Custom Storage Classes

Overview

If your Amazon S3 compatible storage provider uses its own storage class codes, you can add them to CS Browser's lists or replace the default list with the classes supported by that provider. These settings belong to the individual storage account and can also be configured through the command-line interface.

Use the exact codes specified by your provider. The HOT and WARM codes shown below are examples; their availability and meaning depend on the storage service.

Configuring this list changes the choices available in CS Browser. It does not create storage classes on the server or change the storage class of existing files.

Configure custom storage classes

1. Choose Accounts, Manage accounts.

   

2. Select an Amazon S3 Compatible Storage account and click Edit. In the Edit Account dialog, click the advanced settings link at the bottom left. You can also configure these settings while adding a new account.

   

3. The Advanced Amazon S3 Compatible Storage Settings window opens. On the General tab, click the pencil button next to Storage classes. You can also click the summary field itself.

   

4. The Storage Classes dialog opens. To keep the default choices and add your provider's classes, select Add to default storage classes and enter one code per line.

   

   • Mode - chooses whether to use, extend, or replace the default list.
   • Storage class codes - one code per line, with the spelling and letter case required by your provider.

   Codes must use printable ASCII characters without spaces. Blank lines and surrounding whitespace are ignored, and duplicate entries are removed.

5. Click OK, then Close in advanced settings. Click Save changes in Edit Account and again in Storage Accounts. For a new account, finish with Add new account instead.

Storage class modes

Use default storage classes

Use CS Browser's standard choices. The code editor is disabled in this mode. Select this option to stop using a custom list and return to the defaults.

Add to default storage classes

Keep the standard choices and append the codes you enter, as shown in the configuration example above. Use this mode when your provider supports the default classes and additional ones.

Replace default storage classes

Show only the codes in your list. Enter at least one code. Include STANDARD explicitly if it should remain available.

Use the configured storage classes

Select the configured account from the Accounts menu. To change existing objects, select the files and choose Files, Change Storage Class to, then the required class.

The configured choices also appear in Buckets, Change Storage Class to, Default Storage Classes rules for uploads, and storage-class transition settings in Lifecycle Rules. The storage service must support the selected class and operation.

See Also

• Amazon S3 compatible storage accounts
• Default Storage Classes
• Amazon S3 Storage Classes