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Each cloud service provider requires different configuration options. The system supports the 
following cloud service providers:
/SM590000SoftLayer®
/SM590000OpenStack Swift
/SM590000Amazon S3
To view your IBM Spectrum Virtualize cloud provider settings, from the IBM Storwize V7000 
Settings pane, point to Settings and click System. Then, select Transparent Cloud Tiering, 
as shown in Figure 5-76.
Figure 5-76   Transparent cloud tiering settings
B using this view, you can enable and disable features of your Transparent Cloud Tiering and 
update the system information concerning your cloud service provider. This pane allows you 
to set the following options:
/SM590000Cloud service provider
/SM590000Object Storage URL
/SM590000The Tenant or the container information that is associated to your cloud Object Storage
/SM590000User name of the cloud object account
/SM590000API Key
/SM590000The container prefix or location of your object
/SM590000Encryption
/SM590000Bandwidth
5.10.5  Support menu
Use the Support pane to configure and manage connections and upload support packages to 
the support center.
The following options are available from the menu: 
/SM590000Call Home
The Call Home feature transmits operational and event-related data to you and IBM 
through a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server connection in the form of an event 
notification email. When configured, this function alerts IBM service personnel about 
hardware failures and potentially serious configuration or environmental issues.
Note: Before enabling Transparent Cloud Tiering, consider the following requirements:
/SM590000Ensure that DNS server is configured on your system and accessible.
/SM590000Determine whether your company’s security policies require enabled encryption. If yes, 
ensure that the encryption licenses are properly installed and encryption enabled.