Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store

To create the destination, the recovery point server needs data stores. The data store specifies where the backup data is stored. You can add multiple Arcserve cloud data stores to a recovery point server. Before you add an Arcserve Cloud data store, make sure to add an Arcserve Cloud Account to the Console. For more information, see Add an Arcserve Cloud Account.

This section provides information about how to add an Arcserve cloud data store as a destination.

Notes:

• The Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store option is disabled for UDP 10.0. To use this option, upgrade Recovery Point Server (RPS) to UDP 10.2.
• The Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store feature is available for Recovery Point Server only if you have added the cloud account using the same site that you have used while adding the Recovery Point Server.
• Creating an Arcserve Cloud Data Store is not supported on a GUID or on a volume mounted without a drive letter.
• If the status of a data store shows The Data Store is experiencing an issue. Please try restarting the "Arcserve UDP RPS Data Store Service" to see if the problem is resolved. after you create or import a data store, then refresh the data store status from the Actions drop-down list and check if it changes to Running. If the status still does not update to Running, contact Arcserve Support.
• If you have not purchased Arcserve Cloud Storage, the Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store option is disabled. If you want to request a trial for the Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store feature, click Try It.
• For purchase related information, contact your sales account manager. When you purchase cloud storage, the Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store option gets enabled immediately.
• When you modify your cloud storage, such as increasing or decreasing storage capacity or purchasing additional storage, it may take up to 24 hours for the system to reflect these changes. However, to immediately update your cloud storage usage, you can manually refresh the cloud account information. To do this, go to resources > Destinations > Cloud Accounts, and then from the Action drop-down list of the required cloud account, select Refresh.

Follow these steps:

1. Log into Arcserve UDP, and click the resources tab.
2. From the left pane, navigate to Destinations, and click Recovery Point Servers.
3. The Destinations: Recovery Point Servers page is displayed in the center pane.
3. Right-click the required Recovery Point Server and select Add Arcserve Cloud Data Store.
4. The Create Arcserve Cloud Data Store dialog appears.
4. Specify the following details, and then click Save:
• Data Store Name: Specifies the name of the data store.
• Data Store Folder: Refers to the location where your data will be saved. Type the local folder path or click Browse to select the desired local folder.
• Concurrent Active Jobs: Specifies the maximum concurrent active jobs on the data store.
• Default Value: 4
• Cloud Service: From the drop-down list, select the cloud service as needed.
• Cloud Account: From the drop-down list, select the cloud account associated with the cloud service.
• Note: If you have added a single cloud account to the Console, it is selected by default.
• Region: Select the region for the Arcserve cloud account as needed.
• Bucket Name: Refers to the bucket name that you want to use as a Cloud destination. All files and folders moved or copied to the cloud vendor are stored and organized in your buckets (or containers). Buckets are fundamental containers used to group and organize your files. Every object stored with the cloud vendor is placed in a bucket. For more information about naming convention, see Bucket Name Convention.
• Enable Deduplication: Specifies that deduplication is enabled for this data store. UDP Console supports both types of deduplication: Source-side deduplication and Global deduplication. Source-side deduplication prevents duplicate data blocks to move across network from a particular agent. Global deduplication eliminates duplicate data across all client machines based on the volume cluster level. By default, the Enable Deduplication check box is selected.
• Deduplication Block Size: By default, the deduplication block size is selected as 64 KB.
• Hash Memory Allocation: Type the amount of physical memory that you want to allocate to keep hashes. This field is pre-filled with a default value. The default value is based on the following calculation:
• If the physical memory of the RPS is smaller than 4 GB (or is identical to 4 GB), the default value of Hash Memory Allocation is identical to the physical memory of the RPS.
• If the physical memory of the RPS is greater than 4 GB, UDP Console calculates the available free memory at this time. Assume that the available free memory is X GB at present. UDP Console further checks the following conditions:
• If (X * 80%) > = 4 GB, the default value of Hash Memory Allocation is (X * 80%).
• If (X * 80%) < 4 GB, the default value of Hash Memory Allocation is 4 GB.
• Example: Consider the RPS has 32 GB of physical memory. Assume that operating system and other applications use 4 GB memory while creating the data store. So, the available free memory at this time is 28 GB. Then, the default value of Hash Memory Allocation is 22.4 GB (22.4 GB = 28 GB * 80%).
• Hash destination is on a Solid State Drive (SSD: Specifies that the hash folder is on a solid state drive.
• Note: Configure the hash destination on local SSD if the Hash destination is on a Solid State Drive(SSD) check box is selected.
• Index Destination: Defines the index destination folder to store the index files. Select a different disk to improve the deduplication processing.
• Note: The Index Destination path must be an empty folder.
• Hash Destination: Defines the path to store the hash database. UDP Console uses the SHA1 algorithm to generate the hash for source data. The hash database manages the hash values. Selecting a high speed Solid State Drive (SSD) increases the deduplication capacity and requires a lower memory allocation. For better hash performance, we recommend you that format the SSD volume as NTFS file system with 4 KB volume cluster size.
• Note: The Hash Destination path must be an empty folder.
• Notes:
• You cannot specify the same path for the following folders: Data Store folder, Index Destination, and Hash Destination.
• Remote or network share paths are not supported for Arcserve cloud data stores.
• Enable Compression: Specifies that the data compression settings are enabled.
• Compression Type: Specifies whether to use the Standard or Maximum as the compression type.
• Compression is often selected to decrease the usage of the disk space, but also has an inverse impact on your backup speed due to the increased CPU usage. Based on your requirement, you can select one of the three available options.
• Enable Encryption: Specifies that encryption settings are enabled. When you select this option, you must specify and confirm the encryption password.
• Data encryption is the translation of data into a form that is unintelligible without a deciphering mechanism. The Arcserve UDP solution uses secure, AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithms to achieve maximum security and privacy of your data. For data stores, encryption or No encryption is supported. For Encryption, only AES-256 is available.
• A password is not required when you are attempting to restore to the computer from which the backup was performed. However, when you attempt to restore to a different computer, a password is required which is set in the policy and not the password set in the data store.
5. Note: After the data store is created, you cannot enable or disable deduplication, compression, or encryption.
6. The Arcserve cloud data store is added successfully.