This topic describes how to manage an elastic gateway in the Cloud Storage Gateway (CSG) console. You can create, delete, and rename an elastic gateway.

Prerequisites

  1. An Alibaba Cloud account is created and real-name verification is complete. For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud account.
    Note We recommend that you log on to the CSG console as a RAM user. For more information, see Use RAM to implement account-based access control.
  2. CSG is activated.

    When you log on to the for the first time, activate the CSG service as prompted.

  3. A virtual private cloud (VPC) is available in the region where you want to create a cloud file gateway. For more information, see Create an IPv4 VPC.
  4. An Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance is available in the region where you want to create a cloud file gateway. The ECS instance runs in the VPC. For more information, see Create an ECS instance.
    Note If your on-premises host is connected to a VPC by using an Express Connect circuit, you can also manage the file gateway on your on-premises host.

Create an elastic gateway

  1. Log on to the CSG console.
  2. Select the region where you want to create an elastic gateway.
  3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Gateways. On the Current Gateway Cluster page, select a gateway cluster and click Create.
    If you do not have a gateway cluster, click Create Gateway Cluster on the Overview page.
  4. In the Basic Information step, set the parameters and click Next. The following table describes the parameters.
    Parameter Description
    Name The name of the elastic gateway.

    The name must be 1 to 60 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter.

    Description The description of the elastic gateway.

    The description must be 1 to 255 characters in length and can contain all characters.

    VPC The virtual private cloud (VPC) in which you want to deploy the elastic gateway.
    Note The specified VPC must be the VPC in which your Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance or local host resides.
    VSwitch The vSwitch that is connected to the elastic gateway.
    Note
    • The specified vSwitch must be the same vSwitch that is connected to your ECS instance or local host.
    • If no elastic gateway is available in the zone where the specified vSwitch resides, create a vSwitch in another zone.
    Maximum Throughput The maximum throughput of the elastic gateway.
    Note The maximum throughput cannot be less than 30 GB/s or greater than 80 GB/s, and must be a multiple of 10.
    Capacity The capacity of the elastic gateway.
    Note The capacity cannot be less than 500 GB or greater than 32 TB.
  5. In the Add Storage Target step, set the parameters as needed, and then click Next. The following table describes the parameters.
    Parameter Description
    Storage Target Type The type of the storage target.
    Note Only Object Storage Service (OSS) buckets are supported.
    OSS Bucket The OSS bucket that is already created.
  6. In the Confirmation step, confirm your settings and click OK.

What to do next

On the Current Gateway Cluster page, you can also perform the following operations.

Operation Description
Delete a gateway Find the elastic gateway that you want to delete and choose More > Delete in the Actions column.
Rename a gateway Find the elastic gateway that you want to rename and click Edit in the Actions column.
Edit tags Find the elastic gateway and choose More > Change Tags in the Actions column.