Configuring Provider Storage Settings

Data Management for VMware Tanzu uses an S3-compatible object store to maintain local copies of available database templates and software updates. You configure the object storage repository and the bucket in which Data Management for VMware Tanzu stores these objects by setting the Provider Repo Url.

If you configure a Tanzu Net Token, Data Management for VMware Tanzu keeps this repository up to date. If you have deployed Data Management for VMware Tanzu in an air-gapped environment (an environment with no internet connectivity) and this token is not configured, you are responsible for manually populating the database templates and updates in the Provider Repo.

Note: If you update a previously-set Provider Repo Url, Data Management for VMware Tanzu unpublishes any currently-published database template. You must then manually (re)publish any required database template.

Prerequisites

Before you configure the Provider storage repository, ensure that you have the object store credentials on hand, and that you can identify and have pre-created the bucket.

The Provider storage repository endpoint must be resolvable by the DNS server specified at the time of Provider VM deployment.

Procedure

Perform the following procedure to configure the Provider object storage repository:

1. Select Settings from the left navigation pane.

   This actions displays the Settings view, Information pane.

2. Select the Storage Settings tab to view and configure/update the Provider object storage repository settings.

3. Navigate to the table row that identifies the Provider Repo Url.

4. Click on Add configuration in the status column, or click the three vertical dots in the Action column, and select Update from the pop-up menu.

   The Configure Settings or Update Settings form displays.

5. Set/Update the desired properties:

   Property Name	Value
   Setting Type	The name of the object store setting - Provider Repo Url. (Read-only)
   Storage Type	Select the type of storage from the drop-down list. You can choose S3_COMPATIBLE_STORAGE or AWS.
   Storage URL1	The URL to the object store. If you do not specify the protocol, Data Management for VMware Tanzu assumes it to be https.
   AWS Region	If you selected the AWS storage type, specify the AWS region for the object store.
   Access Key	The access key for the object store.
   Secret Key	The secret key for the object store.
   Bucket Name	The name of the bucket.

   ¹ If you selected the AWS Storage Type, refer to the Amazon Simple Storage Service documentation describing the URL endpoints for specific regions.

6. Click SAVE or UPDATE to apply the settings.