Filespace initialization can be performed from the command line with a number of advanced features. For specifics on --block-size to control the LucidLink data layout within an S3 compatible object storage - see this FAQ.
Please reach out via LucidLink Support for additional guidance.
usage: Lucid init-s3 [--fs] name --provider name [options] Initialize with Amazon S3 object store Options: [--fs] name The file space name (required) --password password The root password used to encrypt the file space with --rendezvous address Set the rendezvous server address --root-path path Set root path for the file space data and metadata --http Use HTTP instead of HTTPS --https Use HTTPS (default) --proxy arg Specify a proxy server to tunnel all communication. Use the following format: [protocol://][user:password@]proxyhost[:port]. Supported protocols: http. --access-key key Amazon S3 access key --secret-key key Amazon S3 secret key --bucket-name name Use a specific bucket name (default: use unique name) --provider name Specify the name of the S3 compatible provider (AWS, DigitalOcean, ...) (required) --region name Specify S3 region --endpoint name|IP:port Specify S3 compatible endpoint --virtual-addressing Use virtual hosted-style bucket addressing instead of path-style --block-size size Set the file space block size in KiB (default is 256)
Step 1:
- Create a Filespace
- Define Filespace name
- Choose Your or LucidLink storage
- Select Your Cloud Provider and Region
- Specify a HTTP or HTTPS endpoint URL (including PORT if required)
- Optional: specify Region if required
- Optional: specify Bucket name if required
- Review and confirm, finally Create Filespace
Step 2:
Your Filespace is being set up - this will take a minute or two, please be patient. Once setup is complete, your Filespace will prompt "initialize". Ensure that the LucidLink OS client is downloaded and installed on the machine performing the initialization.
We need to start a OS client daemon. we can do this from the command line, with "lucid daemon" alternatively at the point that OS client has been installed, please ensure it is open and is prompting to "connect" please leave this window open because in the background the LucidLink OS client daemon/service is successfully running.
Step 3:
Open command line, terminal, depending on what OS client you are using and enter the following command, making sure to supply the full Filespace and domain, shared secret, endpoint:port, credentials and bucket name if required, followed by a provider "text" as a simple 1 word vendor identity ie. Minio
lucid init-s3 --fs <filespace.domain> --password <sharedsecret> --endpoint <ipadddress/url:port> --access-key <access-key> --secret-key <secret-key> --https --region <region> --bucket-name <bucket> --Provider <vendor>
You should receive "Daemon init request sent." for a successful initialization although should your initial attempt not complete successfully, additional information for guidance might be provided in the error output, please update your combination of parameters and try again.
You can try multiple times, with parameters such as --http instead of --https for example, and in certain circumstances parameters such as region are case sensitive. Until your initialization is successful your file space will be waiting patiently in the portal for this step to complete.
Example:
lucid init-s3 --fs myexample.filespace --password 12345 --endpoint myobjectstorageendpointandport:80 --access-key 6fa50f2185a0a0c094a3e --secret-key yAKs9SxkGsaHLS+rOef8D8UdGvELKYrBL/AfwLki/ --http --block-size 128 --provider Minio
Note: If you receive a "Connection refused" error please make sure the LucidLink Client is running. Otherwise you can launch a separate command line or terminal daemon with
lucid daemon. Also note the endpoint URL does not requirehttp://orhttps://prefix like it did through the portal as this is supplied separately via command line options of--httpsor--http.