Adding a Backup Plan for Google Cloud Storage

You can add a backup plan to specify the cloud storage, data retention, and backup frequency for Google Cloud Storage backups.

Procedure

1. Click +.

   The Create backup plan dialog box appears.

2. In the Plan name box, enter a name for the backup plan.

3. From the Storage list, select an existing cloud storage or create a new cloud storage.

   Steps to create a new cloud storage

   1. Click the add button .

   The Add cloud storage dialog box appears.

   1. From the Type list, select Air Gap Protect, Cloud, or Disk.

   2. If you select Air Gap Protect, do the following:

      a. From the Cloud storage provider list, select the provider.

      b. From the Region list, select the storage region.

      c. From the MediaAgent list, select the MediaAgent for object storage. By default, Automatic is selected.

      d. To enable deduplication on the storage, slide the Use deduplication toggle key to the right.

      e. From the DDB MediaAgent list, select the MediaAgent for the deduplication database. By default, Automatic is selected.

   3. If you select Cloud, do the following:

      For example, if you select Google Cloud Storage as the storage type, complete the following steps:

      a. From the Type list, select the cloud storage type (for example, Google Cloud Storage).

      b. In the Name box, enter a name for the cloud storage.

      c. From the Storage class list, select the storage class for the type of access that you want to have for the data (for example, Standard, Nearline, Coldline, or Archive).

      d. In the Service host box, enter the endpoint URL or host name for the Google Cloud Storage service (for example, storage.googleapis.com or region-specific endpoint).

      e. From the MediaAgent list, select an existing MediaAgent or create a new MediaAgent for backups.

      f. From the Credentials list, select existing credentials or create new credentials for the Google Cloud Storage account.

      To create new credentials, click the add button (+) and provide the following information:

      The way that you add credentials depends on the authentication method:

      For access and secret keys:

      1. From the Credential Vault list, select the credential vault (for example, Built-In).

      2. In the Credential name box, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.

      3. In the Access key ID box, enter the access key ID (interoperability key) for the Google Cloud Storage account.

      4. In the Secret access key box, enter the secret access key for the Google Cloud Storage account.

      5. Optional: In the Description box, enter a description for the credentials.

      6. Click Save.

      For service account:

      1. From the Credential Vault list, select the credential vault (for example, Built-In).

      2. In the Credential name box, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.

      3. Upload or specify the service account JSON key file.

      4. Optional: In the Description box, enter a description for the credentials.

      5. Click Save.

      g. In the Bucket box, enter the bucket name or click Detect to automatically discover available buckets.

      h. To enable deduplication on the storage, slide the Use deduplication toggle key to the right.

      i. From the DDB MediaAgent list, select an existing MediaAgent or create a new MediaAgent for the deduplication database.

      j. Click Save.

   4. If you select Disk, do the following:

      a. In the Name box, type the name of the storage.

      b. For Backup location, click Add to add a backup location.

      - From the MediaAgent list, select an existing MediaAgent or create a new MediaAgent for backups.

      - To set the disk access path, use either of the following options:

      - To use a local disk as the disk access path, click Local and in the Backup location box, type the full path name to the storage location.

      - To use a network drive as the disk access path, click Network and provide the following information:

      - From under the Credential section, from the Name list, select the credential that you want to use to access the network drive.

      Alternatively, you can click the + sign to create new credentials to access a network drive.

      - In the Backup location box, type the full path name to the storage location.

      c. To enable deduplication on the storage, slide the Use deduplication toggle key to the right.

      d. From the DDB MediaAgent list, select an existing MediaAgent or create a new MediaAgent for the deduplication database.

   5. Click Save.

4. In the Configure backups section, configure the backup schedule and retention settings:

a. Under Primary copy with schedule and retention settings, specify how frequently you would like the backup to be performed:

- In the Frequency box, enter the backup frequency value and select the time period (Day(s), Week(s), Month(s)).

- In the Retention period box, enter the retention value and select the time period (Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), Year(s)).

b. Optional: Select Add extended retention to configure extended retention rules.

c. Optional: Select Add second copy to add a secondary backup copy.

1. Click Done.