openstack-manuals/doc/user-guide/section_dashboard_manage_containers.xml
Deepti Navale 28b9534fbe Included new section 'Create and manage object containers' in the Dashboard chapter
Included new sections titled 'Create a container' and 'Upload an object' in the
'Create and manage object containers' section of the Dashboard chapter in the End
User Guide.
Closes-Bug: #1281355

Change-Id: Ic32298d4e614070b66acced070c688ab49122557
2014-02-18 13:19:50 +10:00

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
xml:id="dashboard_manage_containers">
<title>Create and manage object containers</title>
<?dbhtml stop-chunking?>
<para>Container service is one of the services provided by the Object Storage Service.</para>
<para>A container is a storage compartment for your data and provides a
way for you to organize your data. It is similar to the concept as a
Linux file directory but cannot be nested.</para>
<section xml:id="create_container">
<title>Create a container</title>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Log in to the dashboard.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>On the <guilabel>Project</guilabel> tab, click the
<guilabel>Containers</guilabel> category.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Create Container</guibutton> button. The
<guilabel>Create Container</guilabel> window is displayed.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Enter a name for the container. Click the <guibutton>Create Container</guibutton>
button.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
<para>You have successfully created a container.</para>
<note><para>To delete a container, click the <guibutton>More</guibutton>
dropdown button and select <guilabel>Delete Container</guilabel>.</para>
</note>
</section>
<section xml:id="upload_object">
<title>Upload an object</title>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Log in to the dashboard.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>On the <guilabel>Project</guilabel> tab, click the
<guilabel>Containers</guilabel> category.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Select the container in which you want to store your object.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Upload Object</guibutton> button. The
<guilabel>Upload Object To Container: <replaceable>CONTAINER_NAME
</replaceable></guilabel> window is displayed.</para>
<para><replaceable>CONTAINER_NAME</replaceable> is replaced by the
name of the container to which you are uploading the object.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Enter a name for the object.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Browse and select the file you want to upload.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Upload Object</guibutton> button.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
<para>You have successfully uploaded an object to the container.</para>
<note><para>To delete a container, click the <guibutton>More</guibutton>
dropdown button and select <guilabel>Delete Object</guilabel> option.</para>
</note>
</section>
</section>