# Configuring Export-Based Backups for Amazon RDS Instances Using Hosted Infrastructure

You can back up your Amazon RDS instances (export-based backups) directly to the cloud, without configuring or installing backup gateways, using the Commvault infrastructure.

## Before You Begin

- If you are an MSP and you want your tenant administrators to configure the AWS RDS export-based instances using the Commvault infrastructure, see Managed Service Provider Configuration for Amazon.

- Configure the permissions to access AWS resources. Download the Amazon RDS Export-Based Backups JSON file and use it on the AWS command line to apply all the permissions.

- Configure an S3 bucket to store the backups. For more information about integrating S3 buckets with RDS, see S3 integration on the Amazon Web Services documentation site.

- Make sure that Amazon RDS endpoints are accessible from the Commvault Cloud infrastructure.

## Start the Configuration Wizard

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

   The Overview page appears.

2. In the upper-right area of the page, click Add instance > Cloud database service.

   The Add Cloud DB Instance page appears.

3. Select Amazon Web Services and then click Next.

   The Select a Database Service page appears.

4. Select RDS (Export) and then click Next.

   The Select Database page appears.

5. Select the database type, and then click Next.

   The Configure Permissions page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Configure Permissions

1. Select Use hosted infrastructure.

2. Click the Launch the CloudFormation Stack link to open the AWS account in the AWS console.

   Note

   If you do not have permission to create a role in the AWS account, copy the Launch the CloudFormation Stack link and share it with your AWS IAM administrator.

3. Log on to the AWS console.

   The Quick create stack page appears.

4. Under Capabilities, read the information about the template, and then select the acknowledgment check box.

5. Click Create stack.

   Wait for the CloudFormation Stack to finish creating the CommvaultTenantRole IAM role.

   The CloudFormation Stack creates the following policies, and then attaches the policies to CommvaultTenantRole:

   - CommvaultTenantRole-DocDBPolicy

   - CommvaultTenantRole-DynamoDBPolicy

   - CommvaultTenantRole-EC2Policy

   - CommvaultTenantRole-RDSPolicy

   - CommvaultTenantRole-RedshiftPolicy

   - CommvaultTenantRole-S3Policy

   - CommvaultTenantRole-VPCPolicy

6. After the stack is created, on the Outputs tab of the AWS console, copy the ExternalID and IAMRole (ARN of CommvaultTenantRole) key values.

7. Return to the Commvault configuration wizard.

8. For Credential, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

   Important

   The credentials must have an external ID and an IAM role ARN—the values that you copied from the Outputs tab of the AWS console in the preceding step:

   - If you select existing credentials, to verify that the credentials have an external ID and an IAM role ARN, click the edit button .

   - If you create new credentials, make sure to enter the external ID and the IAM role ARN.

9. Click Next.

   The Region page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Region

1. Select the region that the clusters reside in.

   Only the regions where Commvault backup gateways are present are available to select.

2. Click Next.

   The Plan page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Plan

A backup plan specifies the storage to back up the data to and other settings such as recovery point objective (RPO) settings.

Commvault software

1. Select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan.

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add plan dialog box appears.

   2. In the Plan name box, enter a descriptive name for the backup plan.

   3. If you have your own storage, move the Bring your own storage toggle key to the right, and then add any of the following storages:

      - Air Gap Protect

      - Cloud

   4. For the backup plan settings, select pre-defined settings or create custom settings:

      - To select pre-defined settings, under Retention rules, select one of the following:

        - Select Standard retention to retain the incremental backups for 1 month.

      - To create custom settings, select Custom plan, and then specify the following:

        - For Retention, specify the amount of time to retain the backup jobs.

        - For Backups run every, specify how often to run backups.

   5. Click Done.

2. Click Next.

Commvault SaaS

1. Select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan.

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add plan dialog box appears.

   2. In the Plan name box, enter a descriptive name for the backup plan.

   3. If you have your own storage, move the Bring your own storage toggle key to the right, and then add any of the following storages:

      - Air Gap Protect

      - Cloud

   4. For the backup plan settings, select pre-defined settings or create custom settings:

      - To select pre-defined settings, under Retention rules, select one of the following:

        - Select 1 month retention plan to retain the incremental backups for 1 month.

        - Select 1 year retention plan to retain the incremental backups for 1 year.

        - Select 3 year retention plan to retain the incremental backups for 3 years.

      - To create custom settings, select Custom plan, and then specify the following:

        - For Retention, specify the amount of time to retain the backup jobs.

        - For Backups run every, specify how often to run backups.

   5. To create a plan with all the advanced options, click the Advanced options click here link, and then create a new plan.

   6. Click Done.

2. Click Next.

The Cloud Account page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Cloud Account

The cloud account is used to access the databases for discovery, backups, and other operations.

1. Select an existing cloud account or create a new cloud account.

   Steps to create a cloud account

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add cloud account dialog box appears.

   2. In Name, enter a descriptive name for the account.

   3. Advanced options:

      - Regional endpoints: By default, the region where your backup gateway resides is selected. You cannot change it.

   4. Click Save.

2. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Backup Content

1. From the Instance name list, select the instance to back up.

2. For all the other input fields, based on the database type selected, provide the relevant connection information to access the database instance. For more information, see Backup Content Configuration Properties.

3. Click Next.

   The Summary page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Summary

1. Review the summary.

2. Click Finish.

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