Settings → Storage

Object storage

Ixiea allows administrators to configure object storage for saving asset session recordings.

The following object storage types are currently supported:

  • Built-in types:

    • Local (stores recordings locally)
    • Null (does not store recordings)

  • Cloud or external storage types:

    • Amazon S3
    • Ceph
    • OpenStack Swift
    • Alibaba Cloud OSS
    • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
    • Huawei Cloud OBS
    • Tencent Cloud COS

  • Backup-only storage:

    • SFTP (used only for storing backup files, such as account backups)

Create an object storage

  1. Click the settings gear in the bottom-left navigation.

  2. Open Settings → Storage.

  3. Open the Object storage tab.

  4. Click + Create, and select the desired object storage type.

  5. Fill in the required information for the selected object storage type.

  6. Click Submit.

Set the default object storage

After setting a default storage, newly registered components will automatically use it. The object storage type of existing components will remain unchanged.

  1. Click the settings gear in the bottom-left navigation.

  2. Open Settings → Storage.

  3. Open the Object storage tab.

  4. Find the object storage you want to set as default.

  5. In the Actions column, click the ··· icon, then click Set as default.

    SFTP storage cannot be set as the default object storage.

Test the object storage

You can test whether the configured object storage is working properly.

  1. Click the settings gear in the bottom-left navigation.

  2. Open Settings → Storage.

  3. Open the Object storage tab.

  4. Find the object storage you want to test.

  5. In the Actions column, click the ··· icon, then click Test.

Edit an object storage

  1. Click the settings gear in the bottom-left navigation.

  2. Open Settings → Storage.

  3. Open the Object storage tab.

  4. Find the object storage you want to edit.

  5. In the Actions column, click Edit.

Delete an object storage

  1. Click the settings gear in the bottom-left navigation.

  2. Open Settings → Storage.

  3. Open the Object storage tab.

  4. Find the object storage you want to delete.

  5. In the Actions column, click the ··· icon, then click Delete.