# Deploying an access node on Amazon EC2

Create an access node on Amazon EC2 before you configure Amazon EC2 protection if you use your own infrastructure.

## Enable an installation authcode

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > CommCell.

2. In the General tile, move the Requires authcode for installation toggle key to the right.

3. Click the authcode and save it in a safe location. You'll provide it during the deployment.

## Add Access Node

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure.

2. Click the Access nodes tile.

3. In the upper-right area of the page, click Add.

4. From the Vendor list, select Amazon Web Services.

5. From the Deployment type list, select any of the following:

   - Vendor native deployment

     1. From Authentication list, select any of the following:

        - AWS STS AssumeRole (recommended)

        - IAM Role

        - Access keys for IAM users (not recommended)

     2. From the Platform list, select the operating system.

     3. From the Region list, select a region to deploy the access node in.

     4. Click the Launch The CloudFormation Stack link to open the AWS console.

        Note

        If AWS EBS encryption is enabled for your region in your AWS account, to use the stack, you must be a key user for the default encryption key. If you are not a key user for the default encryption key, copy the Launch The CloudFormation Stack link and share it with someone who is a key user, such as your security administrator.

     5. Log on to the AWS console.

     6. Under Parameters, specify the following information:

        1. For EC2 Instance Type, select the type of EC2 instance to use for the access node.

        2. For EC2 Key Pair, select a key pair to use to access the Commvault access node.

        3. For VPC ID, select an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

        4. For Subnet ID, select a subnet.

        5. For VPC CIDR, select a VPC CIDR.

           Note

           Port 8403 opens on access nodes only when the request comes from the IP ranges that are listed in the VPC CIDR.

     7. Click Create stack.

   - Manual deployment

     Use this procedure to install the Commvault software on a computer that you'll use as an access node.

     #### Windows

     1. From the Platform list, select Windows.

     2. Click Download package to download the installation package.

     3. Copy the installation Auth code. You'll enter this code during the installation.

     4. Copy the installation package to the Windows computer that you'll use as the access node.

     5. Run the installation executable as an administrator.

     6. Follow the installation wizard.

        Installation wizard

        - Select the installation language.

        - Verify that the required packages for the access node are selected.

        - Specify the installation directory, if required.

        - Configure the firewall settings, if prompted.

        - Provide the CommServe host name, if prompted.

        - Paste the installation Auth code.

     7. Complete the installation.

     8. Return to the Command Center and verify that the computer appears on the Access nodes page.

     #### Linux

     1. From the Platform list, select Linux.

     2. Click Download package to download the installation package.

     3. Copy the installation Auth code. You'll enter this code during the installation.

     4. Transfer the installation package to the Linux computer that you'll use as the access node.

     5. Extract the installation package, if necessary.

     6. Run the installation script (for example, `./cvpkgadd`) as the root user or by using `sudo`.

     7. Follow the installation prompts.

        Installation prompts

        - Confirm that the required packages for the access node are selected.

        - Specify the installation directory, if required.

        - Configure the firewall settings, if prompted.

        - Provide the CommServe host name, if prompted.

        - Enter the installation Auth code.

     8. Complete the installation.

     9. Return to the Command Center and verify that the computer appears on the Access nodes page.

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