Direct Reading

Scenarios

You can enable direct reading if you want to obtain Archive objects immediately or if there are interface compatibility issues when OBS is interconnected with other systems.

With direct reading enabled for a bucket, you can access objects in the Archive storage class without restoring them first. However, downloading or copying Archive objects will incur costs for directly reading these objects. For details, see Product Pricing Details.

This section describes how to enable direct reading for Direct Reading objects in a created bucket. If you want to enable Direct Reading when creating a bucket, see Creating a Bucket.

Direct reading is only available in some regions. For details, see Function Overview.

Object Retrieval Comparison Before and After Direct Reading Is Enabled

Item	Direct Reading Disabled (Default)	Direct Reading Enabled
Retrieval method	Objects are restored and then read.	Objects are directly read.
Retrieval cost	Low	High
Retrieval time	Minutes	Milliseconds

Ways to Configure Direct Reading

You can use OBS Console or APIs to configure direct reading.

Using OBS Console

In the navigation pane, choose Overview.
In the Basic Configurations area, click Direct Reading. The Direct Reading dialog box is displayed.
Select Enable.

Figure 1 Enabling direct reading
Click OK.