Archive Drive - how to configure on your end point (or inside your Cloudalize Desktop)?

This guide explains you how to access the archive drive from your Windows endpoint (laptop/PC).

(Please note that this approach also works to access the archive drive from inside your Cloudalize Desktop)

First thing you'll need, are 2 values provided you by support or your sales representative:

• url to the shared drive (xxxxxx.hay02.files.cloudalize.com or yyyyyy.pis01.files.cloudalize.com)
• ssh key to access the shared drive

If you don't have the above values (yet), there's no possible way to access the shared drive.

1. download & place the id_rsa file in this specific location:
   C:\Users\<username>\.ssh\id_rsa
   -> please note that <username> will be the local account's name from your end point
   
   side note: when you create the .ssh folder in windows, use “.ssh.” as file name, otherwise it won’t create the folder and rename it afterwards
   
   
2.  download & install pacakages
   1. WinFsp
      1. browse to https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/releases & download winfsp-1.11.22176.msi
      2. install downloaded .msi file by double-clicking the file
   2. SSHFS-Win 2021.1
      1. browse to https://github.com/winfsp/sshfs-win/releases/tag/v3.7.21011 & download sshfs-win-3.7.21011-x64.msi
      2. install downloaded .msi file by double-clicking the file
   3. SSHFS win manager
      1. browse to https://github.com/evsar3/sshfs-win-manager/releases/tag/v1.3.1 & download sshfs-win-manager-setup-v1.3.1.exe
      2. install downloaded .ex file by executing evelated (right-click > Run as Administrator)
         
         
3. open SSHFS-Win Manager
   
   
4. click "+ Add connection" button
   
   
   
5. fill out the form:
   TAB BASIC
   Name: Cloudalize Archive Drive
   IP/HOST: <url provided by Cloudalize>
   PORT: 2222
   USER: data
   AUTHENTICATION METHOD: Private Key (file)
   KEY FILE: C:\Users\<user>\.ssh\id_rsa
   PATH: /data
   DRIVE LETTER: V:
   
   
   TAB ADVANCED
   Connect on startup: ON
   Try to reconnect on connection loss: ON
   
   
   
6. hit "Save"
   
   
   
7. hit "Connect" button
   
   

8. Connection will turn green
   if an error pops up, please contact Cloudalize support or your sales representative, providing the specific error message you received
   
   

9. Open Windows Explorer & verify if V: drive is present