Configuring NetBackup for AWS Snowball Edge
Use the following procedure to configure NetBackup to work with AWS Snowball Edge.
Note:
You can use a different instance name in step 2, however be sure to use that instance name for the remaining steps.
To configure NetBackup for AWS Snowball Edge:
- Log on to your primary server.
- To add a new instance, run the following:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/csconfig cldinstance -a -in <instance name> -pt amazon -sh <IP address of snowball> -http_port <8080> -https_port <8443> -access_style 2
- To add region or location constraint, run the following:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/csconfig cldinstance -ar -in <instance name> -rn "<region where AWS Snowball edge device is imported>" -lc "<location constraint for the region>" -sh <ip address of AWS Snowball Edge device>
- Configure MSDP Cloud like normal in the web UI.
When adding the disk pool, make sure to select your custom region with Amazon as the provider.
For the SSL option when configuring the disk pool, disable SSL if the AWS Snowball Edge device is not configured with SSL. For configuring the device with SSL, refer to the section Configuring SSL for AWS Snowball Edge.
The bucket name should be entered manually. Verify that it matches the bucket that is on the AWS Snowball Edge device.
Once the MSDP Cloud storage pointing to AWS Snowball Edge device is configured, you can create a backup policy to write data directly to the device. You can also create a storage lifecycle policy (SLP) to duplicate data from your local MSDP storage to the AWS Snowball Edge device. This device can also be used to perform other supported NetBackup operations.
Note:
The bucket on the AWS Snowball Edge device exists in AWS as it's required. You must have an existing bucket in AWS before an AWS Snowball Edge device can be used for an import job.