eon-on-prem-install-step1-s3-bucket-creds.md
Step 1: create a bucket and credentials on the Pure Storage FlashBlade
To use a Pure Storage FlashBlade appliance as a communal storage location for an Eon Mode database you must have:
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The IP address of the FlashBlade appliance. You must also have the connection port number if your FlashBlade is not using the standard port 80 or 443 to access the bucket. All of the nodes in your Vertica cluster must be able to access this IP address. Make sure any firewalls between the FlashBlade appliance and the nodes are configured to allow access.
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The name of the bucket on the FlashBlade to use for communal storage.
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An access key and secret key for a user account that has read and write access to the bucket.
See the Pure Storage support site for instructions on how to create the bucket and the access keys needed for a communal storage location.