Creating Access Keys in the Cluster Manager

The cluster connects to SoftLayer Swift storage using access keys, which provide a more secure and flexible alternative to authenticating with the Aspera node user or system user. For more information about access keys, see Access Key Overview.

In the Cluster Manager, click the cluster you want to configure. In the cluster details, click the Access Keys tab.
Click New to create a new access key.
Name your access key.
Enter the Aspera Customer ID and Aspera Entitlement ID into their respective fields.
Choose Softayer Swift as the storage.
Configure the container options.
To access the information you need to accomplish the following steps, go to your Object Storage page in the SoftLayer portal (Storage > Object Storage, select your Account Name and the region of your cluster). The following instructions assume you are on the Object Storage page.
1. Enter the endpoint. Click View Credentials. Copy your Public Authentication Endpoint into the Endpoint field.
2. Enter the container name in the Container field.
3. Enter the path for the directory of the bucket you want to grant access to. The path must not be empty. Enter "/" if you want to access the entire bucket.
4. Enter the account username. Click View Credentials and copy your account username into the Username field.
5. Enter the API key. Click View Credentials and copy the API Key into the API Key field.
Click Create.

The new access key is added to the list of access keys with the state PENDING. If the cluster nodes can access the specified storage location successfully, the state turns to SYNCHRONIZED. Otherwise, the state turns to ERROR and the corresponding error message is displayed.