Veritas CloudPoint Administrator's Guide

To deploy CloudPoint as a CloudFormation stack

1. Sign in to the AWS Marketplace portal and then search for Veritas CloudPoint.

   CloudPoint is listed under the Infrastructure Software > Storage & Backup category.

2. On the Veritas CloudPoint application page, review the product information. To begin the deployment, click Continue to Subscribe.

   

3. Review the pricing information and the end user license agreement and then click Continue to Configuration.

4. Select the configuration options for the CloudPoint server and then click Continue to Launch.

   Specify the following parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   Fulfillment Option	Select the node-instance-disk type specification for the CloudPoint server. The default value is CloudPoint 1-node EC2 instance with a EBS volume.
   Software Version	Select the CloudPoint software version that you want to deploy.
   Region	Select the AWS region where you want to deploy the CloudPoint server instance.

5. On the Launch this software page, under Choose Action, select Launch Configuration and then click Launch.

   

6. On the Create Stack page, click Next to begin creating a new CloudPoint stack.

   Observe that the CloudPoint CFT template URL is automatically populated in the template form.

   

   Note:

   AWS provides different options to create a stack depending on whether you have an existing stack running. Refer to the following for the exact steps:

   https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-create-stack.html

7. On the details page, in the Stack name field, type a name for the new stack.

   Use a descriptive name that helps you identify this stack from a list of stacks later.

8. In the Parameters section, specify the required parameter values.

   These parameters allow you to customize the stack at creation time.

   • CloudPoint System Configuration

     Parameter	Description
     EC2 Instance Type	From the drop-down list, select the instance type that you want to use for the CloudPoint instance. Specify t3.large or a higher configuration.
     Volume Size	Specify a size for the EBS volume that is attached to the new instance. This volume is used for storing CloudPoint metadata. Enter a value of 60 GB or more.
     EBS Volume ID (optional)	This is applicable only in case of an upgrade scenario. Specify the ID of the EBS volume that contains the CloudPoint metadata of an existing CloudPoint deployment. This parameter is not required if you are creating a fresh CloudPoint deployment on a new instance.
     Volume Snapshot ID (optional)	This is applicable only in case of an upgrade scenario. Specify the snapshot ID of the disk that contains the CloudPoint metadata of an existing CloudPoint deployment. A new EBS volume is created from this snapshot and is attached to the new instance. This parameter is not required if you are creating a fresh CloudPoint deployment on a new instance.
     IAM Role	Specify the IAM role that you want to attach to the CloudPoint instance. Ensure that the IAM role is assigned with the permissions that CloudPoint requires. See Configuring AWS permissions for CloudPoint. If you do not specify any value, the CFT creates a new IAM role with requisite permissions and attaches that role to the CloudPoint instance. In case of an upgrade scenario, Veritas recommends that you use the same IAM role that was attached to the existing CloudPoint instance. This is the same role with which the CloudPoint plug-in for AWS was configured.

   • Network Configuration

     Parameter	Description
     CloudPoint Network Interface	Select the network interface to assign to the CloudPoint server. CloudPoint uses this interface for public access. If you specify a private network, ensure that you enable public access for the CloudPoint instance either via a NAT gateway or by configuring a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) endpoint for the AWS CloudFormation service. Note: The type of network interface, whether public or private, determines if CloudPoint is configured using a public or a private IP and DNS. Ensure that the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and subnet are specified as per the selected network interface.
     CloudPoint VPC	Specify the ID of the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) where you want to deploy the CloudPoint instance.
     CloudPoint Subnet	From the drop-down list, select the subnet ID of an existing subnet in the VPC where you want to deploy the CloudPoint instance. The drop-down list displays all the existing subnet IDs in the region where you are deploying CloudPoint.
     Availability Zone	From the drop-down list, select the availability zone where you want to deploy the CloudPoint instance.
     Inbound Access CIDR	Specify the CIDR to allow inbound access to the CloudPoint instance.
     Elastic IP (optional)	If a public network interface was selected for the CloudPoint instance earlier, then specify the Elastic IP to assign to the CloudPoint instance. If an IP is not specified, an IP address from the AWS pool is automatically assigned to the CloudPoint instance.

   • CloudPoint Configuration

     Parameter	Description
     CloudPoint User Name	Specify a name for the CloudPoint administrator user account that is configured on the instance. The user name must be a valid email address.
     CloudPoint Password	Specify the password for the administrator user account. The password must include a minimum of six characters and must not contain a space or an ampersand (&) character.
     Confirm CloudPoint Password	Re-enter the password for the administrator user account.
     Hostnames	Specify the Fully Qualified Host Name (FQHN) that you want to use to connect to the CloudPoint instance. The specified host name is used for configuring CloudPoint. If you want to connect to the host using different names, then add all the names here to enable CloudPoint access using those names. The specified names are used to generate a TLS server certificate for the CloudPoint host.
     License Type	Select the CloudPoint trial license that you wish to activate on the CloudPoint instance. Pick from one of the following options: Freemium A Freemium license is a permanent license that does not expire and allows you to try out a subset of the CloudPoint features. This license lets you protect up to 10 TB of front-end terabyte (FETB) data. Evaluation An Evaluation license is a 60-day time-bound license that allows you to try out all of the CloudPoint features. This license lets you protect up to 1000 TB of FETB data. See Understanding your CloudPoint license.
     Enable Telemetry (optional)	Specify whether you want to enable or disable the telemetry service. When enabled, your CloudPoint usage information is shared with Veritas anonymously.

   • CloudPoint Recovery Notification Configuration

     Parameter

     Description

     SNS Topic ARN (optional)

     Specify the ARN of the SNS topic that you created for the CloudPoint stack. The SNS topic allows you to receive notifications whenever there is a change to the Auto Scaling Group (ASG). Veritas recommends that you configure an SNS Topic for the CloudPoint instance. The change notifications help you keep a track of the health of the CloudPoint instance. See Instance failures and Auto Scaling Group behavior.

   • CloudPoint KMS Configuration

     Parameter	Description
     CMK ID (optional)	Specify the ID of the AWS KMS customer master key (CMK) that you want to use to configure AWS KMS with CloudPoint. This parameter is not required if you do not want to use KMS with CloudPoint. If you do not specify this parameter, CloudPoint uses the default 256-bit AES specification to encrypt and decrypt all the configuration information. See About CloudPoint integration with AWS KMS.
     CMK Region (optional)	Specify the region of the CMK whose ID is specified in the CMK ID field earlier. This parameter is not required if the CMK region is the same as where CloudPoint is being deployed.

   • Security Configuration

     Parameter	Description
     Key Pair Name	From the drop-down list, select the EC2 Key Pair that you want to use to enable SSH access to the CloudPoint instance. The drop-down list displays all the Key Pair names in the region where you want to deploy CloudPoint.

9. Verify the parameter values and then click Next.

10. On the Options page, set any additional options (such as Tags, Permissions, Rollback Triggers) for the stack and then click Next.

11. On the Review page, review all the details that you have provided for the stack.

    Under the Capabilities section, you may see an information box that displays a message informing you that this template may create additional IAM resources.

    Select I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources. to acknowledge and confirm.

12. Verify all the details and then click Create to launch the stack.

    Your stack now appears in the list of AWS CloudFormation stacks and the status appears as CREATE_IN_PROGRESS.

    Select the stack and then click the Events tab to see the sequence of events that occur during the creation of the stack.

    Click the Resources tab to see all the resources that are created for the stack.

13. After the stack is created successfully, the status of the stack changes to CREATE_COMPLETE.

    

    This completes the process of setting up a CloudPoint stack using the CloudFormation template.

    You can now connect to the CloudPoint instance, install required licenses, and then configure CloudPoint agents and plug-ins.

    See Understanding your CloudPoint license.

    See About plug-ins.