Getting Started with AWS

This section provides instructions for getting started with AWS. You need an AWS account before you can start using AWS Storage Gateway. You can use an existing AWS account, or sign up for a new account. You also need an IAM user in your AWS account that belongs to a group with the necessary administrative permissions to perform Storage Gateway tasks. Users with the appropriate privileges can access the Storage Gateway console and Storage Gateway API to perform gateway deployment, configuration, and maintenance tasks. If you are a first-time user, we recommend that you review the Supported AWS regions and File Gateway setup requirements sections before you being working with Storage Gateway. For more information, see the following topics:

Topics

• Sign up for Amazon Web Services
• Create an IAM user with administrator privileges
• File Gateway setup requirements
• Accessing AWS Storage Gateway
• AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway