# Access to HCP

Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) is a distributed storage system that can be used through a VFS connection in the PDI client.

Within HCP, access control lists (ACLs) grant privileges to the user to perform a variety of file operations. [Namespaces](https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents/Storage/Content_Platform/8.1.2/System_administration/Introduction_to_Hitachi_Content_Platform/01_About_Hitachi_Content_Platform/), owned and managed by tenants, are used for logical groupings, access and permissions, and object metadata such as versioning, retention and shred settings. For more information about HCP, see the [Introduction to Hitachi Content Platform](https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents/Storage/Content_Platform/8.1.2/Tenants_and_Namespaces/Introduction_to_Hitachi_Content_Platform).

Perform the following steps to setup access to HCP:

**Note:** The following process assumes that you have HCP tenant permissions and that namespaces have been created. For more information, see [Tenant Management Console](https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents/Storage/Content_Platform/8.1.2/Tenants_and_Namespaces/General_administrative_information/03_Tenant_Management_Console).

**Note:** To create a successful VFS connection to HCP, object versioning must be configured in HCP [Namespaces](https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents/Storage/Content_Platform/8.1.2/Tenants_and_Namespaces/Managing_namespaces).

1. Log on to the HCP Tenant Management Console.
2. Click **Namespaces** and then select the **Name** you want to configure.

   ![HCP Tenant Management Console](/files/I7UcCSDewN43BJgE0z3y)
3. In the **Protocols** tab, click **HTTP(S)**, and verify **Enable HTTPS** and **Enable REST API** with **Authenticated access only** are selected.
4. In the **Settings** tab, select **ACLs**.
5. Select the **Enable ACLs** check box and, when prompted, click **Enable ACLs** to confirm.

This completes the setup of HCP for accessing files in the PDI client.


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