Adding a Cosmos DB Cassandra API Instance Using a New Azure Account

When you add a Cosmos DB Cassandra API instance, you can do that by creating a new Azure account.

Before You Begin

• To give the Commvault software access to Azure resources, you can use a managed identity or an Azure application and a secret. For more information, see Configuring Access to Azure Resources.

• Verify that the Cosmos DB application has the contributor role enabled on the Azure account. For restricted access, create a custom role using cosmos_cassandraapi.json at the resource group level and assign it to the Cosmos DB application.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The Instances page appears.

2. Click Add Instance, and then click Cloud database service.

   The Add Cloud DB instance page appears.

3. From the Select vendor list, select Microsoft Azure.

4. From the Database service list, select Cosmos DB.

5. From the Region list, select a region where cassandra account is available.

6. From the API list, select CASSANDRA API.

7. In the Instance box, enter a name for the cloud instance.

8. In the Table group box, enter a name for the default table group.

9. Beside the Cloud account list, Click +.

   The Add cloud account dialog box appears.

10. In the Name box, enter the name for the Azure account.

11. You can choose traditional authentication method of deployment or managed identity authentication method of deployment.

    1. For the traditional authentication method of deployment, configure the following settings:

       • Subscription ID: Enter the subscription ID for the Azure account.

       • Credentials: If you have already configured the credentials entity, select the credentials from the list. To define a new credential, click + beside the list. For more information, see Adding Credentials.

    2. For the managed identity authentication method of deployment, configure the following settings:

       • Connect using managed identities for Azure resources: Move the toggle key to the right.

       • Subscription ID: Enter the subscription ID for the Azure account.

12. From the Access nodes list, select one or more access nodes as needed for the new account.

13. Click Save.

14. Click Add.

What to Do Next

A table group is created for the instance. You can create more table groups to meet different backup requirements.