Cloud Type
Text Box
Description
Rackspace Cloud Block Storage User Name
Enter the user name for your
Rackspace cloud account.
API Key
Enter the API key for this
account.
Display Name
Create a display name for this
account in AppAssure; for
example, Rackspace 1.
6.
Click
Add
.
The dialog box closes, and your account is displayed on the
Clouds
page of the Core Console.
Editing a cloud account
Perform the following steps to edit a cloud account:
1.
In the Core Console, click the
Tools
tab.
2.
In the left menu, click
Clouds
.
3.
Next to the cloud account you want to edit, click the drop-down menu, and then click
Edit
.
The
Edit Account
window opens.
4.
Edit the details as necessary, and then click
Save
.
NOTE: You cannot edit the cloud type.
Configuring cloud account settings
The cloud configuration settings let you determine the number of times AppAssure should attempt to
connect to your cloud account, and the amount of time spent on an attempt before it times out.
To configure the connection settings for your cloud account:
1.
In the Core Console, click the
Configuration
tab.
2.
In the left menu, click
Settings
.
3.
On the
Settings
page, scroll down to
Cloud Configuration
.
4.
Click the drop-down menu next to the cloud account you want to configure, and then do one of the
following:
• Click
Edit
.
The
Cloud Configuration
dialog box appears.
1.
Use the up and down arrows to edit either of the following options:
–
Request Timeout:
Displayed in minutes and seconds, it determines the amount of time
AppAssure should spend on a single attempt to connect to the cloud account when
there is a delay. Connection attempts will cease after the entered amount of time.
–
Retry Count:
Determines the number of attempts AppAssure should conduct before
determining that the cloud account cannot be reached.
–
Write Buffer Size:
Determines the buffer size reserved for writing archived data to the
cloud.
–
Read Buffer Size:
Determines the block size reserved for reading archived data from the
cloud.
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