Cloud Storage Gateway FAQ

Overview

• What services does Cloud Storage Gateway provide?

• What protocols does Cloud Storage Gateway support?

How it works

• How are files mapped between a file gateway and OSS?

• What is the cache eviction policy of a file gateway?

• How does the cache disk of a file gateway work?

• How does file upload work in Cloud Storage Gateway?

• How does express synchronization ensure data consistency in remote sync?

Cloud deployment

• What can I do if no vSwitch is available when I create a gateway?

• What can I do if a Cloud Storage Gateway upgrade fails?

On-premises deployment

• How do I check the network connectivity of a gateway?

• How do I deploy a Cloud Storage Gateway in a data center?

• What can I do if a Cloud Storage Gateway upgrade fails?

• How do I set up routing when I deploy a gateway in a data center?

• On-Premises File Gateway Console

• How do I deploy an on-premises gateway in an Alibaba Cloud Bare Metal Instance environment?

• How do I configure the gateway IP address when I install an OVA image?

• How do I log on to the on-premises Cloud Storage Gateway console?

• How do I download and install a Cloud Storage Gateway image?

• What can I do if a pop-up window is blocked when I access the on-premises gateway console?

File gateway

iSCSI gateway

• How do I use an iSCSI gateway to create a file system and refresh the cache for an iSCSI volume?

• How does data transfer work for an iSCSI gateway?

• What are the limits on mounting iSCSI volumes?

Limits

• What OSS bucket storage classes do file gateways support?

• What OSS bucket storage classes do iSCSI gateways support?

• What are the limits on cross-zone high-availability file gateways?