You can add files storage to work with the iconik Storage Gateway.
Roles
These are the roles that are needed:
- Owner
- read storage
- write storage
- reindex storage
Prepare for adding the storage.
To prepare, install the iconik Storage Gateway and make sure that you know which directory on the file system will or does contain your files to configure as the Mount Point
Where to add storage
- Click on ADMIN in the top navigation.
- Choose Storages from the left navigation bar.
- Select the storage option you'd like to connect from the list of available options.
Start filling out the parameters
Connecting a storage is a three-step process.
Step 1 - Setup
- Enter the purpose of the storage you’re connecting:
- Files: stores all file types except keyframes and proxies.
- Keyframes: stores only keyframes generated by iconik.*
- Proxies: stores only proxies generated by iconik.*
- Exports: will be used as a destination for export jobs.
- Archive: will be used as an archive destination.
*Note: Adding your own keyframe and proxy storages will incur an additional monthly cost.
- Enter a unique name for your storage that will be easily recognizable for yourself and your team.
- Optional - enter a brief description of what this storage is used for.
- Enable or disable the available options:
- Read: this will allow iconik to read files on the storage.
- Write: this will allow iconik to write files to the storage.
- Delete: this will allow iconik to delete files on this storage. If this is enabled, files deleted from iconik will also be deleted from this storage.
- Add unique ID to filename: this will allow iconik to add a unique ID to each file within the storage, to avoid filename duplication.
- Select “Next” to continue.
Step 2 - Credentials
- Fill in the fields required for your specific storage choice
- For file or archive storages, choose whether you will enable the ability for iconik to scan for new files on the storage.
- Optional - if Scan is enabled, you can enter specific scan directories to limit the scanning of these directories only.
- Recommended - If Scan is enabled, you can enable the Collection Directory Mapping toggle. This will automatically mirror the folder structure within your directory to a collection structure within iconik.
*Note: You can customize the scan settings after the storage is connected.
3. Select “Verify” to continue.
Step 3 - Verification
Iconik will verify the credentials that you have provided.
If verification is successful, please complete the process by selecting “Connect” and reviewing the storage settings. There may be some additional customization that you want to complete.
If verification is not successful, you can use the “Back” button to visit the previous steps and update the highlighted fields. If you’re making changes outside of iconik and want to run the verification process again, please choose “Retry”.
iconik will verify that it has access to the storage and report back if it finds that it doesn’t have the necessary requirements or the credentials do not work.