Explore bucket configuration

In this chapter, explore the configurations of the pre-provisioned buckets.

Important

Before proceeding, all users should verify their IBM Technology Zone Environment is Ready and the invitation to join the 2305900 - ITZ - ADHOC03 has been accepted. The invitation e-mail subject line is Account: You are invited to join an account in IBM Cloud and was sent by no-reply@cloud.ibm.com

  1. Open the IBM Cloud Portal: https://cloud.ibm.com/ and authenticate.
  2. Change to the 2305900 - ITZ - ADHOC03 account.

Tip

If the browser window is narrow, this icon: may be seen instead of the current account name as shown in the screen capture above.

  1. Click the navigation hamburger button on the upper left corner on IBM Cloud Portal and then Click Resource list

  1. Click COS-L3-service in the Storage resource list.

  1. Click cos-l3-with-retention in the Buckets table.

  1. Click the Configuration tab.

Important

The image above was captured prior to content being uploaded. This view will change depending on what content is currently stored in COS. Expect to see differences in the Objects table.

At this point, explore the various sections on the Configuration page for the bucket. Three specific sections to explore are: Key management, Activity Tracker, Retention policy and Lifecycle policy.

Reminder

Users have limited permissions in the shared environment, so options to modify the bucket are disabled.

Take a few minutes to explore the configuration settings of the other pre-provisioned bucket: cos-l3-without-retention.