Add AWS backup location

Perform the following steps to add AWS S3 compatible object store as backup location in Portworx Backup:

1. In the home page, navigate to Settings drop-down and choose Cloud Settings to open the cloud settings page:

   

2. In the Backup Locations section, select Add:

   

3. Populate the following fields:

   • Name: specify the name for the backup location, Portworx Backup displays this name as backup location name in the user interface

   • Cloud Account: choose the AWS/S3 compatible object store account credentials this backup location should use to create backups.

   • Path / Bucket: specify the path of the bucket or the name of the bucket that this backup location will place backups into

   • Encryption key (Optional): enter the optional encryption key to encrypt your backups in-transit. For more information on encryption support, refer Encryption matrix

   • Region: with the name of your AWS/S3 compatible object store account region

   • Endpoint: with the URL of your cloud storage server or provider

   • Disable SSL: select this option if your on-premises S3-compliant object store does not support SSL/TLS

   • Storage class: choose the S3 storage class your cloud backups should use

     

4. Click Add.

   note

   Update Stork deployment spec with add hostNetwork: true and wait for the Stork pods to restart before you take a backup (on S3 object store-based backup location and not for NFS backup locations) in OpenShift Cluster Platform (OCP) on cloud like ARO, ROSA, and ROKS on AWS/S3 compatible object store environments.

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