Use Drive's account wizard to configure a transfer account for cloud storage.
To set up a transfer account, make sure you have the following information from the
system administrator who manages your transfer server:
- A URL for the transfer server, including a port and path (if applicable).
- A username and password that was set up on your transfer server.
The steps below assume that you have Drive installed and running.
To add a cloud account to Drive, do the following:
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If the
Account Wizard is not open, launch it:
In the system tray, right-click the Drive icon
and
select
Preferences > Accounts. Then click
to add
a Drive account.
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Select your IBM Aspera product:
Click IBM Aspera on Cloud.
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Fill in the fields with the following information about the transfer
server:
| Field |
Description |
| Account name |
The name of the account. The name is used only by
Drive. |
| Server address |
The URL address for the server, and the port number (if
applicable). |
| Username |
The username that you have on the transfer
server. |
| Password |
The password that you have on the transfer
server. |
Click Set up Aspera Drive.
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Fill
in the following information about your cloud storage:
| Field |
Description |
| Cloud Storage |
The type of cloud storage. Select either
Microsoft Azure or
Microsoft Azure SAS. |
| Storage account |
The account name for the cloud storage you will use.
Note: For Azure SAS accounts, the URL must have been created with full permissions. |
| Access key |
The alphanumeric key for this storage account. |
| Path |
The path within the storage that this Drive account should have
access to. |
| Use page blobs |
Select if your cloud storage uses page blobs. |
Click Next.
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When the screen displays a success message,
click Finish to exit the Account Wizard.