The following is the access information that you enter for different account types of disk or cloud storage.
Cloud Account
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Cloud vendor type: The name of the cloud service provider.
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Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
Note
The information needed for cloud account access varies based on the cloud service provider. For example, some cloud service providers provide an access key, and other cloud service providers provide a consumer secret.
For information about the credentials needed for each cloud service provider, see BROKEN LINK: commvault_essential/common_configurations/storage_targets/cloud_provider_information.
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Description: The description for the credentials.
Kubernetes Service Account
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Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
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Kubernetes API server: The API server URL and port number in the following format:
https://servername:port
To get the URL, run the following command:
kubectl cluster-info
In the following example output, the Kubernetes control plane is running at https://k8s-123-4.your.domain:6443, so you would enter https://k8s-123-4.your.domain:6443 in the Kubernetes API server box. If your control plane is running on port 443, you don't have to include the port number.
Kubernetes control plane is running at *https://k8s-123-4.your.domain:6443* CoreDNS is running at https://k8s-123-4.your.domain:6443/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/services/kube-dns:dns/proxy
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Service account: The name of a service account to access the cluster for backups and other operations.
To generate the service token script, enter the service account name and then click Create Service Account. In the Get Kubernetes service token script window, do the following:
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In Namespace, specify the namespace where you want to create the service account.
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In ClusterRoleBinding name, specify a name.
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In Secret, specify a secret name for service account.
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Copy the script using the Copy to clipboard button.
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Run the script on Kubernetes cluster to create the Service Account, ClusterRolebinding and Service Account Secret. Copy the service account token generated.
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Service token: The service account token.
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Description: A description of the credential entity.
Linux Account
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Credential vault: The credential vault used to create the credential entity.
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Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.
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User account: The user name for the Linux user account.
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Password/Passphrase: The password for the Linux user account.
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Description: A description of the credential entity.
SQL Server Account
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Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.
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User account: The user name for the SQL Server user account.
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Password: The password for the SQL Server user account.
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Description: A description of the credential entity.
Storage Array Account
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Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.
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User account: The user name for the storage array user account.
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Password: The password for the storage array user account.
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Description: A description of the credential entity.
Windows Account
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Credential vault: The credential vault used to create the credential entity.
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Credential name: The name of the credential entity. The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.
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User account: The user name for the Windows user account.
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Password: The password for the Windows user account.
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Description: A description of the credential entity.