Attach or detach object store buckets using the CLI

This page describes how to attach or detach object store buckets to or from filesystems using the CLI.

Using the CLI, you can:

• Attach an object store bucket to a filesystem

• Detach an object store bucket from a filesystem

Attach an object store bucket to a filesystem

Command: weka fs tier s3 attach

To attach an object store to a filesystem, use the following command:

weka fs tier s3 attach <fs-name> <obs-name> [--mode mode]

Parameters

Name	Value	Default
fs-name*	Name of the filesystem to attach with the object store.	​
obs-name*	Name of the object store to attach.
mode	The type of the object store bucket. Possible values: local or remote. A local bucket can only be attached as local . A remote bucket can only be attached as remote.	local

Detach an object store bucket from a filesystem

Command: weka fs tier s3 detach

To detach an object store from a filesystem, use the following command:

weka fs tier s3 detach <fs-name> <obs-name>

Parameters

Name	Value
fs-name*	Name of the filesystem to be detached from the object store
obs-name*	Name of the object store to be detached

To recover from a snapshot uploaded when two local object stores have been attached, use the --additional-obs parameter in the weka fs download command. The primary object store should be the one where the locator has been uploaded to