WACM Product Guides
  • 03 Aug 2023
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WACM Product Guides

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Article Summary

Wasabi Account Control Manager (WACM) is a hosted platform to centrally manage Wasabi cloud storage accounts in a multi-tiered environment.


Why WACM?

WACM harnesses the power of the Wasabi Account Control API and presents it as an easy-to-use graphical user interface. This solution can cut your Wasabi implementation time down to minutes instead of days because users are up and running faster with less backend complexity.

Reach out to Wasabi support with questions or suggestions about the product.

Getting Started with WACM

For an interactive experience (or printed version), see the Wasabi Account Control Manager (WACM) Getting Started Guide.

If you are a sub-account user and there is a payment problem with the root account, you may see a message such as:

This payment overdue notification is displayed after three failed automatic payment attempts. At this time, the account is usable, but only the root account user is permitted to log in to modify or correct the payment information.

WACM Product Guides

WACM product guides include:

Glossary for WACM

TermDefinition
Account EmailEmail of the sub-account.
ActiveIndication that the sub-account is active and either On Trial or being billed as a Paid account.
Active ObjectsNumber of objects classified as Active Storage in the given period.
Active StorageStorage made up of the objects you are currently storing.
API CallsNumber of API calls made to Wasabi.
Control AccountThe partner account that oversees sub-account activity and contains user accounts.
Control InvoiceThe rolled-up invoice that represents the amount of storage consumed by all non-Trial sub-accounts.
Creation DateDate that the sub-account was created.
Deleted ObjectsNumber of objects classified as Deleted Storage in the given period.
Deleted StorageStorage made up of the objects you have deleted.
Egress (GB)Data egressed from Wasabi in GB.
NameName of the sub-account. This is based on the name you assign when filling out the Create Sub-Account field.
StatusIndication of the sub-account status as On Trial, Paid, or Suspended. If the account is On Trial, you will see a colored countdown. If the account is Paid, this column will be green. If the account is Suspended, this column will be gray.
Sub-AccountThe individually provisioned Wasabi storage account. This account has access to the Wasabi Console but does not have access to WACM.
SuspendedA sub-account that no longer accrues charges. The data is frozen but made available again if the sub-account is unsuspended. Suspension is a manual action taken on the Account Information page.
Trial ExpirationDate and time that the trial expires, which is displayed if the account in On Trial.
Trial QuotaStorage quota of the trial, which is displayed if the account is On Trial.
User ProfilesThree types of user accounts for employees of the partner to oversee their sub-accounts: Control Account Admin, Control Account Staff, and Control Account Viewer. These are all provisioned at the Control Account level and each has different permissions on WACM.



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