Creating an Azure Blob Storage Instance with IAM VM Role Assignment

You can create an Azure Blob storage instance with IAM VM role assignment.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, go to Client Computers > Azure Blob client.

2. Right-click Cloud Apps, point to All Tasks, and then click Create New Instance.

   The New Azure Storage Instance dialog box appears.

3. On the General tab, provide the following details:

   1. In the Instance Name box, type a name for the instance.

   2. In the Access Node box, select one or more Azure VMs with storage blob data owner as proxy client computer, or the client group of Azure VMs where the Cloud Apps package is installed.

      Note

      • The proxy client computers must be of similar operating system type.

      • All clients in the client group must be reachable through network routes.

   3. In the Storage Policy box, select a storage policy for the backup and restore operations.

   4. In the Number of Data Backup Streams box, type the number of data streams to use for backups. The maximum value is 99.

      Note

      The number of streams must not exceed the maximum number configured in the subclient storage policy. The CommServe allocates streams depending on the availability of resources.

4. On the Connection Details tab, enter the following details:

   1. In the Host URL box, enter the Azure Blob Storage service account URL, for example, blob.core.windows.net.

   2. From the Authentication Type list, select IAM VM role assignment.

   3. In the Account name box, enter the name of the Azure Blob Storage account.

5. Click OK.

Results

The Commvault software creates an instance with a default subclient.