To add an MSDP storage server

1. Sign in to the NetBackup web UI.
2. On the left, click Storage > Disk storage. Click the Storage servers tab, then click Add.

3. In the Storage type list, select Disk storage servers.
4. From the Category options, select Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP, MSDP Cloud).

   Click Start.

5. In Basic properties, enter all the required information.

   To select your media server, click the search icon. If you do not see the media server you want to use, you can use Search field to find it.

   Click Next.

6. In the Storage server options, enter all required information and click Next.

   If you use Key Management Service (KMS), it must be configured before you can select the KMS option.

7. (Optional) In Media servers, click Add to add any additional media servers that you want to use.

   Click Next.

8. On the Review page, confirm that all options are correct and click Save.

   If the MSDP storage server creation is unsuccessful, follow the prompts on the screen to correct the issue.

   To configure MSDP to use cloud storage, use the following procedure (drop-down in Volumes step) to select an existing disk pool volume or create a new one.

9. (Optional) At the top, click on Create disk pool.
10. (Optional) To create a cloud logical storage unit and disk pool with replication, click on Create disk pool.

    Enter the required information to create a disk pool.

    In the next tab, select and add the required cloud volume. Select the cloud storage provider and the required details of the storage provider. Enter the credentials to access the cloud storage provider and then define the advanced settings.

    For the cloud logical storage unit, click Edit to update the Cloud cache properties setting in the corresponding disk pool properties page. You must restart the pdde services for the updated setting to work.

    Note:

    Currently, AWS S3 and Azure storage API types are supported.

    For more information about the storage API types that NetBackup supports, refer to the topic About the cloud storage vendors for NetBackup in the NetBackup Cloud Administrator's Guide.

    Note:

    When you enable Server-Side Encryption, you can configure AWS Customer-Managed keys. These keys cannot be deleted once they are in use by NetBackup. Each object is encrypted with the key during upload and deleting the key from AWS causes NetBackup restore failures.

    Note:

    For more information on environments and deployment of Veritas Alta Recovery Vault for NetBackup, refer to the following article:

    https://support.cohesity.com/s/article/article-100051821

    Before you enable the Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government options, review the steps from the Configuring Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government section in the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

    Veritas Alta Recovery Vault supports multiple options. For Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Azure Government options in the web UI, you must contact your Veritas NetBackup account manager for credentials or with any questions.

    See About Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Azure and Amazon.