Amazon EBS Direct Read Streaming Backup

The following table lists the operational outcomes for streaming backup:

Operation	Transport mode	Source instance volume type	Account level encryption enabled?	Outcome with Commvault
Streaming Backup	Direct Read	Unencrypted volumes	No	Unencrypted snapshots. No volumes created
Streaming Backup	Direct Read	Volumes encrypted with AWS managed key	No	Snapshots encrypted with AWS managed key. No volumes created
Streaming Backup	Direct Read	Volumes encrypted with CMK	No	Snapshots encrypted with CMK. No volumes created
Streaming Backup	Direct Read	Unencrypted volumes	Yes	Snapshots not encrypted. No volumes created
Streaming Backup	Direct Read	Volumes encrypted with AWS managed key	Yes	Snapshots encrypted with AWS managed key. No volumes created
Streaming Backup	Direct Read	Volumes encrypted with CMK	Yes	Snapshots encrypted with CMK. No volumes created

Note

Access nodes can reside outside of AWS. However, for the best throughput for backups and restores, use access nodes that are in the same AWS region where the guest instances are getting backed up.