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Migrating Cloud Object Storage (COS) apps and data between IBM Cloud accounts

Migrating Cloud Object Storage (COS) apps and data between IBM Cloud accounts

Classic infrastructure Virtual Private Cloud

In this tutorial, you'll migrate a COS app and data from an IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster in one account, to a Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud cluster in a separate account.

Prerequisites

Account 1

In Account 1, you must have the following.

Account 2

In Account 2, the destination account to migrate to, you must have the following.

Optional: Deploy an app in your cluster

Account 1

If you don't already have an app that you want to migrate, you can deploy the following example app.

  1. Create a PVC that references your object storage configuration.

    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata: 
  name: demo #Enter a name for your PVC.
  namespace: default
  annotations: 
  ibm.io/auto-create-bucket: "true"
  ibm.io/auto-delete-bucket: "false" 
  ibm.io/secret-name: SECRET-NAME #Enter the name of the secret you created earlier.
  ibm.io/secret-namespace: NAMESPACE #Enter the namespace where you want to create the PVC.
spec: 
    accessModes:
    - ReadWriteOnce
    resources:
        requests:
          storage: 10Gi
    storageClassName: ibmc-s3fs-cos #The storage class that you want to use.

  2. Create the PVC in your cluster.

    oc apply -f pvc-cos.yaml

  3. Create a YAML configuration file for a pod that mounts the PVC that you create.

    apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: demo-pod
  namespace: default
spec:
  securityContext:
    runAsUser: 2000
    fsGroup: 2000
  volumes:
  - name: demo-vol
    persistentVolumeClaim:
      claimName: demo
  containers:
  - name: test
    image: nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged
    imagePullPolicy: Always
    volumeMounts:
    - name: demo-vol
      mountPath: /mnt/cosvol

  4. Create the pod in your cluster.

    oc apply -f demo-pod.yaml

  5. Verify that the pod is deployed. Note that it might take a few minutes for your app to get into a Running state.

    oc get pods

    NAME                                READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
demo-pod                            1/1     Running   0          2m58s

  6. Verify that the app can write to your block storage volume by logging in to your pod.

    oc exec demo-pod -- bash -c "ls /mnt/cosvol"

Get the details of your app

Account 1

  1. List the pods and PVCs.
    kubectl get pods
  2. Describe your PVC and review the details and make a note of the bucket name.
    kubectl describe PVC -o yaml

Install rclone

Follow the rclone docs for installation steps.

Configure rclone for your bucket in Account 1

Account 1

After you have rclone installed, you must generate a configuration file that defines the COS instance that you want to migrate data from.

  1. Run the rclone config command.

    rclone config

    Example output

    2020/01/16 09:39:33 NOTICE: Config file "/Users/ryan/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" not found - using defaults
No remotes found - make a new one
n) New remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config

  2. Enter n to set up a new remote, then provide a name for your remote.

    n/s/q> n

    Example remote name

    name> cos-instance-1

  3. From the list of providers, select Amazon S3 Compliant Storage Provider which includes IBM COS.

    Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / 1Fichier
  \ "fichier"
2 / Alias for an existing remote
  \ "alias"
3 / Amazon Drive
  \ "amazon cloud drive"
4 / Amazon S3 Compliant Storage Provider (AWS, Alibaba, Ceph, Digital Ocean, Dreamhost, IBM COS, Minio, etc)
  \ "s3"
5 / Backblaze B2
  \ "b2"
...
provider> 4

  4. Select IBM COS as your s3 provider.

    Choose your S3 provider.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3
  \ "AWS"
2 / Alibaba Cloud Object Storage System (OSS) formerly Aliyun
  \ "Alibaba"
3 / Ceph Object Storage
  \ "Ceph"
4 / Digital Ocean Spaces
  \ "DigitalOcean"
5 / Dreamhost DreamObjects
  \ "Dreamhost"
6 / IBM COS S3
  \ "IBMCOS"
7 / Minio Object Storage
  \ "Minio"
8 / Netease Object Storage (NOS)
  \ "Netease"
9 / Wasabi Object Storage
  \ "Wasabi"
10 / Any other S3 compatible provider
  \ "Other"

  5. Add your COS credentials by select option 1.

    Option env_auth.
Get AWS credentials from runtime (environment variables or EC2/ECS meta data if no env vars).
Only applies if access_key_id and secret_access_key is blank.
Choose a number from below, or type in your own boolean value (true or false).
Press Enter for the default (false).
1 / Enter AWS credentials in the next step.
  \ (false)
2 / Get AWS credentials from the environment (env vars or IAM).
  \ (true)
env_auth> 1

  6. When prompted, provide the access_key_id and secret_access_key of your COS instance. For more information, see Service credentials.

    AWS Access Key ID.
Leave blank for anonymous access or runtime credentials.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
access_key_id> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AWS Secret Access Key (password)
Leave blank for anonymous access or runtime credentials.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
secret_access_key> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  7. In the Region to connect to prompt, select option 1.

    Region to connect to.
Leave blank if you are using an S3 clone and you don't have a region.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Use this if unsure. Will use v4 signatures and an empty region.
  \ ""
2 / Use this only if v4 signatures don't work, eg pre Jewel/v10 CEPH.
  \ "other-v2-signature"
region> 1

  8. In the Endpoint for IBM COS S3 API prompt, select option 1.

    Endpoint for IBM COS S3 API.
Specify if using an IBM COS On Premise.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / US Cross Region Endpoint
  \ "s3-api.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net"
2 / US Cross Region Dallas Endpoint
  \ "s3-api.dal.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net"
3 / US Cross Region Washington DC Endpoint
  \ "s3-api.wdc-us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net"
...
endpoint> 1

  9. In the Location constraint prompt, press Return to use the default.

    Location constraint - must match endpoint when using IBM Cloud Public.
For on-prem COS, do not make a selection from this list, hit enter
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / US Cross Region Standard
  \ "us-standard"
2 / US Cross Region Vault
  \ "us-vault"
3 / US Cross Region Cold
  \ "us-cold"
4 / US Cross Region Flex
  \ "us-flex"
...

  10. In the ACL policy prompt, select private.

    Note that this ACL is applied when server side copying objects as S3
doesn't copy the ACL from the source but rather writes a fresh one.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. No one else has access rights (default). This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra), IBM Cloud (Storage), On-Premise COS
  \ "private"
2 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. The AllUsers group gets READ access. This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra), IBM Cloud (Storage), On-Premise IBM COS
  \ "public-read"
3 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. The AllUsers group gets READ and WRITE access. This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra), On-Premise IBM COS
  \ "public-read-write"
4 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. The AuthenticatedUsers group gets READ access. Not supported on Buckets. This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra) and On-Premise IBM COS
  \ "authenticated-read"
acl> 1

  11. Skip the advanced config option and confirm your setup.

    Edit advanced config? (y/n)
y) Yes
n) No
y/n> n
Remote config
--------------------
[cos-instance-1]
type = s3
provider = IBMCOS
env_auth = false
access_key_id = xxxxxx
secret_access_key = xxxxxxxxx
endpoint = s3-api.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net
location_constraint = us-standard
acl = private
--------------------
y) Yes this is OK
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d> y
Current remotes:

Name                 Type
====                 ====
cos-instance-1      s3

  12. Repeat the previous steps to add the COS instance in your second account. When you've verified the information, press q to quit the configuration process.

Configure rclone for your bucket in Account 2

Account 2

Repeat the steps to configure rclone for Account 2.

  1. Run the rclone config command.

    rclone config

    Example output

    2020/01/16 09:39:33 NOTICE: Config file "/Users/ryan/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" not found - using defaults
No remotes found - make a new one
n) New remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config

  2. Enter n to set up a new remote, then provide a name for your remote.

    n/s/q> n

    Example remote name

    name> cos-instance-2

  3. From the list of providers, select Amazon S3 Compliant Storage Provider which includes IBM COS.

    Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / 1Fichier
  \ "fichier"
2 / Alias for an existing remote
  \ "alias"
3 / Amazon Drive
  \ "amazon cloud drive"
4 / Amazon S3 Compliant Storage Provider (AWS, Alibaba, Ceph, Digital Ocean, Dreamhost, IBM COS, Minio, etc)
  \ "s3"
5 / Backblaze B2
  \ "b2"
...
provider> 4

  4. Select IBM COS as your s3 provider.

    Choose your S3 provider.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3
  \ "AWS"
2 / Alibaba Cloud Object Storage System (OSS) formerly Aliyun
  \ "Alibaba"
3 / Ceph Object Storage
  \ "Ceph"
4 / Digital Ocean Spaces
  \ "DigitalOcean"
5 / Dreamhost DreamObjects
  \ "Dreamhost"
6 / IBM COS S3
  \ "IBMCOS"
7 / Minio Object Storage
  \ "Minio"
8 / Netease Object Storage (NOS)
  \ "Netease"
9 / Wasabi Object Storage
  \ "Wasabi"
10 / Any other S3 compatible provider
  \ "Other"

  5. Add your COS credentials by select option 1.

    Option env_auth.
Get AWS credentials from runtime (environment variables or EC2/ECS meta data if no env vars).
Only applies if access_key_id and secret_access_key is blank.
Choose a number from below, or type in your own boolean value (true or false).
Press Enter for the default (false).
1 / Enter AWS credentials in the next step.
  \ (false)
2 / Get AWS credentials from the environment (env vars or IAM).
  \ (true)
env_auth> 1

  6. When prompted, provide the access_key_id and secret_access_key of your COS instance. For more information, see Service credentials.

    AWS Access Key ID.
Leave blank for anonymous access or runtime credentials.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
access_key_id> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AWS Secret Access Key (password)
Leave blank for anonymous access or runtime credentials.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
secret_access_key> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  7. In the Region to connect to prompt, select option 1.

    Region to connect to.
Leave blank if you are using an S3 clone and you don't have a region.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Use this if unsure. Will use v4 signatures and an empty region.
  \ ""
2 / Use this only if v4 signatures don't work, eg pre Jewel/v10 CEPH.
  \ "other-v2-signature"
region> 1

  8. In the Endpoint for IBM COS S3 API prompt, select option 1.

    Endpoint for IBM COS S3 API.
Specify if using an IBM COS On Premise.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / US Cross Region Endpoint
  \ "s3-api.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net"
2 / US Cross Region Dallas Endpoint
  \ "s3-api.dal.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net"
3 / US Cross Region Washington DC Endpoint
  \ "s3-api.wdc-us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net"
...
endpoint> 1

  9. In the Location constraint prompt, press Return to use the default.

    Location constraint - must match endpoint when using IBM Cloud Public.
For on-prem COS, do not make a selection from this list, hit enter
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / US Cross Region Standard
  \ "us-standard"
2 / US Cross Region Vault
  \ "us-vault"
3 / US Cross Region Cold
  \ "us-cold"
4 / US Cross Region Flex
  \ "us-flex"
...

  10. In the ACL policy prompt, select private.

    Note that this ACL is applied when server side copying objects as S3
doesn't copy the ACL from the source but rather writes a fresh one.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. No one else has access rights (default). This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra), IBM Cloud (Storage), On-Premise COS
  \ "private"
2 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. The AllUsers group gets READ access. This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra), IBM Cloud (Storage), On-Premise IBM COS
  \ "public-read"
3 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. The AllUsers group gets READ and WRITE access. This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra), On-Premise IBM COS
  \ "public-read-write"
4 / Owner gets FULL_CONTROL. The AuthenticatedUsers group gets READ access. Not supported on Buckets. This acl is available on IBM Cloud (Infra) and On-Premise IBM COS
  \ "authenticated-read"
acl> 1

  11. Skip the advanced config option and confirm your setup.

    Edit advanced config? (y/n)
y) Yes
n) No
y/n> n
Remote config
--------------------
[cos-instance-2]
type = s3
provider = IBMCOS
env_auth = false
access_key_id = xxxxxx
secret_access_key = xxxxxxxxx
endpoint = s3-api.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net
location_constraint = us-standard
acl = private
--------------------
y) Yes this is OK
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d> y
Current remotes:

Name                 Type
====                 ====
cos-instance-1      s3
cos-instance-2      s3

  12. Repeat the previous steps to add the COS instance in your second account. When you've verified the information, press q to quit the configuration process.

View the contents of your COS buckets

Account 1 Account 2

After configuring rclone, review the contents of each bucket and then sync the data between buckets in each account.

  1. View the contents of the bucket in the first instance.

    rclone ls cos-instance-1:bucket-1
    45338 test.txt

  2. View the contents of the bucket in instance 2. In this example the bucket name is bucket-2.

    rclone ls cos-instance-2:bucket-2

Syncing contents between buckets

Account 1 Account 2

  1. To move the data from one bucket to another, you can use the rclone sync command. In this example cos-instance-1:bucket-1 is in one account while cos-instance-2:bucket-2 is a second instance of COS in a separate account.

    Example

    rclone sync -P cos-instance-1:bucket-1 cos-instance-2:bucket-2

    Example output

    Transferred:      754.933k / 754.933 kBytes, 100%, 151.979 kBytes/s, ETA 0s
Errors:                 0
Checks:                 0 / 0, -
Transferred:           18 / 18, 100%
Elapsed time:        4.9

  2. Verify the contents of the bucket in cos-instance-1 have been synced to the bucket in cos-instance-2.

    rclone ls cos-instance-2:bucket-2

    Example output

    45338 test.txt

Redeploy your app in Account 2

Account 2

  1. Log in to your account. If applicable, target the appropriate resource group. Set the context for your cluster.

  2. Copy the following PVC and save it to a file called pvc.yaml

    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata: 
  name: demo # Enter a name for your PVC.
  namespace: default
  annotations:
  ibm.io/bucket-name: "bucket-2" # Enter the name of the bucket in Account 2
  ibm.io/auto-create-bucket: "false"
  ibm.io/auto-delete-bucket: "false"
  ibm.io/secret-name: SECRET-NAME #Enter the name of the secret you created earlier.
  ibm.io/secret-namespace: NAMESPACE #Enter the namespace where you want to create the PVC.
spec: 
    accessModes:
    - ReadWriteOnce
    resources:
        requests:
          storage: 10Gi
    storageClassName: ibmc-s3fs-cos #The storage class that you want to use.

  3. Create the PVC in your cluster.

    kubectl apply -f pvc.yaml

  4. Create a YAML configuration file for a pod that mounts the PVC that you create.

    apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: demo-pod
  namespace: default
spec:
  securityContext:
    runAsUser: 2000
    fsGroup: 2000
  volumes:
  - name: demo-vol
    persistentVolumeClaim:
      claimName: demo
  containers:
  - name: test
    image: nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged
    imagePullPolicy: Always
    volumeMounts:
    - name: demo-vol
      mountPath: /mnt/cosvol

  5. Create the pod in your cluster.

    oc apply -f demo-pod.yaml

  6. Verify that the pod is deployed. Note that it might take a few minutes for your app to get into a Running state.

    oc get pods

    NAME                                READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
demo-pod                            1/1     Running   0          2m58s

  7. Verify that the app can write to your block storage volume by logging in to your pod.

    oc exec demo-pod -- bash -c "ls /mnt/cosvol"

    test.txt