Getting Started with Amazon EC2

Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for protecting Amazon EC2 instances with Commvault, and then complete the necessary setup in the Commvault software.

Procedure

1. Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for Amazon EC2.

2. Implement one of the following authentication methods:

   • Configure an access node to use an IAM role for authentication.

   • To use an access key and secret key, obtain a key pair (access key and secret key) from the Amazon EC2 website section on Security Credentials.

   • To use an (Security Token Service) STS assume role with IAM policy, obtain the STS (Amazon Resource Name) ARN from the Amazon EC2 website section on IAM roles.

3. Complete the Virtualization guided setup.

4. Perform a test backup and restore of an Amazon EC2 instance.