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Scan StorageGRID data with BlueXP classification

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Complete a few steps to start scanning data within StorageGRID directly with BlueXP classification.

Quick start

Get started quickly by following these steps, or scroll down to the remaining sections for full details.

One Review StorageGRID prerequisites

You need to have the endpoint URL to connect with the StorageGRID service.

You need to have the Access Key and Secret Key from StorageGRID so that BlueXP classification can access the buckets.

Two Deploy the BlueXP classification instance

Deploy BlueXP classification if there isn't already an instance deployed.

Three Add the StorageGRID Service

Add the StorageGRID service to BlueXP classification.

Four Select the buckets to scan

Select the buckets that you'd like to scan and BlueXP classification will start scanning them.

Review StorageGRID requirements

Review the following prerequisites to make sure that you have a supported configuration before you enable BlueXP classification.

  • You need to have the endpoint URL to connect with the object storage service.

  • You need to have the Access Key and Secret Key from StorageGRID so that BlueXP classification can access the buckets.

Deploy the BlueXP classification instance

Deploy BlueXP classification if there isn't already an instance deployed.

If you are scanning data from StorageGRID that is accessible over the internet, you can deploy BlueXP classification in the cloud or deploy BlueXP classification in an on-premises location that has internet access.

If you are scanning data from StorageGRID that has been installed in a dark site that has no internet access, you need to deploy BlueXP classification in the same on-premises location that has no internet access. This also requires that the BlueXP Connector is deployed in that same on-premises location.

Upgrades to BlueXP classification software are automated as long as the instance has internet connectivity.

Add the StorageGRID service to BlueXP classification

Add the StorageGRID service.

Steps

  1. From the Working Environments Configuration page, click Add Data Source > Add StorageGRID.

    A screenshot of the Scan Configuration page where you can click the Add StorageGRID button.

  2. In the Add StorageGRID Service dialog, enter the details for the StorageGRID service and click Continue.

    1. Enter the name you want to use for the Working Environment. This name should reflect the name of the StorageGRID service to which you are connecting.

    2. Enter the Endpoint URL to access the object storage service.

    3. Enter the Access Key and Secret Key so that BlueXP classification can access the buckets in StorageGRID.

      A screenshot of the dialog where you enter the values to access the StorageGRID service.

Result

StorageGRID is added to the list of working environments.

Enable and disable compliance scans on StorageGRID buckets

After you enable BlueXP classification on StorageGRID, the next step is to configure the buckets that you want to scan. BlueXP classification discovers those buckets and displays them in the working environment you created.

Steps

  1. In the Configuration page, click Configuration from the StorageGRID working environment.

    A screenshot of clicking Configuration for the working environment so you can choose the buckets that you want to scan.

  2. Enable mapping-only scans, or mapping and classification scans, on your buckets.

    A screenshot of selecting the StorageGRID buckets you want to scan.

    To: Do this:

    Enable mapping-only scans on a bucket

    Click Map

    Enable full scans on a bucket

    Click Map & Classify

    Disable scanning on a bucket

    Click Off
Result

BlueXP classification starts scanning the buckets that you enabled. If there are any errors, they'll appear in the Status column, alongside the required action to fix the error.