Adding Amazon S3 Object Storage

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You can add Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) as primary backup storage for container workloads and the IBM Storage® Protect Plus catalog, or as secondary storage from the vSnap server.

Before you begin

Configure the key that is required for the cloud object. For instructions, see Adding an access key.

Ensure that cloud storage buckets are created for the IBM Storage Protect Plus data. For instructions about creating buckets, see Amazon Simple Storage Service Documentation.

Procedure

To add Amazon S3 cloud storage as a backup object storage provider, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation panel, click System Configuration > Storage > Cloud storage.
  2. Click Add cloud storage to open the Add cloud storage wizard.
  3. Click Amazon S3, and then click Next.
  4. Complete the fields on the Cloud details page, and then click Next:
    Name
    Enter a meaningful name that helps to identify the cloud storage.
    Use existing access key
    Enable this option to select a previously entered key for the storage, and then select the key from the Select a key list.
    If you do not select this option, complete the following fields to add a key:
    Key name
    Enter a meaningful name to identify the key.
    Access key
    Enter the AWS access key. Access keys are created in the AWS Management Console.
    Secret key
    Enter the AWS secret key. Secret keys are created in the AWS Management Console.
  5. Complete the fields on the Get buckets page, and then click Next:
    Region
    Select the region for the cloud storage, and then click Update buckets to select the buckets that you want to use for storage backup, copy, and archive operations. The buckets that you select depend on the backup configuration that you want to use.
    If you are backing up container workloads, you can use cloud storage as your primary backup storage.
    If your primary backup storage location is a vSnap server, you can use cloud storage as a copy or archive location.
    Backup object storage bucket
    Select a bucket to serve as the backup storage target.
    Standard object storage bucket
    Select a bucket to serve as the copy target.
    Archive object storage bucket
    Select a cloud storage resource to serve as the archive target.
    Archiving data creates a full data copy and can provide longer-term protection, cost, and security benefits. For more information about archiving data, see the information about copying data to cloud archive storage in Copying snapshots to secondary backup storage.
    Deep archive
    Select to register Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive buckets for long-term archiving. This field is optional.
  6. Review your selections, and then click Submit.
    The cloud storage is added to the cloud servers table.

What to do next

After you add the S3 storage, complete the following action:
Action How to
Associate the cloud storage with the SLA policy that is used for the backup job. To create an SLA policy, see Creating an SLA policy for databases and file systems.

To modify an existing SLA policy, see Editing an SLA policy.