Connecting to Google Cloud Storage

  1. Access the Connections page using one of these:
    Spectrum Management Console:
    Access Spectrum Management Console using the URL: http://server:port/management console, where server is the server name or IP address of your Spectrum Technology Platform server and port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum Technology Platform.
    Note: By default, the HTTP port is 8080.
    Click Resources > Connections.
    Spectrum Discovery:
    Access Spectrum Discovery using the URL: http://server:port/discovery, where server is the server name or IP address of your Spectrum Technology Platform server and port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum Technology Platform.
    Note: By default, the HTTP port is 8080.
    Click Connect.
  2. Click the Add connection button .
  3. In the Connection Name box, enter a name for the connection. The name can be anything you choose.
    Note: Once you save a connection you cannot change the name.
  4. In the Connection Type field, choose Cloud.
  5. In the Cloud service field, choose GoogleCloudStorage.
  6. In the Bucket name field, enter the bucket name as defined in your Google cloud service. This is the bucket where Spectrum Technology Platform will read and write files.
  7. Enter your the application name, service account, and private key file provided by Google.
    Note: Ensure the private key file is present on the Spectrum Technology Platform server.
  8. You can set access permissions in the Permissions section.
    Manage your data and permission
    Allows the user to manage the data and permissions.
    View your data
    Allows the user to view data.
    Manage your data
    Allows the user to manage data.
  9. To test the connection, click Test.
  10. Click Save.

For more information, see Google's Service Account Authentication documentation.