Updating an Amazon EC2 Hypervisor

When you update an Amazon EC2 hypervisor, you can update many settings, including authentication method, access nodes, security settings, and tags.

Go to the Hypervisor

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

   The Virtual machines page appears.

2. On the Hypervisor tab, click the hypervisor.

   The hypervisor page appears.

Modify the Regions

1. On the Overview tab, in the General section, click the edit button .

   The Edit hypervisor details dialog box appears.

2. For Regions, enter the regions that the instances reside in.

   You can enter multiple regions as a comma-separated list. For example, you can enter us-east1,us-west1.

Modify the Authentication Method

For authenticating the connection to the Amazon EC2 instances, you can use an IAM role, an STS assume role with IAM policy, or an access key and a secret key.

1. On the Overview tab, in the General section, click the edit button .

   The Edit hypervisor details dialog box appears.

2. Select one of the following authentication methods:

   • IAM role

   • STS assume role with IAM policy

   • Access and secret key

3. For Credentials, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

   Steps to create credentials

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add credential dialog box appears.

   2. In Credential name, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.

   3. In Tenant ID, enter the tenant ID for the Azure account.

   4. In Application ID, enter the application ID for the tenant.

   5. In Application secret, enter the secret key for the application.

   6. In Description, enter a description for the credential.

Use Service Account Resources

If this hypervisor is a tenant hypervisor, it can use data protection resources from an AWS admin hypervisor. For more information, see Using Resources from an AWS Admin Account.

1. Move the Use service account resources toggle key to the right.

2. From the list that appears, select the AWS admin hypervisor to provide resources to this tenant hypervisor.

3. Click Save.

View Recovery Points

On the Overview tab, the Recovery points section shows the backups that are available by date. For information about restores, see Restores for Amazon EC2 Instances and Files.

Disable Backups

When you disable backups, the hypervisor is excluded from SLA calculations.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Activity Control section, move the Data backup toggle key to the left.

   An Enable after a delay link appears.

2. To enable backups again after a delay, click the Enable after a delay link, and then enter the amount of time to delay.

Disable Restores

If you disable restores, applications and other data cannot be restored.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Activity Control section, move the Data restores toggle key to the left.

   An Enable after a delay link appears.

2. To enable restores again after a delay, click the Enable after a delay link, and then enter the amount of time to delay.

Modify Tags

If you have the Tag Management permission, you can create and apply tags to the hypervisor. For more information, see Entity Tags.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Tags section, click the edit button .

   The Manage tags dialog box appears.

2. In Tag name, enter a name for the tag.

3. To assign a value, in Tag value, enter the value.

4. Click Save.

Select a FREL

You can select a file recovery enabler for Linux (FREL), which is a MediaAgent that is configured to recover UNIX file system data, for the hypervisor.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Options section, for File recovery enabler for Linux, click the edit button .

   The Edit file recovery dialog box appears.

2. Select the FREL.

3. Click Save.

Specify Guest Credentials

For application-aware backups and application-based backups, you can specify the credentials that are used to access guest VMs.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Options section, for Guest credentials, click the edit button .

   The Set guest credentials dialog box appears.

2. Enter a user name and password that can be used for all guest VMs that are associated with the hypervisor.

3. Click Save.

Specify a Time Zone

The default time zone for the hypervisor is the time zone of the CommServe server. You can specify a different time zone for the hypervisor.

If you specify a time zone for the hypervisor and for a VM group, the Commvault uses the time zone of the VM group.

• On Configuration tab, in the Options section, for Time zone, click the edit button , and then select the time zone.

Enable Snapshot Backups

You can enable snapshot backups for the VM groups that are associated with the hypervisor.

• On Configuration tab, in the Snapshot management section, move the Enable snap backup toggle key to the right.

Add a Storage Array for Snapshot Backups

If you enable snapshot backups, you can add a storage array for storing the snapshot backups.

1. On Configuration tab, in the Snapshot management section, click Add array.

   The Add Snap Array wizard appears.

2. From the Snap vendor list, select the array type that you are adding.

   If the array type has snapshot configuration properties, then a Snap Configurations page appears in the Add Snap Array wizard.

3. In the Array name box, enter the name of the array.

4. In the Control host box, enter the control host IP address.

5. Specify credentials as follows:

   • If Username and Password boxes appear, enter the credentials for the array.

   • If Saved credentials appears, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

6. Click Next.

   The Array Access Nodes page appears.

7. From the Available MediaAgents list, select the access nodes to use for the array.

   The access node is used only for data aging and automatic deletion requests, not for the manual deletion requests that you can make in array management.

8. To disable pruning of the snapshots, move the Pruning toggle key to the left.

9. Click Next.

   If the array type has snapshot configuration properties, then a Snap Configurations page appears.

10. Review the settings.

11. Click Save.

Assign Roles to Users or User Groups

To allow a user or user group to perform data management operations on the hypervisor, create a security association between the user or user group and one of the following pre-defined roles:

• View: Provide read-only access to application group configuration, job history, and reporting data

• VM End User: Provide self-service backup, recover both in-place and out-of-place

Procedure

1. On the Configuration tab, in the Security section, click the edit button .

   The Security dialog box appears.

2. On the Associations tab, enter the name of the user or user group, select the role to assign, and then click Add.

3. Click Save.

Related Topics

• Roles Overview

• Security for Virtualization

Assign Owners and Permissions

You can specify owners and permissions for the hypervisor.

1. On the Configuration tab, in the Security section, click the edit button .

   The Security dialog box appears.

2. On the Owners tab, enter the name of the user or user group to assign as an owner.

3. Under Permissions, select the permissions to give to the owner.

4. Click Save.

Modify Access Nodes

Select Different Access Nodes for the Hypervisor

1. On Configuration tab, in the Access node section, click Actions, and then select Edit.

   The Edit access node dialog box appears.

2. Select the access node group or the access nodes to use for the VM group.

3. Click OK.

Create an Access Node for the Hypervisor

1. On Configuration tab, in the Access node section, click Actions, and then select Configure Access Node.

   The Add access node dialog box appears.

2. In Host name, enter the host name.

3. In Name, enter a descriptive name for the access node.

4. For OS Type, select the operating system of the access node.

5. Click Save.

   The Add access node dialog box appears.

6. Download and install the backup gateway package, following the instructions in the dialog box to create and configure a new backup gateway.

Related Topics

• System Requirements for Protecting Amazon EC2 Instances

• Auto-Scaling for Amazon EC2 Access Nodes

View Virtual Machines

The Virtual Machines tab shows the VMs that are associated with this hypervisor.

View VM Groups

The VM groups tab shows the VM groups that are associated with this hypervisor.

To create a new VM group, see Creating a VM Group for Amazon EC2.

To update an existing VM group, see Updating an Amazon EC2 VM Group.