Administration on SILO

Batch Replication

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Added: MinIO

RELEASE.2022-10-08T20-11-00Z

The Batch Framework was introduced with the replicate job type in the mc RELEASE.2022-10-08T20-11-00Z.

The MinIO Batch Framework allows you to create, manage, monitor, and execute jobs using a YAML-formatted job definition file (a “batch file”). The batch jobs run directly on the MinIO deployment to take advantage of the server-side processing power without constraints of the local machine where you run the MinIO Client.

The replicate batch job replicates objects from one MinIO deployment (the source deployment) to another MinIO deployment (the target deployment). Either the source or the target must be the local deployment.

Managing Your Deployment

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You can use the MinIO Console to perform many of the deployment monitoring and management functions available in MinIO, such as:

Monitor the deployment activity and health by viewing a dashboard of metrics, server or audit logs, trace history, S3 events, or drive health.
Configure alerts by adding or managing a notification target.
Set up site replication to synchronize datacenters for timely access across geographically dispersed workforces or for disaster preparedness.
Configure deployment settings.

Important

Batch Key Rotation

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Added: MinIO

RELEASE.2023-04-07T05-28-58Z

The keyrotate batch job type cycles the sse-s3 or sse-kms keys for encrypted objects on a MinIO deployment.

Managing Objects

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You can use the MinIO Console to perform several of the bucket and object management and interaction functions available in MinIO. Depending on the permissions and IAM policies for the authenticated user, you can:

Browse, upload, revert, manage, and interact with objects.
Browse, create, and manage buckets.
Create or monitor remote tiers for object transition rules.

Object Browser

The Object Browser lists the buckets and objects the authenticated user has access to on the deployment.

Batch Expiration

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Added: MinIO

RELEASE.2023-12-02T10-51-33Z

The expire batch job applies Automatic Object Expiration behavior to a single bucket. The job determines expiration eligibility based on the provided configuration, independent of any configured expiration rules.

Security and Access

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You can use the MinIO Console to perform several of the identity and access management functions available in MinIO, such as:

Create child access keys that inherit the parent’s permissions.
View, manage, and create access policies.
Create and manage user credentials or groups with the built-in MinIO IDP, connect to one or more OIDC provider, or add an AD/LDAP provider for SSO.

Access Keys

The Access Keys or Service Accounts section displays all Access Keys associated to the authenticated user. The summary list of access keys that already exist for a particular user includes the access key, expiration, status, name, and description.

SUBNET

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You can use the MinIO Console to perform several of the license and subscription related functions available in MinIO, such as:

View the license you are currently using for your MinIO deployment.
Subscribe to a commercial license, which includes access to MinIO SUBNET.
Manage the deployment’s Enterprise license.
Access Support tools for sharing with MinIO Engineering.
Review differences between license options.

License

MinIO offers three licensing options:

Open source with the GNU AGPLv3 license
Enterprise Lite, a commercial license with included support direct from MinIO Engineers
Enterprise Plus, a commercial license with included support direct from MinIO Engineers, longer release cycle, shorter SLA, and other benefits

The License page shows the current license status of the deployment. You can also begin the registration process to sign up for a paid subscription or add the deployment to an existing subscription.

Core Administration Concepts

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The following core concepts are fundamental to the administration of MinIO deployments, including but not limited to object retention, encryption, and access management.

What Is Object Storage?

An object is binary data, sometimes referred to as a Binary Large OBject (BLOB). Blobs can be images, audio files, spreadsheets, or even binary executable code. Object Storage platforms like MinIO provide dedicated tools and capabilities for storing, retrieving, and searching for blobs.