Configuring FortKnox for NetBackup Amazon and Amazon Government

Use the following procedure to configure FortKnox for NetBackup for Amazon and Amazon Government.

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FortKnox supports multiple options. For FortKnox Amazon and Amazon Government options in the web UI, you must contact your Cohesity NetBackup account manager for credentials or with any questions.

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Steps	Task	Instructions
Step 1	Retrieve credentials	Retrieve FortKnox credentials from your Cohesity NetBackup account manager
Step 2	(Optional) Create an MSDP storage server if one does not exist.	See Configuring MSDP server-side deduplication in the NetBackup Deduplication Guide for more information.
Step 3	Add a disk pool.	In the NetBackup web UI, create a disk pool. Follow the procedure in Create a disk pool in the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide. In the Volumes step: Select the option of FortKnox Amazon or FortKnox Amazon Government from the Cloud storage provider drop-down. Select the appropriate region. In the Associate credentials section, select Add a New Credential and enter a Refresh token provided by the provisioning team. Or, you can use Select existing credentials if credentials exist for Amazon. The Credential name must use alphanumeric characters with hyphens or underscores and cannot contain spaces or illegal characters Enter the cloud bucket name for which you have provided the credentials. FortKnox Amazon provides the following two storage classes: FortKnox AWS Warm Vault FortKnox AWS Cold Vault
Step 4	Add a storage unit.	In the NetBackup web UI, create a storage unit. Follow the procedure in Create a storage unit in the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide. When you create the storage unit, select the Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) option. In the Disk pool step, select the disk pool that was created in Step 3.

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Use the web UI and update the refresh token within Credential management.

Configuring FortKnox for NetBackup Amazon and Amazon Government

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