Before you can store data to the cloud you need to create a Cloud Account. To create a cloud account, right-click the Cloud Storage folder and select the Add Cloud Account action to open the Cloud Accounts screen. Note: You can also create a cloud account as part of creating a Store Vaulting Task. Click the link at the bottom of the Cloud Accounts screen to open the Amazon "Sign In or Create an AWS Account" web page. Enter your email address and select "I am a new user" to sign up for an account. If you've already signed up but need to get a fresh activation key, choose "I am a returning user and my password is:" In either case, enter a password to get your activation key. This key will be valid for 1 hour. Highlight and copy the activation key to your clipboard.


Return to the Cloud Accounts screen and click Add to register your account with the Archive Manager server. Paste your activation key into the "Activation key" text box. Enter a descriptive name for your account in the "Display name" text box and choose a default data center. The default data center is where export files will be kept if this cloud account is selected when creating an Export Settings Task. You can override the default data center when creating Store Vaulting Tasks. Even though your data is encrypted by the software, you can still select "Use SSL" if you want to transfer your data over a Secure Sockets Layer. Now click the "Test Connection" button to make sure everything is working. You will either get a "Connection failed" message or a "Connection success" message. Assuming it was successful, click OK to add the account and Close to return to the Archive Manager. Your new cloud account should appear in the Cloud Storage folder and will be available as a target for Export Settings and Store Vaulting tasks.


Properties of a cloud account show the account's details and its usage statistics.