Why does LegacyFlo require a S3 bucket?
There are two ways as described below:
- Importing data to SkyConnect/Vaultastic:
- When importing data from a data-file to a Vaultastic or SkyConnect account, the data-file has to be first uploaded to a temporary S3 store.
- LegacyFlo picks the data file from the S3 bucket to migrate to the SkyConnect or Vaultastic account.
- Backup to S3: LegacyFlo can be used to backup the contents of a mailbox to a S3 bucket.
Do I need to create my own S3 bucket or can Mithi provide one?
- Importing data to SkyConnect/Vaultastic:
- If you already have your data-files stored in a S3 bucket in your account, LegacyFlo can directly connect to the bucket in your account. (Refer: How to upload data to the bucket in your account?)
- If the data is in your data center or on end point storage and needs to be uploaded to a S3, use the S3 bucket credentials (LegacyFloTemporaryStore) shared with you when your LegacyFlo account was provisioned. Note that data on the LegacyFloTemporaryStore is maintained only for a month. (Refer: How to upload data to bucket in the Mithi account?)
- Backup to S3:
- We recommend that you create your own S3 bucket in your own AWS account.
- However, we also offer managed S3 services (VaultasticLegacyStore) which you can avail of. Contact our sales team for the details.
Which region should the S3 bucket be in?
- Importing data to SkyConnect/Vaultastic:
- If you are using the S3 bucket as a temporary store to upload the data files whose content is to be imported to a SkyConnect/Vaultastic account, the bucket should be in the same region as the servers on which your domain is hosted.
- Backup to S3:
- If you are creating a bucket to backup your email data, choose one of the regions supported by LegacyFlo.
- If you wish to backup to a region not mentioned, please contact our sales team.
What is a AWS S3?
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service designed for online backup and archiving of data and applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Why do I need a S3 with LegacyFlo?
You need a S3 bucket when
1. When you want to migrate data from data files such as PST, EML and MBOX. S3 is used as a TEMPORARY Store to upload the data files.
2. When you need to backup email data from IMAP accounts on a cloud storage. Here S3 is used as a cloud storage.
How do I get an AWS account?
You can create an AWS account from the Amazon web services home page.
How do I create a S3 bucket?
Refer to the documentation of the Amazon Simple Storage Service to create a bucket in a region supported by LegacyFlo.
In which regions can I create a S3 bucket?
When creating a S3 bucket as a temporary store to upload the PST/EML/MBOX data files, the following regions are supported:
- ap-south-1
- ap-southeast-1
When creating a S3 bucket to hold the backup of mailboxes, the following regions are supported:
- ap-south-1
- ap-southeast-1
- us-east-1
My region is not listed here. Can Mithi provide support?
Yes. Please write to us requesting for region support at sales at mithi dot com.
How do I grant access to my S3 bucket to LegacyFlo?
To grant access to the LegacyFlo application
- Login to your AWS account
- From the AWS interface, choose the S3 bucket
- Select the S3 buckets. In Permissions, select Access Control list and Access for other AWS Accounts. Click on Add Account. For the email address or canonical ID, specify "support@mithi.com" OR 68e54d0e86301b5610c1ee44329401e62d8e0ff197bbac5734885c80fa216f28
- For Read permission(when you want to upload data from data files), Enable List & Read Objects.
- For Write permission(when you what to backup email), Enable List & Write Objects.
- Click on Save
Can I revoke the permissions given to LegacyFlo to access my S3 bucket?
Yes, after the migration is over you can revoke the access.
How do I download files from S3 bucket using AWS console?
Refer the Amazon S3 Console User Guide to know the steps.