Zadara

Manager | Partner

Zadara’s storage infrastructure is built for high availability and reliability, offering a wide range of storage options, including block, file, and object storage, as well as specialized solutions for specific use cases such as high-performance computing (HPC) and big data analytics.

Requirements for Zadara

To successfully establish a connection between your Taikun and Zadara accounts:

The most important information you need to find:

Zadara API URL
Access Key ID
Secret Access Key

Connecting Zadara to Taikun CloudWorks

1. Switch to the Cloud credentials in Taikun.

2. Hit the Add Cloud Credentials button in the top-right corner.

3. Select the Zadara option.

4. Specify the parameters:

Cloud Name: Choose a name with 3-30 alphanumeric characters.
Zadara API URL: The endpoint URL for accessing Zadara’s API. The API allows you to programmatically interact with and manage your Zadara storage resources, such as provisioning volumes, monitoring performance, and configuring settings.
Zadara Key ID: Used for authentication and authorization purposes when accessing Zadara services through the API.
Secret Access Key: Confidential credential used along with the Zadara Key ID for authentication when making API requests. It should be kept secure.
Region: Specifies the location where your Zadara storage resources are provisioned.
Zadara Zone Count: Determines the level of resilience and redundancy for storage. Increasing the zone count enhances data protection, while reducing it may optimize cost.
Zadara Volume Type: Selects the appropriate volume type to match performance, cost, and feature requirements.
Continent: Provides additional context about the physical location of your data.

Note

To guarantee optimal performance and compatibility with Zadara’s storage solutions, ensure that compute resources are running on version 23.08.2 or higher.

For configuration and management of VPC peering, it can be easily set up through the Zadara Graphical User Interface (GUI). Use Zadara official documentation for more information.

Machine Image

A zCompute machine image named with the prefix "taikun" (e.g., "taikun-server") can be created from the Zadara marketplace or directly from the following image:

URL: Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 Image

For more details, check the Zadara machine image documentation.

Adding a Zadara Cloud Credential

User Permissions in Zadara

When creating a new user account in Zadara, select a permission level that defines access rights and privileges:

1. IAMFullAccess:

Provides full access to the Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities within Zadara.
Users can manage user accounts, groups, roles, and permissions within Zadara.
Suitable for administrators managing user access across the organization.

2. MemberFullAccess:

Provides full access to Zadara storage resources but not IAM capabilities.
Users can create, modify, and delete storage resources (volumes, snapshots, file shares).
Does not allow managing user accounts, groups, roles, or permissions.

Adding a Member with Full Access:

For further information on getting started with Zadara zCompute, check this blog post.