Add a cloud provider for a Snapshot Manager
You can protect the assets on the Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) providers. Starting with 9.0, the Snapshot Manager can discover Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure US Government cloud workloads.
To add a cloud provider for Snapshot Manager
- On the left, click Workloads > Cloud.
- Click the Providers tab or click Add under the cloud provider for which you want to add a configuration.
- Enter a value in the Configuration Name field in the Add configuration pane.
- Select the preferred Snapshot Manager.
- Enter the required details.
Cloud provider
Parameter
Description
Microsoft Azure
Credential type: Application service principal
Tenant ID
The ID of the AAD directory in which you created the application.
Client ID
The application ID.
Secret key
The secret key of the application.
Credential type: System managed identity
Enable system-managed identity on Snapshot Manager host in Azure.
Note:
Assign a role to the system-managed identity.
Credential type: User managed identity
Client ID
The ID of the user-managed identity connected to the Snapshot Manager host.
Note:
The user-managed identity must have a role assigned.
The following parameters are applicable for all the above credential types
Regions
One or more regions in which to discover cloud assets.
Note:
If you configure a government cloud, select US Gov Arizona, US Gov Texas or US Gov Virginia.
Resource Group prefix
The prefix used to store the snapshots created for the assets in a different resource group other than the one in which the assets exist.
For example, if an asset exists in NetBackup Snapshot Manager and prefix for resource group is snap, then snapshots of assets in NetBackup Snapshot Manager resource group would be stored in snapNetBackup Snapshot Manager resource group.
Protect assets even if prefixed Resource Groups are not found
On selecting this check box, NetBackup Snapshot Manager would not fail the snapshot operation if resource group does not exists. It tries to store the snapshot in the original resource group.
Note:
The prefixed resource group region must be same as the original resource group region.
Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
Using AAD:
Azure Stack Hub Resource Manager endpoint URL
The endpoint URL in the following format allows Snapshot Manager to connect with your Azure resources.
https://management.<location>.<FQDN>Tenant ID
The ID of the AAD directory in which you created the application.
Client ID
The application ID.
Secret Key
The secret key of the application.
Authentication Resource URL (optional)
The URL where the authentication token is sent to.
Using ADFS:
Azure Stack Hub Resource Manager endpoint URL
The endpoint URL in the following format that allows Snapshot Manager to connect with your Azure resources.
https://management.<location>.<FQDN>Tenant ID
The ID of the AAD directory in which you created the application.
Client ID
The application ID.
Secret Key
The secret key of the application.
Authentication Resource URL (optional)
The URL where the authentication token is sent to.
Amazon AWS
Access Key
The access key ID, when specified with the secret access key, authorizes Snapshot Manager to interact with the AWS APIs.
Note:
For more information on how to create an IAM role, see the AWS documentation.
Secret Key
The secret key of the application.
Note:
If the Snapshot Manager is configured with IAM Config, the Access Key and Secret Key options are not available.
Regions
One or more AWS regions in which to discover cloud assets.
Note:
If you configure a government cloud, select us-gov-east-1 or us-gov-west-1.
VPC Endpoint
First DNS name of AWS Security Token Service (STS) endpoint service with no zone specified.
Google Cloud Platform
Project ID
The ID of the project from which the resources are managed. Listed as in the project_id JSON file.
Client Email
The email address of the Client ID. Listed as client_email in the JSON file.
Private Key
The private key. Listed as private_key in the JSON file.
Note:
You must enter this key without quotes. Do not enter any spaces or return characters at the beginning or end of the key.
Regions
A list of regions in which the provider operates.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Credential type: API Key
User OCID
User's OCID for which you generate the credentials.
Tenancy
Tenant ID of the OCI account.
Fingerprint
The fingerprint that you obtain while generating the credential.
Private Key
The private key that you obtain while generating the credential.
Regions
One or more OCI regions in which you want to discover the cloud assets.
Credential type: IAM
NetBackup Snapshot Manager must be a part of a dynamic group and that dynamic group must have enough permissions.
Note:
If the Snapshot Manager is configured with IAM Configuration, the other fields, except Regions, are not available.
- Enter the connection and authentication details in the Add Configuration pane.
- Click Save.
The assets on the cloud providers are automatically discovered.