivefs -omkdir,mt <your filesystem name> /ofs
Passphrase (for objectstore://<filesystem>): <your passphrase>
```
[Optional] ** Multi-server setup**
Mount this filesystem on as many servers as you wish by running steps 1 and 3 on each server after installing ObjectiveFS. Each server can read and write to the same filesystem at the same time.

Useful Links

If you have questions, please email us at support@objectivefs.com.

Last updated by ObjectiveFS staff, February 13, 2023

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