Creating an Amazon S3 Instance with Access and Secret Keys

You can create an Amazon S3 instance with access and secret keys.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, go to Client Computers > Amazon S3 client.

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

   The New Amazon S3 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 proxy client computers or the client group 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, type the Amazon S3 service account URL (s3.amazonaws.com).

   2. From the Authentication Type list, select Access and secret keys.

   3. Enter credentials:

      What	Steps
      Existing credential	From the Credential list, select the credential that you want to use.
      New credential	From the Credential list, click Create New. The Create user credential dialog box appears. In the Credential name box, enter a name for the credential. In the Access key ID box, enter the access key ID of the Amazon S3 account In the Secret Access key box, enter the secret key for the Amazon S3 account. Click OK.

5. Click OK.

Results

The Commvault software creates a default instance and a default subclient.