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Configure an object store for ArcGIS Enterprise on Amazon Web Services

When you deploy ArcGIS Enterprise in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, create a folder in an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket and register it as the ArcGIS Enterprise hosting server's object store so organization members can publish hosted scene layers and hosted 3D tiles layers.

Prerequisites

You need the following to register an S3 bucket to use as the hosting server's object store:

  • An Amazon Web Services account that has access to Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
  • An Access Key and Secret Key for your AWS account or a predefined IAM role.
  • An empty folder in an S3 bucket in the same region as the rest of the ArcGIS Enterprise deployment

Register the S3 bucket

You can register the folder in a bucket from the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory, as described below, or using ArcGIS API for Python.

Follow the steps below to use the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory for the hosting server site to register the S3 bucket with the hosting server to act as the ArcGIS Enterprise object store.

  1. Sign in to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory for the hosting server.

    You must sign in as the primary site administrator of the hosting server site, or use a token generated from the ArcGIS Enterprise portal.

  2. Go to data > registerItem.

    The Register Data Item page appears.

  3. Based on the type of authentication you use to access the folder in the bucket, copy the appropriate JSON from the Object store example section of Register Data Item in the ArcGIS REST API help. Paste it into the Item field. Replace the information in angle brackets (<>) with the appropriate information for your deployment.

    The namespace used for the bucket must be unique for this ArcGIS Server site.

  4. Click Register Item.