How it works

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Storage connector pulls in all documents from the specified OCI bucket. It supports various file formats including PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, and more. Documents are updated every 1 day.

Setting up

Authorization

1

Open Oracle Cloud Console

Log into your Oracle Cloud Console.
2

Open User Settings

Click on the user icon in the top-right corner and select “User Settings”.OCI user settings
3

Open Customer Secret Keys

Under “Resources”, click on “Customer Secret Keys”.OCI customer secret keys
4

Generate Secret Key

Click “Generate Secret Key”.
5

Name the key

Enter a friendly name for your key (e.g., “OnyxOCIConnector”).
6

Generate and copy key

Click “Generate Secret Key”. You will see your Secret Key. Make sure to copy the key immediately, as you won’t be able to retrieve it later.
7

Verify keys list

You should now be taken to the “Customer Secret Keys” page and see a list of keys (including the name of the key you just generated). The corresponding access key should be present.OCI secret keys listHover key to view access key
8

Find Object Storage namespace

To find your tenancy’s Object Storage namespace, click on the user icon in the top-right corner and select “Tenancy: [your tenancy name]”. In the tenancy details, you’ll find the Object Storage namespace.

Indexing

1

Open OCI Storage connector

Navigate to the Admin Panel and select the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Storage Connector.
2

Enter OCI credentials

In Step 1, provide your OCI credentials:OCI credentials input
  • Provide your OCI Access Key, Secret Key, Namespace, and Region for authentication.
  • These credentials will be used to access your OCI buckets.
3

Save credentials

Click “Update” to save your credentials.
4

Select bucket

In Step 2, specify which OCI bucket you want to make searchable:OCI bucket selection
5

Start indexing

Click “Connect” to begin indexing.

Understanding Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Structure

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage organizes data into buckets. Each bucket can contain an unlimited number of objects (files). You can think of a bucket as a root directory, and the objects as files within that directory. For more information on OCI Object Storage structure, visit the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage documentation.