Adding an Access Node for Amazon S3

An access node is required to back up clusters without egress charges.

Select one or more existing access nodes or an existing access node group, or create a new access node.
Steps to create an access node
1. Click the add button .
  
  The Add a new backup gateway dialog box appears.
2. For Platform, select the OS for the backup gateway.
3. For Storage region, select a region for the backup gateway.
  
  An AWS CloudFormation template is created based on the region and the operating system that you selected.
4. Click the Launch CloudFormation Template link to open the AWS console.
5. Log on to the AWS console.
  
  The Quick create stack page appears.
6. Under Parameters, enter the following information:
  1. From the EC2 Instance Type list, select the type of EC2 instance to use for the backup gateway.
  2. From the EC2 Key Pair list, select a key pair to use to access the Commvault backup gateway.
  3. From the VPC ID list, select an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
  4. From the Subnet ID list, select a subnet.
  5. From the VPC CIDR list, select a VPC CIDR.
  Note
  
  Port 8403 opens on backup gateways only when the request comes from the IP ranges that are listed in the VPC CIDR field.
7. Click Create stack.
  
  Wait for the Commvault backup gateway to be created.
8. Return to the Commvault configuration wizard.
9. Refresh the list of backup gateways, and then select the backup gateway that you created.
Note
- The gateways must be of similar operating system type.
- To use a gateway group, the region must already be configured on the gateway group.
- All gateways in the gateway group must be reachable through network routes.
Click OK.