This topic describes how to manage file gateways in the Cloud Storage Gateway (CSG) console. You can create, delete, and rename a gateway.
Prerequisites
- An Alibaba Cloud account is created and the real-name verification is completed. 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.
- CSG is activated.
When you log on to the for the first time, activate the CSG service as prompted.
- 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.
- 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 a file gateway
Related operations
After you click Gateways in the left-side navigation pane, you can also perform the following operations on the Current Gateway Cluster page.
Operation | Description |
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Delete a gateway | Find the file gateway that you want to delete and choose Note You can delete only the pay-as-you-go file gateways.
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in the Actions column.
Rename a gateway | Find the file gateway that you want to rename and click Edit in the Actions column. |
Switch pay-as-you-go to subscription | After you create a pay-as-you-go gateway, you can switch the billing method from pay-as-you-go
to subscription.
Find the file gateway and choose Switch the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription. in the Actions column. On the buy page that appears, select a billing cycle as needed. For more information, see |
Upload supported data | Find the file gateway and choose | in the Actions column. You can upload the log data that is generated by the gateway for troubleshooting.
Complete payments | If you have not completed the payment of a subscription gateway, choose | to complete the payment.
Change expiration policies | To change the expiration policy for a subscription gateway, find the file gateway and choose Switch the expiration policy. | in the Actions column. For more information, see