Getting Started with AWS Storage Gateway
This section provides instructions for getting started with AWS. You need an AWS account before you can start using AWS Storage Gateway. You can use an existing AWS account, or sign up for a new account. You also need an IAM user in your AWS 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 AWS 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 AWS Storage Gateway:
Topics
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Accessing AWS Storage Gateway - Learn how to sign up for AWS and create an AWS account.
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Accessing AWS Storage Gateway - Learn how to create an IAM user with administrative privileges for your AWS account.
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Accessing AWS Storage Gateway - Learn how to access AWS Storage Gateway through the Storage Gateway console or programmatically using the AWS SDKs.
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AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway - Learn which AWS Regions you can use to store your data when you activate your gateway in Storage Gateway.
Sign up for an AWS account
To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use Sign up for AWS (advanced). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select AWS Regions, use Sign up for AWS.
