Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.12.0.1 Administrator Guide for DM5500

Deploy Cloud DR

You can deploy Cloud DR in Amazon Web Services(AWS), AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure, and Azure Government.

1. From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Storage.
   The Storage window appears.
2. In the Cloud Disaster Recovery tab, click Enable.
   A warning message is displayed with the information about the time that is taken to complete the deployment process.
3. Click Yes to proceed with the deployment process.
   The Cloud DR initialization process starts. The Cloud Disaster Recovery wizard opens after the Cloud DR initialization process completes.
4. Do the following:
   1. Select the Connect to HTTP Proxy Server check box.
   2. Enter the Proxy Host Address and Port Number in the respective fields.
   3. Select the Use user authentication (AWS) only check box if you are using AWS or AWS GovCloud, and enter the credentials for the proxy server in the respective fields.
      Skip this step if you do not want to enable user authentication for the proxy server.
   4. Click Connect to connect to the proxy server.
      Proxy server can be configured after deploying Cloud DR as well.
5. Click Next.
   The Cloud Account page is displayed.
6. In the Cloud Account page, select the cloud provider, as required.
7. If the cloud provider selected is AWS or AWS GovCloud, provide the following details:
   1. Provide Access Key ID and Secret Key ID.
   2. Click Show IAM Policy to view the Identity and Access Management policy that is required for Cloud DR implementation.
   3. Select Accept AWS Terms to accept the AWS marketplace terms.
8. If the cloud provider selected is Microsoft Azure or Azure Government, provide the following details:
   1. Provide Directory ID, Application ID, and Client Secret.
   2. Click Select Subscription, and select a subscription from the list.
9. Click Connect.
   Cloud DR is connected to the selected account.
10. Click Next.
    The Cloud DR Targets page appears.
11. Select the appropriate storage account from the Storage Account list.
    The cloud target contains the installation files and determines the region in which Cloud DR Server is deployed.
12. Click Connect.
    The Cloud Networking page is displayed.
13. Perform the following steps in the Cloud Networking page.
    1. Select Public Network or Private Network from the Network Selection list.
       If you deploy Cloud DR over a VPN, select Private Network.
    2. Select an appropriate VPC in the Select VPC list.
       If you are deploying Cloud DR over a VPN, select the existing VNET where the VPN gateway is located.
    3. Select an appropriate subnet for the VNET in the Select Subnet.
    4. Enter the CIDR range for the new subnet in the IPV4 CIDR Range section.
       NOTE

       • Before selecting an existing subnet, verify that the network security group that is assigned to the subnet allows inbound traffic for HTTPS port 443.
       • The CIDR range must comply with the Microsoft Azure or Azure Government CIDR range limitations. Allowable range is between /16 and /27.
14. Click Next.
    The Cloud Admin page is displayed.
15. From the Specify Cloud Admin page, specify the following fields:
    • Email Address (Use this email address to recover forgotten password.)
    • Password
    • Confirm Password
16. Click Next.
    The Configure Cloud DR Server summary page appears.
17. The Cloud Disaster Recovery Setting Information appears on the Storage page, and an informational dialog box confirms that Cloud DR server is deploying.
    1. To monitor the deployment from the Jobs page, click Go to Jobs.
    2. To monitor the deployment from the Storage page, click OK. When the deployment is complete, the public address of the Cloud DR Server hostname is displayed.
18. Review the Cloud DR server details.
    1. To change the details of the Cloud DR server, click Back, and repeat the appropriate steps.
    2. To deploy Cloud DR, click Deploy Cloud DR Server.
    The deployment of Cloud DR Server to Cloud DR target begins. Deploying Cloud DR Server can take about 20 minutes.