3.2. Creating a standalone Multicloud Object Gateway

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Web Console, click Operators Installed Operators to view all the installed operators.

   Ensure that the Project selected is openshift-storage.

2. Click OpenShift Data Foundation operator and then click Create StorageSystem.

3. In the Backing storage page, select the following:

   1. Select Multicloud Object Gateway for Deployment type.
   2. Select the Use an existing StorageClass option.
   3. Click Next.

4. Optional: Select the Connect to an external key management service checkbox. This is optional for cluster-wide encryption.

   1. From the Key Management Service Provider drop-down list, either select Vault or Thales CipherTrust Manager (using KMIP). If you selected Vault, go to the next step. If you selected Thales CipherTrust Manager (using KMIP), go to step iii.

   2. Select an Authentication Method.

      Using Token authentication method

      • Enter a unique Connection Name, host Address of the Vault server ('https://<hostname or ip>'), Port number and Token.

      • Expand Advanced Settings to enter additional settings and certificate details based on your Vault configuration:

        • Enter the Key Value secret path in Backend Path that is dedicated and unique to OpenShift Data Foundation.
        • Optional: Enter TLS Server Name and Vault Enterprise Namespace.
        • Upload the respective PEM encoded certificate file to provide the CA Certificate, Client Certificate and Client Private Key .
        • Click Save and skip to step iv.

      Using Kubernetes authentication method

      • Enter a unique Vault Connection Name, host Address of the Vault server ('https://<hostname or ip>'), Port number and Role name.

      • Expand Advanced Settings to enter additional settings and certificate details based on your Vault configuration:

        • Enter the Key Value secret path in Backend Path that is dedicated and unique to OpenShift Data Foundation.
        • Optional: Enter TLS Server Name, Authentication Path, and Vault Enterprise Namespace.
        • Upload the respective PEM encoded certificate file to provide the CA Certificate, Client Certificate and Client Private Key .
        • Click Save and skip to step iv.

   3. To use Thales CipherTrust Manager (using KMIP) as the KMS provider, follow the steps below:

      1. Enter a unique Connection Name for the Key Management service within the project.

      2. In the Address and Port sections, enter the IP of Thales CipherTrust Manager and the port where the KMIP interface is enabled. For example:

         • Address: 123.34.3.2
         • Port: 5696
      3. Upload the Client Certificate, CA certificate, and Client Private Key.
      4. If StorageClass encryption is enabled, enter the Unique Identifier to be used for encryption and decryption generated above.
      5. The TLS Server field is optional and used when there is no DNS entry for the KMIP endpoint. For example, kmip_all_<port>.ciphertrustmanager.local.
   4. Select a Network.
   5. Click Next.

5. In the Review and create page, review the configuration details:

   To modify any configuration settings, click Back.

6. Click Create StorageSystem.