LucidLink

Prerequisites

Before configuration, ensure that the following requirements have been met:

Fully licensed Windows 2020 server.
Active internet connection.
Configurator must have administrative privileges on the computer hosting the LucidLink application.
Seagate S3 cloud storage bucket access to use for your filespace.

Install LucidLink app

Open your browser and navigate to the LucidLink download page.
Download the appropriate installer for your operating system.
Open the folder where you receive downloads and launch the installer.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Create a cloud storage instance

Open the LucidLink app.
Log in with your account credentials. If you don't have a LucidLink account, register and create an account by selecting the option on the login screen.
Create a cloud, or map the filespace to a cloud service provider. (For Seagate Lyve Cloud, select Other Cloud.)

Select Create a filespace.
Enter a name that identifies the filespace within your domain.

Select a cloud storage region.

(Optional) If you want to change the block size for your filespace, select configure advanced settings. (For recommended block sizes, see Choosing a LucidLink Block Size.)
Verify your choices and select Create.

Initialize and connect the filespace

After your filespace has been set up, select the Initialize button on your filespace's card.

Enter your Lyve Cloud user account credentials in the LucidLink app, and then select Next.

Create a root password

Due to the robust security mechanism enforced by LucidLink, there is no password recovery option. LucidLink cannot recover a root user password. The root user can change all other user passwords at any time.

Once the filespace has been created, you must connect to it make it accessible as a local drive on your system.

Enter the Filespace name in the following format:

<filespace-name>.<domain>

Select Continue.

To connect to a filespace for the first time, enter your root credentials.

Select Connect.

Filespace management

You can view the current status of your filespace from the LucidLink control panel.

Once connected, the user will have an access to the control panel.