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Veritas NetBackup™ Cloud Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2021-06-07

Product(s): NetBackup (9.1)

Amazon S3 cloud storage provider options

Figure: Cloud Storage Server Configuration Wizard panel for Amazon shows the Cloud Storage Configuration Wizard panel for Amazon S3 cloud storage.

Figure: Cloud Storage Server Configuration Wizard panel for Amazon

Cloud Storage Server Configuration Wizard Amazon S3 provider panel

Table: Amazon S3 cloud storage provider configuration options describes the storage server configuration options for Amazon S3.

Table: Amazon S3 cloud storage provider configuration options

Field name	Required content
Service host	Select the name of the cloud service end point for your vendor from the drop-down list. If the cloud service end point for your vendor does not appear in the drop-down list, you must add a cloud storage instance. See the Add Cloud Storage description in this table.
Storage server name	Displays the default storage server for your vendor. The drop-down list displays only those names that are available for use. If more than one storage server is available, you can select a storage server other than the default one. You can type a different storage server name in the drop-down list, which can be a logical name for the cloud storage. You can create multiple storage servers with different names that refer to the same physical service host for Amazon. If there are no names available in the list, you can create a new storage server name by typing the name in the drop-down list. Note: It is recommended that a storage server name that you add while configuring an Amazon S3-compatible cloud provider should be a logical name and should not match a physical host name. For example: While you add an Amazon GovCloud storage server, avoid using names like 'amazongov.com' or 'amazon123.com'. These servers may be physical hosts, which can cause failures during cloud storage configuration. Instead, use storage server names like 'amazongov1' or 'amazonserver1' and so on. Note: The Add Cloud Storage option is disabled for public clouds. You must use existing cloud storage.
Add Cloud Storage	To configure cloud deployment details, click Add Cloud Storage. The customized cloud deployment refers to the cloud instances that are not already listed in the Service Host drop-down list. After you configure cloud deployment details, the service host appears in the Service Host drop-down list. See Amazon S3 cloud storage options. Once the cloud storage is added, you cannot modify or delete it using the NetBackup Administration Console. However, you can modify or delete a storage server by using the csconfig command. Note: You can use the NetBackup csconfig -a command to create custom cloud instances for an Amazon S3-compatible cloud provider. You must run the csconfig command before you run the nbdevconfig and tpconfig commands. See the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for a complete description about these commands. The guide is available through the following URL: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100040135.html
Media server name	Select a NetBackup media server from the drop-down list. The drop-down list displays only NetBackup 9.1 and later media servers. In addition, only the media servers that conform to the requirements for cloud storage appear in the drop-down list. The requirements are described in the following topic: See About the NetBackup media servers for cloud storage. The host that you select queries the storage vendor's network for its capabilities and for the available storage. The media server also becomes a data mover for your backups and restores. To support cloud storage, a media server must conform to the following items: The operating system must be supported for cloud storage. For the operating systems that NetBackup supports for cloud storage, see the NetBackup operating system compatibility list available through the following URL: http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility The NetBackup Service Layer (`nbsl`) service must be running on all the media servers. The NetBackup Web Management Console (`nbwmc`) must be running on the master server. For Amazon S3-compatible cloud providers, the media server must run a NetBackup 9.1 or later release. The NetBackup media servers that you use for cloud storage must be the same NetBackup version as the master server.
Enter Credentials	Applies to: Amazon GovCloud only. This option is the default selection. Select this option to configure cloud storage server credentials on this wizard panel by entering the access key ID and secret access key.
Use Credentials Broker	Applies to: Amazon GovCloud only. Select this option to configure cloud storage server using credentials broker. If you select this option, you then use the Credentials Broker Details wizard panel that appears next to configure the credentials broker information.
Access key ID	Does not apply for Amazon GovCloud if you select Use Credentials Broker. Enter the access key ID for your vendor account. If you do not have an account, click Create an account with the service provider link.
Secret access key	Does not apply for Amazon GovCloud if you select Use Credentials Broker. Enter the secret access key for your vendor account. It must be 100 or fewer characters.
Use IAM Role(EC2)	NetBackup retrieves the AWS IAM Role name and credentials associated with the EC2 instance. Note: For IAM Role, the selected media server must be hosted on the EC2 instance. See About using Amazon IAM roles with NetBackup.
Advanced Settings	To change SSL, proxy, or HTTP header (server-side encryption or storage class) settings for your cloud storage hosts, click Advanced Settings. See Amazon S3 advanced server configuration options.