Life cycle management
With Google Cloud Storage, the life cycle management of objects becomes simple and immediate. The life cycle of an object is the time between the creation of an object and its destruction. The rules for the duration of the object vary significantly between the programming platforms. In the case of archived objects we refer to the time in which the object remains stored in the space assigned to it.
The life cycle of a bucket can be managed through its configuration. The configuration contains a set of rules that apply to all objects in the bucket. The action specified on the object is performed when the object meets the criteria of one of the rules.
To enable life cycle for a bucket using the Google Cloud Console:
- Go to Open the Google Cloud Platform Console and click on the Cloud Storage browser; the following window is opened:
- In this window, examine the Lifecycle column, choose the bucket, and click on the entry None; a new page is opened.
- In this window, click on Add Rule.
- In the page that opens, we can specify the configuration by selecting the conditions and the actions.
- Finally, click on the Save button.
A similar procedure can be performed to check the life cycle configuration set on a bucket, and to disable life cycle management for a bucket.