Managing S3 Connectors

This section covers S3 connector management, and includes details on starting, stopping, and managing connectors.

Existing S3 connectors can be controlled from the Data Management Tool homepage.

Starting S3 Connectors

To start an S3 connector:

1. To the right of any stopped S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
2. Click Run.
   • A modal containing the details of the configured S3 connector appears.
   • If the topic should replace an existing topic, check the box for Replace existing topic? when running the S3 connector.
3. Click Run again to start the S3 connector.

Stopping S3 Connectors

To stop an S3 connector:

1. From the Data Management Tool homepage, click Connectors. The screen changes to the connector setup screen.
2. To the right of a running S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
3. Click Stop to stop the connector, or Stop and Edit to stop the connector and make changes afterward.

Pausing S3 Connectors

To pause an S3 connector:

1. From the Data Management Tool homepage, click Connectors. The screen changes to the connector setup screen.
2. To the right of a running S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
3. Select Pause to pause the connector.

Resuming S3 Connectors

Paused S3 connectors may be resumed at any time from the Data Management Tool homepage. Resuming the connector starts from where the connector paused.

To resume a paused S3 connector:

1. To the right of any paused S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
2. Click Resume.

Editing S3 Connectors

An existing connector's information can be modified as needed.

To edit an S3 connector:

1. From the Data Management Tool homepage, click Connectors. The screen changes to the connector setup screen.
2. To the right of an existing S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
3. Click Edit.
4. Modify the connector's details as needed, following Steps 3-5 of Configuring S3 Connectors.

Exporting S3 Connectors

S3 connector information can be exported as a JSON file for importation or archival.

To export an S3 connector:

1. From the Data Management Tool homepage, click Connectors. The screen changes to the connector setup screen.
2. To the right of an existing S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
3. Click Export. The connector's setup data exports to your local machine.

Duplicating S3 Connectors

Existing S3 connectors can be duplicated as needed. This can be useful when you want to create a new connector with a similar configuration, and want to save the time and effort of creating the connector from scratch.

To duplicate an S3 connector:

1. From the Data Management Tool homepage, click Connectors. The screen changes to the connector setup screen.
2. To the right of an existing S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
3. Click Duplicate. A copy of the connector is made.

note

The copy's name is always [ORIGINAL_NAME]-X, where [ORIGINAL_NAME] is the name of the copied connector, and -X is an integer indicating the number of the copy.

For example, copying a connector named My_Connector twice would create connectors named My_Connector-1 and My_Connector-2.

Deleting S3 Connectors

S3 connectors that are no longer needed, or were created in error, can be deleted.

To delete an S3 connector:

1. From the Data Management Tool homepage, click Connectors. The screen changes to the connector setup screen.
2. To the right of an existing S3 connector, click the More menu (⋮).
3. Click Delete.
4. In the Confirm Connector Delete window, click OK to delete the connector, or Cancel to abandon the deletion.