Send Data to Google Cloud Storage from Edge Delta

Overview

The GCS Destination node archives items in a Google Cloud Storage destination.

Configuring GCS

Before you can create an output, you must have a Google Cloud Storage HMAC access key for a service account that contains the Storage Admin HMAC role.

Step 1: Create a Service Account

1. In the Google Cloud Console, expand the navigation pane.
2. Hover over IAM & Admin, and then click Service Accounts.
3. Click Create Service Account.
4. Under Service account details, complete the empty fields, and then click Create and Continue. Copy the name for this service account. You will need this information for a later step.
5. Under Grant this service account access to project, in the drop-down menu, use the search filter to locate and select Storage HMAC Key Admin, then click Continue.
6. Click Done.

Step 2: Create a GCS HMAC Key

1. In the Google Cloud Console, expand the navigation pane.
2. Under Storage, locate and hover over Cloud Storage, and then click Settings.
3. Under Settings, click Interoperability.
4. Click Create a Key for a Service Account.
5. Select the newly created service account, and click Create Key.
6. Copy and store the Access Key and Secret key, and then click Close.
7. On the navigation pane, click Buckets.
8. Locate and select the desired bucket.
9. Click Permissions.
10. In the table that appears, click Grant Access.
11. In the window that appears, under Add principals, enter the name of the newly created service account.
12. In Select role, use the search filter to locate and select Storage Admin.
13. Click Save.

See this document from Google on managing HMAC keys.

Step 3: Configure the Edge Delta Agent

Next, you configure the Edge Delta agent.