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Configuring File System Target Service
Purpose
Aparavi allows business users to automate data actions by linking File System sources and targets, no code or command line necessary.
Connecting File System targets allows the system to direct data into pre-configured data services. This enables businesses to build custom workflows for data hygiene, compliance, and retention use cases. Once the File System target service has been linked, copy action queries can be customized to run in the background.
Please Note: FAT32 file systems and removable or mounted drives cannot be configured as a target service at this time.
Target Services Supported
- File Systems
- AWS s3
- SMB
- Azure blob
- s3 compatible
Configuring a Target Service
The platform allows for all nodes to inherit identical settings for the Targets subtab. If the various nodes should have their own set of specifications instead, disabling this feature is also available.
Adding File System Target Service
1. Click on the Policies tab, located in the top navigation menu.
2. Click on the Targets subtab.
3. Click on the Add Target button, located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
4. Once clicked, the Add Target pop-up box will appear.
5. Inside the Add Target pop-up box, click the Target Type field and select the File System option.
6. Once the File System option is selected, the pop-up box will expand to offer additional fields.
7. Enter the File System fields so the system can validate the information entered.
8. Once all required fields have been completed, click on the Validate button.
9. Once the system has completed validation with the target service, click on the Ok button located inside the Add Target pop-up box.
Please Note: If the Ok button is inactive, this is due to the failure of the credentials and the fields should be checked for errors.
10. Click on the Save All Changes button, located in the bottom right-hand side of the screen.
11. To save the settings, click on the OK button to confirm the changes.
12. Once the target service has been set up, it will appear under the Configured Services section.
Editing File System Target Service
1. Click on the Policies tab, located in the top navigation menu.
2. Click on the Targets subtab.
3. Click on the Edit button, located next to the Target Service. Once this button is clicked, the Edit Target pop-up box will appear.
4. Inside of the Edit Target pop-up box, alter the settings.
5. Once all required fields have been completed, click on the Validate button.
6. Once the system has completed validation with the target service, click on the Ok button located inside the Edit Target pop-up box.
Please Note: If the Ok button is inactive, this is due to the failure of the credentials and the fields should be checked for errors.
7. Click on the Save All Changes button.
8. Click on the Ok button, located inside the Save Changes pop-up box.
9. Once the target service has been saved, it will appear under the Configured Services section.
Please Note: If any actions have been configured, the File System Target service will need to be updated.
Deleting File System Target Service
1. Click on the Policies tab, located in the top navigation menu.
2. Click on the Targets subtab.
3. Click on the Delete button, located next to the File System target service. Once this button is clicked, the target will disappear from the Targets section.
4. A pop-up box will appear with a warning that if any actions are configured, they need to be reconfigured once the File System Target service is deleted. Click on the [Yes I’m Sure] checkbox and then click the delete button.
5. Click the Save All Changes button.
6. Click on the Ok button, located inside the Save Changes pop-up box.
From now on, the system will no longer perform the actions configured to the File System Target service that was deleted.
