Create and manage object storage via the dashboard

Creating an object storage container

Log into the NeSI FlexiHPC Dashboard

Select the project you would like to deploy the new instance too (Use the project selector on the top left-hand side):

Open the Project tab, open the Object Storage tab and select the Containers category

Click + Container.

Within the Create Container dialog you have a few options

Container Name

A friendly name for your container. It must not contain “/” in its name.

Storage Policy

This defaults to default-placement and is the only option available at this time.

Container Access

You have a choice between public or not-public

A Public container will allow anyone with the public URL to gain access to your objects in the container

Once you have given the container a name and decided if its public or private click Submit to create the container.

Deleting an object storage container

Note

You are not able to delete a container if there are items present within it. Please delete all items before attempting to delete the container.

Log into the NeSI FlexiHPC Dashboard

Select the project you would like to deploy the new instance too (Use the project selector on the top left-hand side):

Open the Project tab, open the Object Storage tab and select the Containers category

Select the container you would like to delete and it should highlight with blue

Hovering over the Trashcan Icon should show a tooltip that says Delete Container and clicking it should present a Confirm Delete dialog.

If you are certain that you wish to delete the container click Delete and the container should be removed

Upload a file to a storage object container

Note

Files uploaded into a FlexiHPC storage via the dashboard are saved as a binary/octet-stream which means they are only downloaded when they are requested via the URL.

There is also an issue where the public URL provided via the dashboard doesn't auth correctly so you are unable to view/download files.

The URL that currently works should you wish to view/download a file from object storage looks like the following https://object.akl-1.cloud.nesi.org.nz/CONTAINER_NAME/FILE_NAME

Log into the NeSI FlexiHPC Dashboard

Select the project you would like to deploy the new instance too (Use the project selector on the top left-hand side):

Open the Project tab, open the Object Storage tab and select the Containers category

Select the container you would like to delete and it should highlight with blue

On the far right there should be 3 icons, Upload File + Folder and Delete Item

Click the Upload File icon and within the Upload File dialog clicking Choose File should allow you to browse to the file on your local machine. You are also able to give it a different name should you so choose.

Clicking Upload File will now begin to upload that file to the object storage container. The time it takes to complete the upload will depend on the file size and the network upload speed.

Create a folder like structure in an object storage container

We say folder like structure as that is what it looks like from the dashboards perspective, however under lying this the structure is flat.

Log into the NeSI FlexiHPC Dashboard

Select the project you would like to deploy the new instance too (Use the project selector on the top left-hand side):

Open the Project tab, open the Object Storage tab and select the Containers category

Select the container you would like to delete and it should highlight with blue

On the far right there should be 3 icons, Upload File + Folder and Delete Item

Clicking + Folder will present you with the Create Folder dialog.

Fill in the Folder Name and click Create Folder