vStor 4.12 Documentation
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    • Required Ports for Catalogic vStor
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    • Catalogic vStor for VMware
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  • Basic Configuration
    • Initializing vStor
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      • Using vStor API Keys with Catalogic DPX
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  • Storage Management
    • Adding Disks
    • Managing Storage Pools
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      • Migrating Volumes
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  • Data Protection
    • Catalogic vStor Backup and Recovery
    • vStor Partnerships
      • Creating Replication Groups
      • Establishing Cross-Version Partnerships
    • Enabling Volume Encryption
    • Immutability in vStor
    • Using GuardMode Scan
    • Using Remote Keystore
  • Advanced Configuration
    • Using Multipath Storage
    • Managing Certificates
    • Adding Encryption URLs
    • Managing MinIO Buckets
    • Assigning an E-mail to a vStor Account
    • Managing vStor User Accounts
    • Using Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
  • vStor Command Line Interface
    • Catalogic vStor Server CLI Overview
  • Best Practices
    • Hardware Configurations: Best Practices
    • Data Backup: Best Practices
    • Data Archiving: Best Practices
    • Backup Storage: Best Practices
    • Frequently Asked Questions: Best Practices
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  1. Advanced Configuration

Managing MinIO Buckets

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Catalogic vStor’s virtual appliance includes an embedded MinIO server, suitable for archiving Block and Agentless data. You can either format a disk for a new MinIO volume or register an existing one, typically on a separate server.

See also. To register MinIO buckets with Catalogic DPX instead of Catalogic vStor, see .

Accessing the MinIO Console

You can create a MinIO bucket from the MinIO Console on your web browser. If you created a new MinIO volume from the Catalogic vStor, take the following actions:

  1. Access the vStor Management Interface at https://<vStor_hostname_or_IP>:8900.

  2. Log in as admin.

  3. From the navigation menu, select Storage and open a MinIO volume.

  4. Navigate to its MinIO tab. Ensure that you can see the access key and the secret key. You can use the buttons to copy the credentials. You will need them to log in to the MinIO server.

  5. Click Go MinIO Server to open the MinIO volume server in a new tab. Make sure your workstation can reach the MinIO server’s UI port.

  6. Enter the MinIO volume’s access key in the Username field and the secret key in the Password field.

  7. Click Login to access the MinIO Console.

Tip. If you are unable to log in to the MinIO Console, ensure that you are using a valid custom certificate.

Creating buckets of MinIO

To create a new bucket in the MinIO Console for Catalogic vStor:

  1. From the navigation menu, select Buckets.

  2. Click Create Bucket. Enter the Bucket Name and click Create Bucket.

Tip. When naming MinIO buckets, use at least three lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens to comply with AWS S3 standards.

After creating a new bucket, confirm its visibility in the MinIO Console. Then, return to the vStor Management Interface and check that the MinIO bucket is visible under the MinIO tab.

See also. For the latest information about the MinIO Console and its operations, see .

See also. For more details on best practices for data archiving, see .

MinIO documentation
Data Archiving: Best Practices
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