# Adding a Cloud Storage for a Backup Plan of an Amazon EC2 Instance

You can bring your own cloud storage to configure Amazon EC2 backups.

## Procedure

1. Beside Storage, click the add button , and then select Cloud.

   The Add cloud storage dialog box appears.

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

3. For Storage class, select the storage class for the type of access that you want to have for the data.

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

5. For Service host, leave the default value.

6. For MediaAgent, leave Automatic (the default value) selected, or select a specific MediaAgent that will write the data to the storage.

   If Automatic is selected, Commvault uses the hosted infrastructure MediaAgents present in the region to configure the storage.

7. For Authentication, select the type of authentication to use.

8. In Account name, enter the name of the storage account to use.

9. For Credentials, select existing credentials or create a new credential.

   Steps to add new credentials

   1. Click + beside the Credential list.

      The Add credential dialog box appears.

   2. Enter the following information:

      - In the Credential name box, enter the descriptive name for the credential.

      - In the Access key ID box, enter the access key ID of the cloud account.

      - In the Secret access key box, enter the secret access key of the cloud account.

      - In the Description box, enter a brief description for the credential.

   3. Click Save.

10. In Bucket, enter a name for the Amazon S3 bucket.

11. To use deduplication, move the Use deduplication toggle key to the right, and then from the DDB MediaAgent list, select the MediaAgent that will write the data to the DDB storage location.

12. Click Save.

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