CloudBerryS3Explorer(Freeware)
Intro
CloudBerryS3Explorerisa3rdpartyutilitywhichprovidesaclientbrowserwithGUI,enablingusersto
performdrag/droptransferoffilesbetweenalocalcomputerandtheIgneousHybridStorageCloud.
FormoreinformationonCloudBerryS3Explorer,pleasegotoCloudBerry’swebsite:
http://www.cloudberrylab.com/
Note:thefollowinginstructionspertainonlytoCloudBerryS3ExplorerforWindows:thereareother
CloudBerryofferingswhichwillbecoveredinseparatedocumentation.
DownloadandInstall
DownloadCloudBerryS3ExplorerfromtheCloudBerryLabwebsite:
http://www.cloudberrylab.com/download-thanks.aspx?prod=cbes3free
ConfiguringConnections
WhenfirstlaunchingCloudBerryS3Explorer,youwillbepresentedwithadialogallowingyoutochoosea
cloudstorageprovider.You’llwanttoselect“S3compatible”:
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Note:ifyouhavepreviouslylaunchedCloudBerry,youcanaccomplishthesamegoalbyaccessingthe
“File”menu,choosing“NewS3CompatibleAccount”,thenselectingthe1stoption,“S3Compatible”,as
intheillustrationbelow:
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Nowyoushouldbepresentedwiththefollowingdialogbox,whereyou’llfillinspecificsonyour
connectiontoIgneous:
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DisplayName:Choosesomethingthatwillhelpyourememberwhatthisconnectionrepresents.Ifin
doubt,choosethehostnameoftheIgneousdataRouter.
ServicePoint:inputthehostnameorIPaddressofyourIgneousdataRouter.Youmayoptionally
supplytheportnumber(443ifusingSSL,80ifnot).
AccessKey:thiswouldhavebeenprovidedtoyoubyyourITadministrator,itistheequivalentofa
username.
SecretKey:thiswouldhavealsobeenprovidedbyyourITadministrator,andistheequivalentofa
password.
UseSSL:ConsultwithyouradministratorifyouareunsurewhethertouseSSLornon-SSLbased
connections.Sincethissystemisinyourdatacenter,werecommendnotusingSSL
Onceyouhavefinishedconfiguringtheconnection,clickthe‘TestConnection’button,whichshouldyield
asuccessmessage:
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Click‘Close’,andthen‘OK’,andyourconnectionisnowsaved.Youshouldnowseealistofavailable
connections,whichcanbemodifiedlaterifdesired:
Click‘Close’toreturnbacktothemainscreen.
Inordertousetheconnectionyoucreated,selectitfromthedropdownmenuasshownbelow:
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That’sit,youarenowabletoupload,download,andarrangeobjectsonyourIgneousDataservice!
Caveats
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ManipulationofACLsisnotsupportedatthistime.
SomeAWSspecificmetadataoptionsarenotaccessibleormodifiable,eg:
• StorageClass
• Encryption
• Versioning
ThisdocumentdescribesconnectingtoCloudBerryS3Freeedition,whichisafullyfunctioningfree
version,withnotimelimit.NotethatCloudBerryS3ExplorerPRO,apaidproduct,offersadditional
featuresandfunctionalitywhichmaybebeneficialtoyourusecase.Pleaseconsult
http://www.cloudberrylab.com/free-amazon-s3-explorer-cloudfront-IAM.aspxformoredetails.
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