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title: "Hammerspace With Wasabi"
slug: "how-do-i-use-hammerspace-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-08-05T18:37:43Z
published: 2026-08-05T18:37:43Z
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# Hammerspace With Wasabi

[Hammerspace](https://hammerspace.com/) has been validated for use with Wasabi. To use this product with Wasabi, please follow the instructions below.

## 1. Reference Architecture

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_2.30.56_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11672751037851.png)

## 2. Requirements

- Anvil metadata node installed
- Hammerspace DSX data node installed
- An active Wasabi account
  - Wasabi Bucket - See our [Bucket Creation Guide](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects)
  - Access & Secret Key Pair - See our [Access Keys Guide](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key)

## 3. Adding Wasabi as a Hammerspace Storage System

3.1. Log in to Hammerspace admin portal via browser [https://:8443](https://<ip-address>:8443)

![Step1.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11672976853147.png)

3.2. Click on **Infrastructure**.

![Step2.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11673139496603.png)

3.3. Navigate to **Storage Systems.** Click **Add Storage System**.

![Step3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11673157474715.png)

3.4. In the Add Storage System dialog box, provide the following details and click **Add Storage System**.

- **Name:** provide a name for the Storage System
- **Type:** select "Wasabi Cloud Storage" from the dropdown menu.
- **Access Key:** Wasabi access key
- **Secret Key:** Wasabi secret key
- **Endpoint:** endpoint URL of the Wasabi region where the bucket is located
- **Trust self-signed certificates**: *optional*
- **Use virtual host bucket signing:** *optional*
- **Use V4 auth signing:** Leave empty!
- **Proxy Host:** *optional*
- **Proxy Host:** *optional*

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_2.55.05_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11673241554587.png)

***Note:*** *For information on the Wasabi service URLs, refer to our* [*Service URLs for Wasabi's Storage Regions*](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/service-urls-for-wasabis-storage-regions).

## 4. Creating a Volume

4.1. The Wasabi storage system created earlier will now be listed in the Storage Systems tab. Click **+ Volume** b in the column listing Wasabi.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_3.16.18_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11673831477403.png)

4.2. In the Add Volumes wizard, under Selections, select the checkbox(es) for the Wasabi bucket(s) to add to Hammerspace. In this example, we are adding a single bucket, but it is just as simple to add multiple buckets at once if desired. Click **Next Step** .

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_3.35.34_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11674188453915.png)

4.3. In the Data tab, do not check **Shared Volume**. This must be empty unless creating a Hammerspace Global File System. Click **Next Step**.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_3.41.44_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11674307731867.png)

***Note:*** *Please contact Hammerspace if you are configuring a Global File System.*

4.4. Under Manage Capacity tab, select the desired capacity to limit the capacity, or choose Auto for unlimited capacity. Click **Next Step,** and the new volume will be created.

*![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_3.58.14_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11674622681243.png)*

4.5. The new volume will be listed in the Volumes tab.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_3.59.36_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11674661621403.png)

The next step is to create a share for SMB and NFS export.

## 5. Creating a Share

5.1. Click **Share** icon in the left navigation pane. Click **Create Share**.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.03.01_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11674713010331.png)

5.2. The Create Share configuration window will open. From the Share Details tab, fill out the following information:

- **Name**: Provide a name for the **SMB**
- **NFS Export Path**: *automatically filled out* (from the Name form field above).
- **Max Share Size**: Set the desired maximum size for the share.
- **Alert Threshold**: Set a percentage-of-capacity trigger for alerting (soft quota).

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.04.37_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11674974148507.png)

5.3. Select NFS tab to view or edit additional configuration options. These are standard NFS configuration options. Click **Update** if making changes.

- Export Subnet
- Permissions
- Root Squash
- Secure Port

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.15.15_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11675013529499.png)

5.4. The SMB tab allows us to configure:

- **SMB Aliasing**. NOTE: The name must be unique across all shares.
- **SMB Alias Path** (relative to the root of the share). NOTE: Must begin with a forward slash (“/”).
- Whether or not to make the Share **browsable** (checkbox).

Click **Update** if making changes.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.22.50_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11675172195611.png)

5.5. Click **Objectives**. Click **Add Objective**. Select place-on-My-Wasabi from the Objective dropdown menu.

Click **Add** to apply the Objective. Click **Close**.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.22.17_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11675223871515.png)

***Note****: The name My-Wasabi was chosen in the section Adding Wasabi to Hammerspace. This name will vary depending on your configuration.*

This Objective will move data non-disruptively from another Storage System, Volume, Site, or Cloud to Wasabi.

5.6 To apply to existing shares, navigate to Shares from the left navigation pane. Click the **edit pencil** to the far right in the appropriate row corresponding to the share containing data to migrate to Wasabi.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.34.31_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11675509991579.png)

This will open up the share configuration window (seen in previous images). Add the objective as directed in Step 5.5.

## 6. Alignment

Alignment is the term used to describe when data conforms with an Objective. While data is moving an orange bar will be displayed.

6.1. In the Shares tab, by hovering over the Active Objectives column and row with our target share, the highlighted information displays, showing that our newly applied Objective has taken effect.

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.31.01_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11675411340315.png)

6.2. We can also click on the Share itself and browse subfolders and files. The green color in the **Alignment** column tells us that the data has been aligned with its Objective. In other words, data has been moved to its declared destination (“place-on-My-Wasabi”).

![Screenshot_2022-12-30_at_4.31.43_PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/11675428001691.png)