Add an Amazon S3 object storage repository with an access key and a secret key.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Object storage.
The Object storage page appears.
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In the upper-right area of the page, click Add object storage.
The Add object storage dialog box appears.
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Click Amazon S3.
The Configure Amazon S3 wizard appears.
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On the Plan tab of the wizard, select the backup plan that you want to use for the object storage repository, and then click Next.
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On the Access Node tab of the wizard, select one or more access nodes or the server group where the Cloud Apps package is installed, and then click Next.
Note
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The access nodes must be of similar operating system type.
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All servers in the server group must be reachable through network routes.
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On the Add object storage tab of the wizard, complete the following steps:
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In theObject storage name box, enter a name for the repository.
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In the Host URL box, enter the Amazon S3 account URL, s3.amazonaws.com.
To back up region-based data, enter the AWS service endpoint URL for the region in the format: s3.{region}.amazonaws.com.
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From the Authentication list, select Access and secret keys.
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Do one of the following:
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From theCredentials dialog box, select the credentials that you are going to use, and then click Next.
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To add credentials to the Credential Manager, click the plus button (+).
TheAdd Credential dialog box appears.
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Enter the following information:
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In the Credential name box, enter a name for the credentials that you are creating.
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In the Access key ID box, enter the access key ID.
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In the Secret access key box, enter the secret key.
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In the Description box, you can enter a description of the credentials.
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Click Save.
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On the Backup Content tab of the wizard, complete the following steps:
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Click Add, and do one of the following:
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To enter a custom path, click Custom path, and then enter the path for the content.
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To browse for content, click Browse, and then select the content.
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To exclude some of the content you selected, move the Specify exclusion toggle key to the right, and then add the exclusion.
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To back up ACLs, move the Backup ACL toggle key to the right.
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Click Next.
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On the Summary tab of the wizard, review the options, and then clickFinish.