You can use a Cloud Storage Pool to move StorageGRID objects to an external storage location, such as Amazon Glacier. Moving objects outside of the grid lets you take advantage of a low-cost storage tier for long-term archive.
Steps
What a Cloud Storage Pool is
A Cloud Storage Pool lets you use ILM to move object data outside of your StorageGRID system. For example, you might want to move infrequently accessed objects to low-cost Amazon Glacier storage, or you might want to free up on-premise storage by storing older versions of objects externally.
Considerations for Cloud Storage Pools
If you plan to use a Cloud Storage Pool to move objects out of the StorageGRID system, you must review the considerations for configuring and using Cloud Storage Pools.
Creating a Cloud Storage Pool
When you create a Cloud Storage Pool, you specify the name and location of the external bucket that StorageGRID will use to store objects. A StorageGRID system can have only one Cloud Storage Pool.
Editing a Cloud Storage Pool
You can edit a Cloud Storage Pool to change its name, URI, or other details; however, you cannot change the bucket for a Cloud Storage Pool.
Removing a Cloud Storage Pool
You can remove a Cloud Storage Pool that is not used in an ILM rule and that does not contain object data.
Troubleshooting Cloud Storage Pools
If you encounter errors when creating, editing, or deleting a Cloud Storage Pool, use these troubleshooting steps to help resolve the issue.