IBM Storage Protect Plus on the AWS cloud platform

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IBM Storage® Protect Plus on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform is a data protection solution for users who want to protect databases that are running on AWS. In addition, users can protect virtual machines that are managed by VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS while having the IBM Storage Protect Plus server installed on VMC and the vSnap server installed on an AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

You can deploy IBM Storage Protect Plus on AWS in one of the following configurations. Support for VMC on AWS is available only in a hybrid environment. For more information about support for VMC on AWS, see IBM Storage Protect Plus for VMware Cloud on AWS.

All-on-cloud environment: In this configuration, both the IBM Storage Protect Plus server and the vSnap server are deployed in AWS on an existing or new VPC. An on-premises IBM Storage Protect Plus server and a VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure are not required.; This option might benefit new IBM Storage Protect Plus users who want to protect databases on AWS and do not have IBM Storage Protect Plus running in an on-premises environment.
Hybrid environment: In this configuration, only the vSnap server is deployed in AWS on an existing or new VPC. The IBM Storage Protect Plus server is installed and maintained on premises or another location. This option might benefit existing IBM Storage Protect Plus users who want to continue protecting workloads that are running on premises and in the cloud environment.; In addition to backup and recovery operations, you can also use a hybrid environment to replicate and reuse data between your on-premises location and AWS for additional data protection. For example, you might want to use data that is protected at your on-premises site on AWS for DevOps, quality assurance, testing, and disaster recovery purposes.

Note: Starting with IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.14, the IBM Storage Protect Plus deployment on AWS cloud offering is no longer available for purchase.

Deploying IBM Storage Protect Plus to AWS

The IBM Storage Protect Plus page on AWS Marketplace provides the AWS CloudFormation templates that are required to deploy the IBM Storage Protect Plus server and vSnap server in AWS as well as pricing, usage, and support information. Follow the instructions on this page and the IBM Storage Protect Plus on the AWS Cloud Deployment Guide to set up your on-premises and AWS environments.

The IBM Storage Protect Plus on AWS deployment includes IBM Storage Protect Plus version 10.1.6. If you want to use the current version of IBM Storage Protect Plus, follow the instructions in Updating IBM Storage Protect Plus components to complete an upgrade.