Cloud Storage Gateway:Deploy an on-premises console for a file gateway

Hardware requirements for virtual machines

The virtual machine where the on-premises file gateway is deployed must meet the following requirements:

• The virtual machine has four vCPUs.

• The virtual machine has at least 8 GB of memory resources.

• The virtual machine has at least 100 GB of disk space. The disk space is used to install a CSG image and store system data.

• We recommend that you use thick-provisioned cache disks on the virtual machine to optimize I/O performance. The size of each cache disk must be 40 GB or larger.

Installation methods

Installation methods and installation files vary depending on the hypervisor. You can obtain an installation file when you create an on-premises file gateway.

Step 1: Download an image

1. Log on to the CSG console.

2. At the top of the page, select the region where you want to create a file gateway.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Gateways. On the page that appears, select a gateway cluster and click Create.

   If you do not have a gateway cluster, click Create Gateway Cluster on the Overview page to create a gateway cluster.

4. On the Basic Information page, set the following parameters and click Next.

   Parameter	Description
   Name	Specify a name for the gateway. The name must be 1 to 60 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter.
   Location	Select a place where you want to deploy the gateway. In this example, select On-premises.
   Category	Select the category of the gateway. In this example, select Storage Gateway.
   Type	Select the type of the gateway. In this example, select File Gateway.

5. In the Billing Information step, configure the parameters and click Next. The following table describes the parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Billing Method	The billing method that you want to apply to the gateway. You can select Pay-as-you-go or Subscription. For more information, see Billable items and billing methods. If you select Subscription, you are redirected to the Cloud Storage Gateway (Subscription) page after you create the file gateway. You can complete the payment on the page. For more information, see Purchase a gateway.
   Expiration Policy	The expiration policy for the gateway. Valid values: Switch to Pay-as-you-go and Release.

6. On the Image Download tab, download the required image to your on-premises machine.

Step 2: Install the image

After you download the image, you can use it to deploy an on-premises console for the file gateway.

Step 3: Configure network settings

After you install the gateway image, you can configure the gateway IP address in the command-line interface (CLI) of the gateway.

1. Start the on-premises console of the file gateway, and open the Linux terminal of the virtual machine.

2. Enter your username and password to log on to the gateway CLI.

   The default username is root and the default password is Alibaba#sgw#1030.

3. Select a language.

   The virtual machine may not support Chinese characters. We recommend that you select English for further configurations.

   

4. Select Configure the Network to configure network settings.

   

   1. Select use static ip address and configure the IP address.

      Note

      Valid values of Netmask: 1 to 32. For example, if the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, enter 24.

      

   2. Select config dns and enter the Domain Name System (DNS) server IP address.

      

   3. Select network test and check the network configuration result.

      The following message indicates that the network settings have been configured.

      

5. Select Configure the Date/time and configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

   By default, the Alibaba Cloud NTP server at ntp.aliyun.com is used. You can also select manual input time. The time must be synchronized with that of Alibaba Cloud.

Step 4: Activate the gateway

1. Log on to the CSG console.

2. Activate the file gateway.

   • (Recommended) Method 1

     1. Find the file gateway that you want to activate, and click Activate Gateway in the Actions column.

     2. In the Activate Gateway dialog box, set the following parameters, and click Activate.

        • Gateway IP address: Enter the IP address of the file gateway.

          Note

          • Make sure that your browser can connect to the gateway IP address.

          • The gateway IP address can be the private IP address of your data center.

          • The gateway IP address does not require Internet access.

        • Username: Specify the username used to log on to the on-premises console of the file gateway.

        • Password: Specify the password used to log on to the on-premises console of the file gateway.

        • Confirm Password: Confirm the password that you have specified.

     3. Open your browser, and enter https://<IP address of the target file gateway> in the address bar to visit the on-premises console of the file gateway.

     4. In the dialog box that appears, enter your username and password.

        Note

        If this is your first time to log on to the on-premises console of the file gateway, you must enter the AccessKey pair of your Alibaba Cloud account. You can log on to the User Management console to obtain your AccessKey pair.

   • Method 2

     1. Find the file gateway that you want to activate. Click Download Certificate in the Actions column to download the certificate to your computer.

     2. Open your browser, and enter https://<IP address of the target file gateway> in the address bar to connect to the on-premises console of the file gateway.

     3. On the Cloud Storage Gateway Register page, set the following parameters, and click OK.

        • Upload Certificate: Click Upload Certificate to select the certificate that you want to upload.

        • Access Key ID: Enter the AccessKey ID of your Alibaba Cloud account.

        • Access Key Secret: Enter the AccessKey secret of your Alibaba Cloud account.

        • Username: Specify the username used to log on to the on-premises console of the file gateway.

        • Password: Specify the password used to log on to the on-premises console of the file gateway.

        • Confirm Password: Confirm the password that you have specified.

        Note

        You can log on to the User Management console to obtain your AccessKey pair.

     4. After you activate the file gateway, log on to the on-premises console of the file gateway.

Related operations

On the Gateway Clusters page of the on-premises console of the file gateway, you can also perform the following operations.