Use this procedure to deploy
PowerProtect Data Manager and
DDVE to AWS.
About this task
This procedure takes approximately 20 minutes if automatic configuration is enabled. If automatic configuration is not enabled, then this procedure takes approximately 15 minutes, but
PowerProtect Data Manager and
DDVE must be manually configured after they are deployed. For more information on manual configuration, see
Configure the PowerProtect Data Manager virtual appliance.
Region—Select where to deploy
PowerProtect Data Manager and
DDVE.
Review the configuration details, select
Launch the Cloud Formation template, and then select
Launch.
The template URL is populated.
From the
CloudFormation > Stacks > Create stack pane, click
Next
From the
CloudFormation > Stacks > Create stack > Specify stack details pane, enter a name for the
PowerProtect Data Manager and
DDVE instances in the
Stack name text box, and then specify additional stack details as described in the tables below.
Table 1. PowerProtect Data Manager Instance and Network ConfigurationPowerProtect Data Manager Instance and Network Configuration
Parameters
Description
IAM Role (Optional)
The IAM Role that grants access to resources for the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance. This field can be empty.
VPC ID
The VPC ID of your existing Virtual Private Cloud.
Subnet ID
The ID of the subnet within your Virtual Private Cloud to which the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance will be deployed.
Private IP Address (Optional)
Assign the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance a private IP address in your Virtual Private Cloud. A private IP address will be automatically generated for you if this field is left blank.
NOTE If you wish to use your own DNS servers, you must provide a value.
Security Group ID (Optional)
Assign the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance a security group used to access it. A security group will be automatically generated for you if this field is left blank.
IP Range Permitted for Inbound Communication
The IP address ranges allowed to connect to the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance. Specify a single IP address or an IP address range in CIDR notation (for example, 192.160.8.0/16). The default is 0.0.0.0/0, which allows unrestricted access. Any range entered here will be the default for all inbound ports.
NOTE It is recommended that this be changed after
PowerProtect Data Manager is deployed. For more information, see
Configure network traffic rules
Key Pair
A key pair that can be used to access the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance.
Table 2. PowerProtect Data Manager DNS ConfigurationPowerProtect Data Manager DNS Configuration
Parameters
Description
Enable DNS Configuration
Select
Yes to use one or more of your own DNS servers, which allows for reverse DNS lookups of IP addresses to hostnames. Otherwise, leave the default selection of
No to use the AWS DNS server.
Make note of the following:
If the selection is
Yes, ensure the following prerequisites.
Your DNS servers already have entries for the IP address and fully qualified domain name of the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance.
Your DNS servers are able to resolve Amazon-provided hostnames to IP addresses. Either add the default AWS DNS server as a forwarder, or enter its IP address as one of the three entries of the following
DNS Server parameter.
If the selection is
No, leave the following two parameters empty.
DNS Server
Enter the IP addresses of up to 3 DNS servers, separated by commas.
FQDN
Enter the fully qualified domain name of the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance.
Select
Yes to deploy and launch a
DDVE instance in the same subnet as
PowerProtect Data Manager. The values entered for the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance for IP Range Permitted for Inbound Communication and Key Pair will be applied to the
DDVE instance.
DDVE Model
The instance type and storage capacity of the
DDVE instance.
16TB-Model--m5.xlarge
32TB-Model--m5.2xlarge
96TB-Model--m5.4xlarge
256TB-Model--m58xlarge
Override default Metadata disks
You can override the default number of metadata disks assigned to the
DDVE instance.
By default, the number of metadata disks provides 10% of the total storage capacity of the DDVE instance.
Assign the
DDVE instance a security group used to access it. A security group will be automatically generated for you if this field is left blank.
You can enter configuration settings that will be automatically applied to the
PowerProtect Data Manager and
DDVE instances when the stack is deployed.
Confirm if stack optimization is allowed. Selecting
Yes is recommended. It allows you to view the deployment status of the
PowerProtect Data Manager and DDVE instances from the AWS Marketplace Management Portal, and to know when their user interfaces are available.
NOTE Before selecting
Yes, a gateway endpoint must be set up. To create a gateway endpoint, see
Gateway VPC endpoints.
Data Manager Common Password
Enter the password for the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance. The password must contain at least 9 characters, 1 lowercase letter, 1 uppercase letter, 1 numeral, 1 special character, and be no more than 128 characters in length.
The same password will be used by the PowerProtect Data Manager instance for all system accounts, including the lockbox and administrator user.
Data Manager Common Password Confirmation
Data Manager Timezone
Select a timezone for the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance.
Data Manager NTP Server
Enter the IP address or FQDN of one or two NTP servers for the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance. Separate NTP servers with commas.
DDVE Common Password
Enter the password for the
DDVE instance. The password must contain at least 9 characters, 1 lowercase letter, 1 uppercase letter, 1 numeral, 1 special character, no spaces, and be no more than 100 characters in length.
The same password will be used by the DDVE instance for the sysadmin account and the object store passphrase.
DDVE Common Password Confirmation
DDVE S3 Bucket name
Enter the name of an empty S3 bucket that already exists. To create an S3 bucket, see the
PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition in Amazon Web Services Installation and Administration Guide at
Customer Support.
From the
CloudFormation > Stacks > Create stack > Configure stack options page:
Either enable or disable
Rollback on failure.
Selecting
Disabled is recommended.
If you select
Enabled, stack optimization was enabled, and automatic configuration was enabled but fails, then the deployment of
PowerProtect Data Manager will be aborted.
From the
CloudFormation > Stacks > Create stack > Review
Stack Name pane, where
Stack Name is replaced by the name of the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance you provided in step 5:
Review the information provided for accuracy and edit anything that is incorrect.
NOTE Incorrect information can cause the automatic configuration of
PowerProtect Data Manager and
DDVE to fail.
Click
Create Stack at the bottom of the page to create the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance.
From the
CloudFormation > Stacks > Stack Name pane, wait until
CREATE_COMPLETE is displayed.
Note that
Stack Name is replaced by the name of the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance you provided in step 5.
From the
EC2 Instance Management Console, wait until the
PowerProtect Data Manager instance is initialized. Also note the automatically generated security group for the instance.
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