Dell EMC PowerProtect DDVE on Amazon Web Services 7.9 Installation and Administration Guide

Deploying DDVE using a Cloud Formation Template

This method is recommended.

1. Go to the appropriate Website:
   • For deployment in AWS standard cloud, use https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace.
   • For deployment in AWS Gov cloud, use https://aws.amazon.com/mp/govcloud/.
2. Search for PowerProtect DD Virtual.
3. Select Dell EMC PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) <version_number> and click Continue to Subscribe.
   NOTE Your screen might be different than shown in the following figure.

   
4. Click Continue to Configuration.

   

5. Select the following configuration, and then click Continue to Launch.
   • Fulfillment Option—Select Cloud Formation Template.
   • Software Version—Select the correct version.
   • Region—Select where the DDVE is to deploy.

   

6. Review the configuration details, select Launch the Cloud Formation template, and then select Launch.
   The template URL is populated.
7. Click Next.
   
8. Enter the following values to create the stack.
   • Stack name
   • DDVE Model—Four options are available:
     • 16 TB-Model—m5.xlarge
     • 32 TB-Model—m5.2xlarge
     • 96 TB-Model—m5.4xlarge
     • 256 TB-Model—m5.8xlarge

     System capacity	Instance type	vCPU	Memory (GiB)	Number of default metadata disks
     16 TB	M5.xlarge	4	16	2 x 1 TiB
     32 TB	M5.2xlarge	8	32	4 x 1 TiB
     96 TB	M5.4xlarge	16	64	10 x 1 TiB
     256 TB	M5.8xlarge	32	128	13 x 2 TiB

   • Override default metadata disks— You can choose to override the default number of metadata disks by selecting a value from 1-24. The maximum number of metadata disks that can be attached to a DDVE instance in AWS is 24.
     NOTE Only the number of metadata disks can be overridden. The size of individual disks cannot be changed.
   • DDVE name tag
   • IAM Role for S3 access—Type in the correct IAM role to be attached to the DDVE.
   • Key pair—Select an existing key pair from the drop-down list.
   • Subnet ID
   • Security Groups
   • Private IP Address Options—There are two options: Auto-Assign Private IP and Custom Private IP. By default, Auto-Assign Private IP is selected, and DDVE will be assigned with one IPv4 address automatically at deployment. Select Custom Private IP if you want to specify one private IP address for this DDVE.

     

   • Custom Private IPv4 Address—This field is used only when you select the Custom Private IP option in the Cloud Formation stack.
     NOTE You should input a valid IPv4 address from the selected subnet. The IP address should not be in use. In addition, it should not be one of the first four IP addresses or the last IP address of the subnet CIDR range. For more information about reserved IP addresses in subnets, see Subnet sizing.

     

9. Continue stack configuration as needed. Click Next.
10. Review the stack configuration and click Create Stack.
11. Check the status of the stack you create on the ddve-stack-test page.
    
12. When the stack creation is complete, go to the EC2 instances and select the region to deploy the DDVE. Use the DDVE name tag from step 8 and verify that the corresponding EC2 instance is running.
    NOTE Avoid disabling or modifying the primary interface settings. The primary interface in cloud deployments has the default gateway setting and is the only interface with which the DDVE can connect to the metadata server. The metadata server is critical for DDVE operation.