Users Guide
Managing cloud accounts
This section describes how to define links to existing cloud storage provider accounts, and how to manage those cloud accounts
for use with Rapid Recovery. For example, you can archive Rapid Recovery data to the cloud, or import archived data from the
cloud.
About cloud accounts
Rapid Recovery lets you archive data to a variety of cloud providers, or import archived data stored in a cloud account.
Compatible clouds include Microsoft Azure, Amazon™, Rackspace, and any OpenStack-based provider.
You can add an existing cloud account to the Rapid Recovery Core console. Once added, you can edit the information, configure
the account connection options, or remove the account from Rapid Recovery.
Adding a cloud account
Before you can move data in either direction between a cloud account and your Core, you must add cloud provider account
information to the Rapid Recovery Core Console. This information identifies the cloud account in the Core Console while
caching the connection information securely. This process then lets Rapid Recovery Core connect to the cloud account to
perform the operations you specify.
To add a cloud account, complete the steps in the following procedure.
1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console icon bar, click the
More icon and then select Cloud Accounts.
The Cloud Accounts page appears.
2. On the Cloud Accounts page, click Add New Account.
The Add New Account dialog box opens.
3. Select a compatible cloud provider from the Cloud Type drop-down list.
4. Enter the details described in the following table based on the cloud type selected in Step 3.
Table 37. Cloud account details
Cloud Type Text Box Description
Microsoft
Azure
Storage Account
Name
Enter the name of your Microsoft Azure storage account.
NOTE: The name must match the storage account name in Azure precisely. It
must contain lower case letters and numbers only, and be between 3 and 24
characters in length.
Access Key Enter the access key for your account.
NOTE: You can enter the primary or secondary key. To obtain the access key
from your Azure account, check Keys under Settings.
Use https protocol Select this option to use the secure https protocol instead of the standard http
protocol.
Display Name Enter a display name for this cloud account to display on the Rapid Recovery Core
Console; for example, Microsoft Azure 1.
Amazon™
S3
Access Key Enter the access key for your Amazon™ cloud account.
Secret Key Enter the secret key for this account.
Display Name Enter a display name for this cloud account to display on the Rapid Recovery Core
Console; for example, Amazon 1.
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OpenStack
Region Enter the region for your cloud account.
User Name Enter the user name for you OpenStack-based cloud account.
Password or API
Key
Select whether to use a password or an API key, and then enter your selection for this
account.
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