Buckets are containers that store your data on HCP for cloud scale. Contained within buckets are objects, which are the documents and files that you intend on storing in the cloud. Each bucket can also be assigned its own custom configuration and can be set with a unique set of permissions.
To further define objects in a bucket, policies can be added. Rules (where both tags and prefixes can be added as filters) define which objects in the bucket that the policy applies to.
For more information about the different available policies, see Policy management. For more information about tags, see Tags. For more information about prefixes, see Prefixes.
On the Buckets page, performance metrics are displayed regarding general bucket utilization and usage. You can also view the following information:
- Bucket name: The name of the bucket
- Objects: The number of objects and object versions stored in the bucket
- Size: The size of the bucket and all of its objects and object versions
- Storage class: The selected storage class for the bucketNote: S3 Standard is currently the only supported storage class.
- Access type: The level of authentication required to use and view the bucket
- Private: Only you have access to this bucket
- Authenticated: Lets you grant access to this bucket for any user with an account on the system
- Unauthenticated: Lets you grant public access to this bucket for anyone and allows you to assign read or read/write privileges
- Created: The date and time the bucket was made
By clicking a bucket's more icon (
), you can find additional options for interacting with your bucket:
), you can find additional options for interacting with your bucket:- Browse: Takes you directly to the bucket's Browse page
- Overview: Takes you directly to the bucket's Overview page
- Properties: Takes you directly to the bucket's Properties page
- Delete: Deletes the bucket
Additionally, you can search for a specific bucket by using the search field.