Add a Cloud Storage Resource
To enable cloud offload functionality, cloud resources must be registered in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
- Configure cloud resource keys and certificates. See Configure Keys and Certificates.
To register an Amazon S3 cloud resource:
- From the navigation menu, expand System Configuration, then expand Backup Storage. Click Cloud.
- Click Add Cloud. The Cloud Registration pane opens.
- From the Provider field, select Amazon S3, then complete the following fields:
- Name
- Enter a meaningful name to help identify the cloud resource.
- Region
- Select the regional endpoint of the cloud resource.
- Use existing key
- Select a previously entered key. Keys are added through the Keys and Certificates pane. Alternatively, enter key information in the following fields. See Configure Keys and Certificates.
- Key name
- Enter a meaningful name to help identify the key.
- Access key
- Enter the AWS access key. Access keys are created through the AWS Management Console.
- Secret key
- Enter the AWS secret key. Secret keys are created through the AWS Management Console.
- Click Get Buckets, then select a bucket associated with the cloud resource. Buckets must be created before registering the cloud resource.
- Click Register. The cloud resource is added to the Cloud Servers table.
To register an IBM Cloud Object Storage resource:
- From the navigation menu, expand System Configuration, then expand Backup Storage. Click Cloud.
- Click Add Cloud. The Cloud Registration pane opens.
- From the Provider field, select IBM Cloud Object Storage off premise, then complete the following fields:
- Name
- Enter a meaningful name to help identify the cloud resource.
- Endpoint
- Enter the endpoint of the IBM Cloud Object Storage resource.
- Use existing key
- Select a previously entered key. Keys are added through the Keys and Certificates pane. Alternatively, enter key information in the following fields. See Configure Keys and Certificates.
- Key name
- Enter a meaningful name to help identify the key.
- Access key
- Enter the access key.
- Secret key
- Enter the secret key.
- Certificate
- Select a method of associating a certificate with the resource.
- Upload: Select to browse for the certificate locally, then click Upload.
- Copy and paste: Select to enter the name of the certificate, copy and paste the contents of the certificate, then click Create.
- Use existing: Select to use a previously uploaded certificate. Certificates are added through the Keys and Certificates pane. See Configure Keys and Certificates.
- A certificate is not required when registering a public IBM Cloud Object Storage resource.
- Click Get Buckets, then select a bucket associated with the cloud resource. Buckets must be created before registering the cloud resource.
- Click Register. The cloud resource is added to the Cloud Servers table.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2
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