To create an account:

In XpoLog Manager, on the left navigation panel select the Data > Account menu item.
A list of all accounts is displayed. Buttons are provided for creating a new account, and enabling, disabling, editing, deleting, or verifying an account.
In Address Book, click New Account.
A list of available account types is displayed.
Select the option button of the type of account that you want to create, and then click the Continue button.
The configuration page for the selected account type is displayed.
Configure the account. See the sections below for the configuration procedures of the various account types.
Click Save.
The new account is saved in Address Book.

Note: After saving the account In Address Book, it is recommended to click the Verify button to ensure that XpoLog can establish a valid connection to the newly created account.

Configuring an Amazon Web Services Account

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) account enables you to access data stored in files and folders in the Amazon server.

The following are required to use any service on Amazon Web Services:

Access Key ID – the username; an alphanumeric text string that uniquely identifies the user who owns the account. No two accounts can have the same AWS Access Key ID.
Secret Access Key – plays the role of a password. It is secret, as it should be known to the owner only.

The following procedure describes how to configure the parameters of an Amazon Web Services account.

To configure an Amazon Web Services account:

In Name, type the name of the new account.
In Description, type a short description of the new account. (Optional)
In Access Key ID, type the identification name for signing into AWS.
In Secret Access Key, type the password for signing into AWS.
In Default Region, select the geographical area where you want to access data.

Configuring a Database Account

The following procedure describes how to configure the parameters of a database account.

Note: Not all fields apply to all database types.

To configure a database account:

In the Database Types page,
Select a database type and click the Create Account button
OR
Double-click the database type.
The configuration page for the selected database type is displayed. Driver Name is filled in automatically.
In Name, type the name of the new database account. The default is the database type.
In Description, type a short description of the new account. (Optional)
In Host Address, type the address of the machine on which the database is installed. Default: localhost.
In Port, type the port number on which the database accepts connections.
In Database Name, type the name of the database to connect to.
In Username and Password, type the username and password (optional) required for connecting to the database.
In Connection string params, type the names of the parameters that should be passed upon connection. (Optional)

Creating a Data Source

If you choose to add a Data Source (and not define a database account), you should specify the following configuration details: Name: the name of the data source. Description (optional): the description of the data source. JNDI Name: the JNDI name of the data source. Environment Properties (optional) Database Type: select the type of database the data source will work against (choose ‘other’ for an unknown database). · Click the ‘Save’ button to save the new account. · Verify the account the ensure XpoLog can establish a valid connection.

Configuring a Google App Engine Account

The following procedure describes how to configure the parameters of a Google App Engine account.

To configure a Google App Engine account:

In Name, type the name of the new account.
In Description, type a short description of the new account. (Optional)
In Email and Password, type the email address and password required to sign on to the Google App Engine account.

Configuring a Hadoop Account

The following procedure describes how to configure the parameters of a Hadoop account.

Note: Only connections to Hadoop version 0.20.203.0 and later are supported.

To configure a Hadoop account:

In Name, type the name of the new account.
In Description, type a short description of the new account. (Optional)
In Host Address, type the the host name / IP address of the Hadoop environment.
In Port, type the port number on which the remote host accepts Hadoop connections.

Creating an Account