General Process

OBS basic operations include creating a bucket and uploading or downloading an object.

Figure 1 shows the general process of using OBS. This process may slightly vary depending on the way of accessing OBS you use. For details about accessing OBS in each way, see corresponding documents.

Figure 1 General process of using OBS

1. Create a HUAWEI ID and top it up. For details, see Step 1: Making Preparations.
2. Obtain the access keys (AK and SK) for authentication before accessing OBS using any methods other than OBS Console. For details, see Step 2: Obtaining Access Keys (AK and SK).
3. Obtain the required endpoint if you are using SDKs, obsutil, or APIs for access. For details, see Step 3: Obtaining Endpoints.
4. Create a bucket. Buckets are containers for storing objects in OBS. Before you can upload objects, you must create a bucket. For details, see Step 4: Creating a Bucket. Operations on a parallel file system are similar to those on an OBS bucket.
5. Upload an object to OBS. For details, see Step 5: Uploading an Object. Operations on a parallel file system are similar to those on an OBS bucket.
6. Download an object from OBS. For details, see Step 6: Downloading an Object. Operations on a parallel file system are similar to those on an OBS bucket.