Amazon S3 Compatible Storage Settings

The Amazon S3 location is only a replication target (storage space). ImageManager primarily replicates consolidated daily and consolidated monthly files to S3 locations. The retention and replication process allows 30-days worth of daily incrementals, plus the minimum incremental needed to connect the oldest incremental in that 30-day range to a monthly consolidation.

Note: ImageManager temporarily sends consolidated weekly files to the S3 bucket during initial replication (if they are a critical part of the image chain). When ImageManager starts replicating consolidated daily files it stops sending consolidated weekly files.

Additional Information about S3 Replication

• Only the critical images (including the consolidated rolling or -cr images) will be replicated until all critical images are in the S3 Bucket.
• If a critical -cr image is updated, it gets replicated to S3.
• When a monthly consolidated file is replicated, the previous set of dailies it replaced will be deleted.
• Note: S3 retention will purge old monthlies and old dailies that are covered by the newest rolling consolidation if rolling consolidation is enabled for the managed folder.

To Add a new Amazon S3 Location

1. In the Locations tab, click the icon to display the Location Settings dialog:
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2. In the Location Settings dialog, click the down arrow for the Type field.
3. Select Amazon S3 Compatible Storage from the dropdown list.
4. Enter an optional descriptive name for the location if desired.
5. Enter the S3 Endpoint name.
6. Enter the Bucket name.
7. Enter the Access Key and Secret Key required to access the location.
8. Click Save.