What is BOS?

Baidu object Storage (BOS) is a kind of storage service oriented to Internet, which provides stable, safe and efficient and highly extended storage services, supports any types of data storage, such as text, multi-media and binary, with a single file size of 5TB at maximum. Data is stored in multiple regions and across clusters to achieve unified utilization of resources, reduce the difficulty of use and improve work efficiency.

What can BOS be used for?

BOS provides a simple Web service interface that can be used to store and extract any amount of data. The developer can easily build applications that leverage Internet storage. BOS is highly scalable, with users paying only for actual usage, so developers can start with smaller usage and scale the application as needed without compromising performance or reliability. Such as disaster recovery system, data analysis and storage, content storage and sharing, network disk and other applications.

How to choose appropriate storage class?

Currently, BOS supports four types of storage, including standard storage, infrequent storage, cold storage and archive storage. Please refer to BOS Hierarchical Storage Introduction for application scenarios and pricing information of these four types of storage class.

How to use infrequent storage and archive storage?

Baidu AI Cloud supports to use the infrequent storage via Console, BOS CLI and BOS API.

• To use infrequent storage by Console is to specify the storage class when the object is uploaded. Please refer to Upload Object for detailed operations.
• To use infrequent storage by BOS CLI is to specify the storage class parameter storage-class when the command bce bos cp is executed. Please refer to Upload Object.
• To use infrequent storage by BOS API is to add the attribute of storage-class to the request or return. Please refer to the Differences in API Interface of Infrequent Storage and Standard Storage.

How to start using BOS?

Please refer to Getting Started.

How to upload data to BOS?

There are four ways to upload data to BOS:

• Upload by Console: Upload a small amount of files, and the file is relatively small. The console supports a single file of up to 5G and up to 300 files at most for uploading.
• SDK Upload: Use mobile App and Web application to upload files.
• Upload by Tool: A large number of files need uploading, which needs to use the breakpoint resume and multi-part upload to accelerate the upload.
• Data Import Service: The users have TB of data to upload: it takes a long time for ordinary way (for example: it may take 20 days to upload 10TB data, with the uplink of 20Mb/s); in addition, it is required to ensure the integrity and security of the data, etc.

Can you view the traffic generated by which file from the outtraffic of outer net?

Currently, two methods can be used for confirmation:

1.By setting and viewing the log for confirmation. Please refer to Log Setting for the detailed operations. 2.View statistical analysis -hotspot analysis, and specify corresponding bucket for confirmation.

How to confirm the AKSK corresponding to BOS?

Create or access AK/SK through "Account Information -- Security Certificate -- Accesskey" on the top right corner of the console page. Each account can create 20 pairs of AK/SK at most. Please refer to How to get AK/SK for more information.

What are the differences between Baidu Object Storage and ordinary Baidu Netdisk?

BOS is not a Baidu network disk, and these are two different products. They cannot call each other or be used in a cross manner, and if you have any problem for Baidu netdisk, you are recommended to go to Baidu Netdisk in the upper right corner to feedback the problem, and relevant personnel from Baidu Netdisk will process the problem accordingly. In case of any problem encountered when you use BOS, you are recommended to submit Ticket for processing.