Request Druva Cloud Storage
The following sections summarize the user scenarios based on whether or not you are an existing Druva Cloud Platform (DCP) customer.
Druva CloudRanger Customers with no DCP Credentials
Prerequisites
Druva CloudRanger customers with no pre-existing DCP credentials will first need to get their DCP account configured before the Cloud storage can be provisioned.
Step 1: Once you initiate the Provision Storage request from your CloudRanger console, the Support team will configure the required credentials for your Druva Cloud Platform account. You may receive an email communication detailing the steps to set up and activate your DCP account.
Step 2: Once complete, the Storage requested will be provisioned on Druva Cloud based on your agreed credit limits.
❗ Important
Ensure that you have set appropriate service quotas for your EBS Direct Service prior to setting up the backup workflow on Druva Cloud. The quota limits will need to be set to an appropriate level to avoid performance-related issues. To request a service quota increase, navigate to the Service Quotas page on your AWS console.
Set the GetSnapshotBlock requests per account to an appropriate value that corresponds to the number of devices that you wish to protect concurrently.
We recommend setting this to approximately 250 * the number of protected devices, to ensure a smooth backup performance across your AWS accounts.You may want to calibrate this value based on your data protection strategy and business requirements.
For more information, refer to the AWS documentation.
Provisioning Storage
Proceed with the steps detailed below to get started with setting up your DCP account and provisioning storage on Druva Cloud.
Log into your management console and navigate to the Account for which you wish to set up storage. Click the gear icon on the top navigation bar.
Click Druva Cloud to be directed to the Druva Storage page.
Click Provision Storage to request a new Druva Cloud Storage.
Select the Druva Storage Region to set up the storage and specify an appropriate Storage Name.
📝 Note
The Storage Name, once defined, cannot be modified.
Once the storage request is initiated, the storage on Druva Cloud is provisioned based on your agreed credit limits. Upon completion, the Storage listing page displays all available Cloud Storage with the relevant Status.
Requested: Indicates that a new Storage has been requested and is pending approval. Once approved, the status is updated accordingly.
Access Provided: Indicates that the request has been approved and Cloud Storage has been provisioned in the Region specified.
Access Denied: Indicates that the storage request has been denied for specific reasons. For more information, contact your Druva Account Manager or Support.
Druva CloudRanger Customers with DCP Credentials
The workflow for Druva CloudRanger customers with existing DCP credentials remains consistent with the previous scenario. If you are provisioned with DCP credentials, you may directly proceed with requesting Storage on Druva Cloud.
Log into your management console and navigate to the Account for which you wish to set up storage. Click the gear icon on the top navigation bar.
Click Druva Cloud to be directed to the Druva Storage page.
The Storage page lists all pre-existing Druva Storage provisioned for your account.Click Provision Storage to request a new Druva Cloud Storage.
Select the Druva Storage Region to set up the storage and specify an appropriate Storage Name.
Once the storage request is initiated, the storage on Druva Cloud is provisioned based on your agreed credit limits. Upon completion, the Storage listing page displays all available Cloud Storage with the relevant Status.
Requested: Indicates that a new Storage has been requested and is pending approval. Once approved, the status is updated accordingly.
Access Provided: Indicates that the request has been approved and Cloud Storage has been provisioned in the Region specified.
Access Denied: Indicates that the storage request has been denied for specific reasons. For more information, please contact your Druva Account Manager or Support.
Provision Cloud Storage
You can select the Cloud Storage to AWS Cloud or Azure Cloud depending on your business requirements. Once the Azure Storage is provisioned, we will continue to support it within the US-East Region.
❗Important
To sign up for this feature and configure Azure Storage, contact Support.
Click Provision Storage to request a new Druva Cloud Storage.
Select the relevant Cloud Storage under Storage Type, that is AWS or Azure.
Select the Druva Storage Region and specify an appropriate Storage Name.
📝 Note
It is recommended that you select the Cloud Storage native to the existing location of your source instances. All existing backups will remain in the Cloud Storage depending on the Storage Rules defined and the backup configuration.
Next steps
Storage Rules help create a mapping between Druva Cloud and your AWS resources within specific Regions and Accounts. Once you identify the AWS resources to be backed up to Druva Cloud, the Storage Rules direct the data backups to the appropriate Druva Cloud Region provisioned within your chosen Account. For more information, see Configure Storage Rules.
📝 Note
You will need to configure Storage Rules to get started with backing up snapshots to Druva Cloud. A backup policy defined to move snapshots to Druva Cloud will be executed only when a corresponding Storage Rule is available.