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Integrate Hitachi Content Platform with IDrive® e2

Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) is a scalable storage solution that supports multi-tiering, multi-tenancy, and multi-cloud setups. It provides a secure and flexible platform for data governance, content management, archiving, and compliance. Use HCP with IDrive® e2 for efficient object data tiering.

Prerequisites:

Before uploading files using Hitachi Content Platform, you require:

  1. An active IDrive® e2 account. Sign up here if you do not have one.
  2. A bucket in IDrive® e2. See how to create a bucket.
  3. A valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Learn how to create an access key.
  4. A valid Hitachi Content Platform account.

Configure Hitachi Content Platform with IDrive® e2

  1. Login to the HCP portal with a valid credential.
  2. Navigate to Home > Create Bucket.
  3. In the Create Bucket screen,
    1. Enter a name for the Bucket.
    2. Select Sync-to Replication as a bucket policy.
    3. In the Policy screen, click Add Rule to add a new rule to the bucket.
    4. In the Remote bucket configuration, enter the IDrive® e2 Credentials,
      • Select Generic S3 as the S3 type.
      • Enter the IDrive® e2 region as Region.
      • Enter the IDrive® e2 cloud object storage end-point as S3 hostname.
      • Enter the IDrive® e2 bucket name as Bucket.
      • Enter the IDrive® e2 Access Key as the Access Key.
      • Enter the IDrive® e2 Secret Access Key as the Secret Key.
      • Keep Port 443 and click Done.
  4. Click Create to complete the bucket creation process.

Note: After successfully creating the bucket, you can upload any type of data that will sync with the bucket in IDrive® e2.

Note: Data restoration is handled by your specific backup solution provider and is affected by multiple variables that are unique to your environment. For application-related enquiries/support, it is strongly recommended you seek guidance from the technical team of your backup solution provider.