Amazon Glacier can be set up as a storage location to enable archiving of assets in NetX. For more on how this feature works, see Archiving Assets with Amazon Glacier.
Before you begin
The following information is required to configure Amazon Glacier as a storage location.
- An Amazon Web Service account.
- A Glacier vault.
- AWS credentials including an access key, secret key.
- A region code.
Properties
Amazon Glacier can be configured using the NetX properties listed below. Once Amazon Glacier storage is added to your instance, storage location management can be found via the Storage tab of the Systems area.
| Property | Values | Description | Requires restart? |
glacier.archiveEnabled |
true / false | If the value of this property is true, Glacier storage is enabled. If the value of this property is false, Amazon Glacier will not be available as a storage option and assets will not be eligible for archive. Note that this property alone is not sufficient to set up an Amazon Glacier storage location; the properties which configure the access key, secret key, vault name, and region are also required. | Yes |
glacier.accessKey |
Amazon-generated access key |
The value of this property must use the access key generated for your AWS account. | Yes |
glacier.secretKey |
Amazon-generated secret key |
The value of this property must be the secret key generated for your AWS account. | Yes |
glacier.vaultName |
Name of your Glacier vault | The value of this property must be the name of your Glacier vault. | Yes |
glacier.region |
Region code | The value of this property should correspond to the regional location of the archive, e.g. us-west-2 (United States, Oregon). | Yes |