Create and manage object containers

OpenStack Object Storage provides a distributed, API-accessible storage platform that can be integrated directly into an application or used to store any type of file, including CM images, backups, archives, or media files. In the myELITS portal, you can only manage containers and objects.

In OpenStack Object Storage, containers provide storage for object in a manner similar to a Windows folder or Linux file directory, though they cannot be nested. An object in OpenStack consists of the file to be stored in the container and any accompanying metadata.

Create a container

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Navigate to Infrastructure>Storage>Objects.
3. Click Create Container.
4. In the Create Container dialog box, enter a name for the container, and then Click Container.
   
   Note! To delete a container, click on the More button and select Delete Container.

Upload an object

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Navigate to Infrastructure>Storage>Objects.
3. Select the container in which you want to store your object.
4. Click Upload Object
   The Upload Object To Container: <name>dialog box appears. "<name>" is the name of the container to which you are uploading the object.
5. Enter a name for the object.
6. Browse to and select the file that you want to upload.
7. Click Upload Object.
   
   Note! To delete an object, click on the More button and select Delete Object.

Manage an object

To edit an object

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Navigate to Infrastructure>Storage>Objects.
3. Select the container in which you want to store your object.
4. Click More and choose Edit from the dropdown list
   The Edit Object dialog box is displayed-
5. Browse to and select the file that you want to upload.
6. Click Update Object.
   
   Note! To delete an object, click on the More button and select Delete Object.

To copy an object from one container to another

1. Log in to the dashboard
2. Navigate to Infrastructure>Storage>Objects.
3. Select the container in which you want to store your object.
4. Click Upload Object.
   The Upload Object To Container. "<name>" dialog box is displayed.
   "<name>" is the name of the container to which you are uploading the object.
5. Enter a name for the object.
6. Click Update Object.

To create a pseudo-folder

Pseudo-folders are similar to folders in your desktop operating system. They are virtual collections defined by a common prefix on the object's name.

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Navigate to Infrastructure>Storage>Objects.
3. Select the container in which you want to store your object.
4. Click Create Pseudo-Folder.
   The Create Pseudo-Folder in Container "<name>" dialog box is displayed. "<name>" is the name of the container to which you are uploading the object.
5. Enter a name for the pseudo-folder.
   A slash (/) character is used as the delimiter for pseudo-folders in Object Storage.
   
6. Click Create.

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Changes were made based on the original Openstack User guide