Sharing External S3 Object Store with User or Group

Describes how to share S3 object store with other users and groups by using the Data Fabric UI.

Prerequisites

You must be one of the following users to perform this operation:
  • owner of the imported external S3 object store
  • fabric manager

About this task

You can share an imported external object store with other Data Fabric users and groups, so that the users or groups are able to use the data from the external object store.

As a fabric manager or a fabric user, you can share the external S3 object store that has been imported by you into Data Fabric.

Follow the steps given below to share an external S3 object store with other Data Fabric users and/or into Data Fabric.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Data Fabric UI.
  2. If you are a fabric manager, click Global namespace (on the Fabric manager view ) or click Resources (on the Fabric user view). If you are a fabric user, click Resources.
  3. On the Table View, click the ellipsis under Actions for the external S3 server row.
  4. Click Share.
  5. Search and click on the users and/or groups with which you wish to share the external S3 object store.
  6. Click Submit.

Results

The S3 object store is shared with the selected users and/or groups. The users and/or groups are able to access the data stored on the S3 object store.