The Allas object storage

This Allas object storage service user guide consists of following parts:

Introduction

• Introduction An overview of the service. Recommended reading before starting to use Allas.
• Common use cases Some examples.

Accessing Allas

• Accessing Allas A summary of the most commonly used Allas tools. Including:
  • Gaining Access
  • Accessing Allas from a web browser
  • Accessing Allas with command-line tools
  • Accessing Allas with graphical tools
  • Accessing Allas with other tools: Python and R libraries etc

Understanding error messages

• Error messages
• Directory errors

Tutorials and other documents

• Using Allas interactively in Puhti and Mahti
• Using Allas in batch jobs
• Using Allas to host a data set for a research group
• Using Allas to transport sensitive data
• Tools for client side encryption for Allas
• Using Allas from LUMI supercomputer

Allas FAQ

• How to move data from Puhti to Allas and vice versa?
• Can I have a personal project or bucket in Allas?
• Is it possible to move data in Allas to new project?
• Is it possible to make data in Allas read-only?
• What to do for data in Allas after project ends?
• How to make a bucket public?
• How to get Allas S3 credentials
• How to mount my Allas S3 bucket to a VM running in cPouta
• How to backup a Postgres DB into Allas from Rahti?
• What is the difference between SD Connect and Allas?

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