Registering Generic Cloud Storage

A device cluster is a logical grouping of non-tape library (standalone) backup devices. Catalogic DPX supports the following cloud providers: MinIO, StorageGRID, Cloudian, Wasabi, and Scality RING. Follow these steps to add and configure one of these cloud providers for Agentless VMware backups or Block archiving.

See also. To register the cloud storage of AWS S3 Standard or Glacier instead, see Registering AWS S3 Cloud Storage. To create new MinIO volumes in Catalogic vStor, see MinIO Buckets in Catalogic vStor in the User’s Guide.

Registering generic cloud storage with Catalogic DPX from the Java-based DPX Management Interface

From the Java-based DPX Management Interface, take the following steps to register generic cloud storage with Catalogic DPX:

  1. Complete the preparation that is described in Chapter 8: Cloud Storage in the User’s Guide.

  2. In the Java-based DPX Management Interface, open the Configure tab in the Function tab bar. From the task pane, see the Configuration Options section and open Devices in it.

  3. Right-click the Enterprise item that you want to add the cloud storage, and click Add Device Cluster to open the device cluster registration pane.

  4. In the device cluster registration pane, enter the following fields:

    • Device Cluster Name

      An arbitrary, unique name that you can identify your cloud storage item in Catalogic DPX. Device cluster names must be up to 48 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. For example, PRODUCTION_CLOUD. Ensure that none of the device clusters are sharing the same name.

    • Device Type

      Set to CLOUD.

    • Cloud Provider Type

      Select the cloud provider type: AWS S3, MinIO, and so on.

      See also. For the latest list of supported cloud storage providers, see Product Compatibility.

    • Bucket Name

      An arbitrary name of the bucket.

    • Endpoint

      The URL of the cloud storage endpoint that is typically structured as follow, where <endpoint> represents the FQDN or IP address that the system can resolve, and 9000 represents the port 9000:

      https://<endpoint.com>:9000

    • Access Key

      The access key of the cloud storage instance.

    • Secret Key

      The secret key of the cloud storage instance.

    • Comment

      Optional comments to the device cluster item in Catalogic DPX. Up to 48 characters.

    Click Add.

Ensure that the new device cluster name appears in the device resource tree in the left pane and is indicated by the selection check box. The add device cluster dialog in the right pane becomes the edit device cluster dialog for the new device cluster. Once the new device has been configured, a Device Type of Cloud is available for proxy selection in the Device Cluster and Device Configuration screens.

Last updated