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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. CloudPoint installation and configuration
  4. Preparing for CloudPoint installation
  5. Creating and mounting a volume to store CloudPoint data
Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide

Creating and mounting a volume to store CloudPoint data

Before you deploy CloudPoint in a cloud environment, you must create and mount a volume of at least 50 GB to store CloudPoint data. The volume must be mounted to /cloudpoint.

Table: Volume creation steps for each supported cloud vendor

Vendor

Procedure

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  1. On the EC2 dashboard, click Volumes > Create Volumes.

  2. Follow the instructions on the screen and specify the following:

    • Volume type: General Purpose SSD

    • Size: 50 GB

  3. Use the following instructions to create a file system and mount the device to /cloudpoint on the instance host.

    http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-using-volumes.html

Google Cloud Platform

  • Create the disk for the virtual machine, initialize it, and mount it to /cloudpoint.

    https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/add-persistent-disk

Microsoft Azure

  1. Create a new disk and attach it to the virtual machine.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/attach-disk-portal

    You should choose the managed disk option.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/attach-disk-portal#use-azure-managed-disks

  2. Initialize the disk and mount it to /cloudpoint.

    For details, see the section "Connect to the Linux VM to mount the new disk" in the following link:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/add-disk

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