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Creating an Azure Blob Storage Virtual Client

After installing the File System Core, File System, and Cloud Apps packages on the proxy client computer, you must create a virtual client with access and secret keys to perform backup and restore operations.

Procedure

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, and then click New Client > Cloud Storage > Azure BLOB.

    The New Azure Storage Client dialog box appears.

  2. On the General tab, provide the following details:

    1. In the Client Name box, type a name for the new virtual client.

    2. In the Instance Name box, type a name for the instance.

    3. In the Access Node box, select one or more proxy client computers or the client group where the Cloud Apps package is installed.

      Note

      • The proxy client computers must be of similar operating system type.

      • All clients in the client group must be reachable through network routes.

    4. In the Storage Policy box, select a storage policy for the backup and restore operations.

    5. In the Number of Data Backup Streams box, type the number of data streams to use for backups. The maximum value is 99.

      Note: The number of streams must not exceed the maximum number configured in the subclient storage policy. The CommServe allocates streams depending on the availability of resources.

  3. On the Connection Details tab, enter the following details:

    1. In the Host URL box, enter the Azure Blob Storage service account URL: blob.core.windows.net.

      To back up Azure File shares in the Azure Storage service account, enter the Azure File Share URL: file.core.windows.net.

    2. From the Authentication Type list, select Access and secret keys.

    3. Enter the credential:

      What

      Steps

      Existing credential

      From the Credential list, select the credential for the Azure Storage service account.

      New credential

      1. From the Credential list, click Create New.

        The Create user credential dialog box appears.

      2. In the Credential name box, enter a credential name for the Azure Storage service account.

      3. In the Account Name box, type the name of the Azure Storage account.

        Note

        The name of the Azure Storage account must be in lower case.

      4. In the Access Key box, type the secret access key of your Azure Storage service account.

      5. Click OK.

  4. Click OK.

Results

The Commvault software creates an Azure Blob Storage virtual client that contains a default instance.

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