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Cohesity

Intro​

Cohesity DataProtect is a backup and recovery solution designed for modern, scalable data management. It provides a single platform for protecting data across various environments, including on-premises, cloud, and SaaS applications.

Prerequisites​

To set up Cohesity with Cubbit, you first need to get your access and secret keys from the Cubbit Web Console or https://console.[your-tenant].cubbit.eu. You can follow the instructions provided to create a new Cubbit account and generate these keys.

Installation​

To be able to proceed, it is necessary to download and install Cohesity DataProtect VE (Virtual Edition) appliance.

Further information on Cohesity's architecture, requirements and installation process is available in this official document and in this document.

At the end of the installation process you will be faced with the Cohesity User Interface as shown in the following screenshot:

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Please bear in mind that the interface may vary depending on the version you use.

Cohesity UI

Configuration​

Access the Cohesity interface. Open your browser and log in to the Cohesity web interface (Helios or local).

Now, we need to add Cubbit as external target for our backup/recover operations.

Go to the "External Targets" section, in the interface, navigate to Protection > External Targets.

Cohesity External Target

Add a new S3 target, click Add External Target. Select S3 Compatible as the target type.

Cohesity S3 Compatible

Configure the custom S3 endpoint:

Cohesity S3 Settings

  • Bucket Name: enter your bucket name.
  • Access Key ID: Enter your Cubbit DS3 access key.
  • Secret Access Key: Enter your Cubbit DS3 secret key.
  • Endpoint: Enter the Cubbit DS3 endpoint URL (https://s3.cubbit.eu or if you have a custom tenant https://s3.[your-tenant].cubbit.eu or https://s3.yourdomain.com).
  • Region: If required, enter the region: eu-west-1.

Once you click on Register, you’ll be presented with a summary of the configuration.

Cohesity S3 Summary

You can use this as an external target for Archival parts of protection jobs within your Cohesity environment. Once you have run a few protection jobs, you should start to see files within the test bucket on the Object Engine.

How to​

Now that the External target is added you can create a Protection Policy and begin Backup operations.

A protection policy is a particular setting that specify how and when sources are protected and archived.

Click on "Policy Manager" to create and manage the policies.

Cohesity Policies

Inside the Policy creation select Archive target created in the previous steps and add Cubbit to your specific Policy.

Congratulations! You will now be able to make backups to your S3 Cubbit gateway using the selected policy for Cohesity protection operations

For more information on using Cohesity, please visit the official documentation and resources pages.

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