Getting Started with Amazon Storage Gateway
This section provides instructions for getting started with Amazon. You need an Amazon account before you can start using Amazon Storage Gateway. You can use an existing Amazon account, or sign up for a new account. You also need an IAM user in your Amazon account that belongs to a group with the necessary administrative permissions to perform Storage Gateway tasks. Users with the appropriate privileges can access the Storage Gateway console and Storage Gateway API to perform gateway deployment, configuration, and maintenance tasks. If you are a first-time user, we recommend that you review the Supported Amazon regions and File Gateway setup requirements sections before you being working with Storage Gateway.
This section contains the following topics, which provide additional information about getting started with Amazon Storage Gateway:
Topics
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Sign up for Amazon Web Services - Learn how to sign up for Amazon and create an Amazon account.
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Create an IAM user with administrator privileges - Learn how to create an IAM user with administrative privileges for your Amazon account.
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Accessing Amazon Storage Gateway - Learn how to access Amazon Storage Gateway through the Storage Gateway console or programmatically using the Amazon SDKs.
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Amazon Web Services Regions that support Storage Gateway - Learn which Amazon Regions you can use to store your data when you activate your gateway in Storage Gateway.