Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateLocationObjectStorage

Creates an endpoint for a self-managed object storage bucket. For more information about self-managed object storage locations, see Creating a location for object storage.

Request Syntax


{
   "AccessKey": "string",
   "AgentArns": [ "string" ],
   "BucketName": "string",
   "SecretKey": "string",
   "ServerHostname": "string",
   "ServerPort": number,
   "ServerProtocol": "string",
   "Subdirectory": "string",
   "Tags": [ 
      { 
         "Key": "string",
         "Value": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

AccessKey

Optional. The access key is used if credentials are required to access the self-managed object storage server. If your object storage requires a user name and password to authenticate, use AccessKey and SecretKey to provide the user name and password, respectively.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 8. Maximum length of 200.

Pattern: ^.+$

Required: No

AgentArns

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the agents associated with the self-managed object storage server location.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 4 items.

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: ^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov|aws-iso|aws-iso-b):datasync:[a-z\-0-9]+:[0-9]{12}:agent/agent-[0-9a-z]{17}$

Required: Yes

BucketName

The bucket on the self-managed object storage server that is used to read data from.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 63.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\+\./\$\p{Zs}]+$

Required: Yes

SecretKey

Optional. The secret key is used if credentials are required to access the self-managed object storage server. If your object storage requires a user name and password to authenticate, use AccessKey and SecretKey to provide the user name and password, respectively.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 8. Maximum length of 200.

Pattern: ^.+$

Required: No

ServerHostname

The name of the self-managed object storage server. This value is the IP address or Domain Name Service (DNS) name of the object storage server. An agent uses this host name to mount the object storage server in a network.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 255.

Pattern: ^(([a-zA-Z0-9\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\.)*([A-Za-z0-9\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])$

Required: Yes

ServerPort

The port that your self-managed object storage server accepts inbound network traffic on. The server port is set by default to TCP 80 (HTTP) or TCP 443 (HTTPS). You can specify a custom port if your self-managed object storage server requires one.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 65536.

Required: No

ServerProtocol

The protocol that the object storage server uses to communicate. Valid values are HTTP or HTTPS.

Type: String

Valid Values: HTTPS | HTTP

Required: No

Subdirectory

The subdirectory in the self-managed object storage server that is used to read data from.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 4096.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\+\./\p{Zs}]*$

Required: No

Tags

The key-value pair that represents the tag that you want to add to the location. The value can be an empty string. We recommend using tags to name your resources.

Type: Array of TagListEntry objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "LocationArn": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

LocationArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the agents associated with the self-managed object storage server location.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: ^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov|aws-iso|aws-iso-b):datasync:[a-z\-0-9]+:[0-9]{12}:location/loc-[0-9a-z]{17}$

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InternalException

This exception is thrown when an error occurs in the AWS DataSync service.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidRequestException

This exception is thrown when the client submits a malformed request.

HTTP Status Code: 400