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Plugin USB key – Plugin the USB key into the Perifery Transporter device.
Plug into the network switch – Plug the Perifery Transporter device into a network switch. Your computer/laptop must also be plugged into the same switch for the local network connection.
Power on the device – Press the power button to turn on the device. Once power is on, the device will be accessible via the network. Consult the sheet that came with the device for the URL to enter into your browser to view the console.
Reboot
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Boot
The boot process for Perifery Transporter can take a few minutes to reboot the Perifery Transporter, depending on the amount of data stored. No action is required on your part; we recommend that you wait for the reboot to occur within its scheduled window.
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When you reboot, it starts the following:
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During boot, Perifery Transporter progresses through the following stages:
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When the reboot boot is complete, it shows a confirmation message.
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The user needs to perform the Perifery Transport performs these same steps on every rebootboot. |
Login
Once the device is ready, login into Perifery using the default username and password. These are also found on the sheet that came with the device.
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On the left side, the login screen shows some information about health of all services and hardware used in Perifery Transporter as per the last time the data was updated. If all the services/hardware are up and running, it shows |
icon. If any service/hardware is down, it shows❗icon next to it....
This section contains access URLs and token information and provides an ability to copy either one by one or the whole information (access URLs and tokens) in one go.
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S3 endpoint URL – A remote service endpoint
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S3 access key – An access key for the remote bucket, which must be generated within the remote cloud storage service.
S3 secret key – An S3 secret key. It is generated with the access key.
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There are two ways to copy access URLs and tokens:
To copy all (S3 endpoint URL, bucket name, access key, and secret key) in one go, click Copy all and save them in a text document. These details will be used in the future while moving the bucket content to a remote location.
Copy access URLs and tokens one by one and save them.
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S3 endpoint URL – A remote service endpoint
S3 bucket name – A name of the S3 bucket
S3 access key – An access key for the remote bucket, which must be generated within the remote cloud storage service.
S3 secret key – An S3 secret key. It is generated with the access key.
Uploading content using S3
This section explains how to upload content to Perifery Transporter using an S3 tool like Cyberduck. This is being used for illustrative purposes, but the same information may be used for any application that uses an S3 connection.
Launch Cyberduck and click Open Connection.
Choose Amazon S3 from the dropdown list of protocols.
Fill in the following fields:
Server – The hostname of the Perifery S3 endpoint URL.
Port – A port in the Perifery S3 endpoint URL.
Access Key ID – The Perifery S3 Access Key.
Secret Access Key – The Perifery S3 Secret Key.
Verify that the URL in Cyberduck matches the Perifery S3 Endpoint URL (it is okay if the port is not shown in the Cyberduck URL).
Click Connect.
Browse to the target S3 bucket in Cyberduck.
Integrated Apps
This section contains all the apps integrated with Perifery. Currently, there is no app integrated with Perifery.
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This section provides two options; one is to view the content portal and another is to monitor the system status.
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Content Management
Perifery Transporter is designed to make the task of providing basic S3 storage as simple as possible, for cases where a single user and a single domain are sufficient.
Go to Click Manage Content > click Manage Content. This , this will navigate to the Content Portal where you can browse and search all the content (buckets, objects, etc.). The Content Portal provides multiple functionalities including:
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For Perifery Transporter users, the documentation provided above will help you safely store content in no time.
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Click on the Move icon
corresponding to the bucket. It displays a form in the sliding panel.
Fill up the required fields marked with asterisks (*). An example is shown in the screenshot below:
S3 endpoint URL – Enter a valid target S3 endpoint URL.
S3 region – Enter the S3 region, which is a geographic area of the storage if required by the remote storage vendor.
S3 bucket – Enter the target S3 bucket where the content is to be moved.
Remote folder – Enter a folder path within the remote bucket. This is optional.
Remote S3 access key – Enter an access key for the remote bucket. It must be generated within the remote cloud storage service.
Remote S3 secret key – Enter an S3 secret key. It is generated with the access key.
Click Move. A confirmation message appears:
Now, the S3 target is displayed in the S3 destination column for the corresponding bucket.
Report generation
The report icon gets enabled irrespective of whether the bucket has been moved successfully or got failed to move to the remote location. To generate the report, refer to the following steps:
Click on the reporticon
corresponding to the bucket.
All the objects available in the selected bucket are displayed along with their object name and object status on a successful migration. It gives a preview of the bucket content report:
In case the report is generated for a of failed migration, the report shows the cause of the migration error.
Click Download. It will either download or pop up in a browser tab depending on how the browser handles the content type of the JSON file.
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Click on the username from the top-right corner of the screen.
Select Change Password. It shows a form to provide new password details:
Enter the current password.
Enter a new password and re-enter it to confirm the same.
Click Change. A confirmation message appears saying that ‘Password changed successfully'.
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