Veritas NetBackup™ Cloud Administrator's Guide

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.

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.

Media server name

Select a NetBackup media server from the drop-down list. The drop-down list displays only NetBackup 8.1.2 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.

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.

Deduplication

Enabling this option creates a CloudCatalyst storage server that can be used to upload deduplicated data to the cloud.

See the NetBackup compatibility lists for support information:

http://www.netbackup.com/compatibility

For information about CloudCatalyst, see the NetBackup Deduplication Guide:

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100040135.html

Local cache directory

Enter the mount path to be used as the storage path on the CloudCatalyst storage server.

For example: /space/mnt/esfs

The deduplicated data is written to this local cache directory before it is uploaded to the cloud. The larger the cache, the more likely that NetBackup can service requests locally, avoiding cloud access to read and write.

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.

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.