Register an Amazon S3 file system

You can register an Amazon S3 file system in Data Catalog.

The newly created S3 file system does not automatically connect to Amazon S3. You connect manually in the S3 File System asset that is created during the registration of the S3 file system.

Prerequisites

• You have a resource role with the Configure external system resource permission, for example Owner.
• You have a global role with the Catalog global permission, for example Catalog Author.
• You have a role with the following resource permissions on the S3 community you create when you registered an Amazon S3 file system:
  • Asset: add
  • Attribute: add
  • Domain: add
  • Attachment: add

Steps

1. In the main menu, click , then Catalog.
   The Catalog Home opens.
   
2. In the main menu, click the Create () button.
   The Create dialog box appears.
3. In the Create dialog box, click Register system.
   The Register system page appears.
   
4. In the Register system page, click Amazon S3.
   The Register Amazon S3 file system dialog box appears.
5. Enter the required information.
   

   Field	Description
   Community	The parent community in which the initial Amazon S3 structure will be created.
   File system name	The name for the S3 file system asset.
   Description	The description to provide extra information about the file system. This is used as the Description attribute of the S3 File System asset.
   Owner	The owner name of the data in the created community.

6. Click Register.
   An S3 File System asset is created.
   An S3 Catalog domain is created with the same name as the S3 File System asset.
   The configuration page of the S3 File System asset is automatically opened.

What's next?

You can now connect to Amazon S3.