Using Object Migration

Available in Classic and VPC

In Using Object Migration, we explain the layout of the Object Migration menu and how to create, edit, and delete migration policies, as well as how to start and stop migrations.

Object Migration page

The Object Migration page is laid out as follows:

Create migration policy

The following describes how to create a migration policy.

1. Access the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. From the Region menu, click the Region you are using.
3. From the Platform menu, click the platform you are using.
4. Click the Services > Migration > Object Migration menu one by one in order.
5. Click the [Apply for migration] button.
6. When the migration policy application pop-up window appears, enter the policy name.
   • Policy name: a criterion for managing migration policies, should be entered within 100 characters
     • Special characters other than '., -, _' are not allowed.
7. Enter the source information.
   • Source: select the source location of the data
     • Currently, only AWS and AZURE are supported (as of 06/15/2023)
     • Select AWS
       • Region: enter the region information of AWS
         • <Example> us-east-2, ap-northeast-2, etc.
       • Bucket: enter the name of the bucket where the data is stored
       • Prefix: this means the prefix, and if you want to move a specific file group, enter it
         • It is possible to move only a specific file group based on the detailed path including the folder and the prefix
         • If not entered, all data stored in the bucket will be transferred
       • Access Key: enter the access key needed to access the AWS bucket
       • Security Key: enter the security key needed to access the AWS bucket
     • Select AZURE
       • Container name: enter the name of the Azure container
       • Prefix: this means the prefix, and if you want to move a specific file group, enter it
         • It is possible to move only a specific file group based on the detailed path including the folder and the prefix
         • If not entered, all data stored in the storage will be transferred
       • Storage account name: enter the name of the Azure storage account
       • Access Key: enter the access key that allows access to the Azure container
8. Enter the target information.
   • Bucket: select the target bucket to store the transferred data
     • Click the [Create bucket] button to move to the bucket creation page (see Create new bucket)
   • Prefix: this means the prefix, and if you want to transfer data to a specific path, enter it
9. Click the [OK] button.
   • The migration policy is created and added to the list.

Start migration

The following describes how to start migration.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Migration > Object Migration menu one by one in order.
3. In the list of migration policies, select the migration policy you wish to migrate by clicking on it.
4. Click the [Start] button.
5. From the start migration pop-up window, click the [OK] button.
   • The migration begins and the status changes to Transferring.

Stop migration

The following describes how to stop an ongoing migration.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Migration > Object Migration menu one by one in order.
3. In the list of migration policies, select the migration policy you wish to stop by clicking on it.
4. Click the [Stop] button.
5. From the stop pop-up window, click the [Stop] button.
6. From the notification pop-up window, click the [OK] button.
   • The status of the migration policy changes to Stopped. If you wish to restart the migration, see Getting started with migration.

Edit migration policy

The following describes how to edit a migration policy.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Migration > Object Migration menu one by one in order.
3. In the list of migration policies, select the migration policy you wish to edit by clicking on it.
4. Click the [Edit] button.
5. When the migration policy application pop-up window appears, apply the changes you wish to make.
   • For more information on each item, see Create migration policy.
6. Click the [OK] button.

Delete migration policy

The following describes how to delete a migration policy.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Migration > Object Migration menu one by one in order.
3. In the list of migration policies, select the migration policy you wish to delete by clicking on it.
4. Click the [Delete] button.
5. Click the [Delete] button in the policy deletion pop-up window.
   • The selected migration policy will be deleted and removed from the list.