Cloud Connection
To add a new AWS Cloud Connection in Appranix, follow the below steps:
Navigate to "Cloud Connections" and click "Add Cloud Connection"
Fill the Name and Description for the connection, choose AWS as the cloud provider
Select the primary and recovery regions
Enable the services required
Launch the CloudFormation template in your AWS console
After the execution, copy the ARN number from the output section of the CloudFormation screen
Register the cloud and wait for the progress of the connection to see the discovered resources
Once the required Cloud Connection is created, the recovery AWS account's Cloud Connection need to be shared with the primary AWS account's Cloud Connection.
Steps to add shared Cloud Connection:
Choose the primary AWS Cloud Connection. Click on “Actions” button and select “Shared Cloud Connection”
In the Shared Accounts dashboard, click on “SHARE TO CLOUD CONNECTION” and select the recovery AWS account's Cloud Connection. Save the chosen Cloud Connection
A discovery sync will be triggered immediately after adding the shared Cloud Connection. Proceed with the Cloud Assembly creation once the sync gets completed.
Assembly creation:
To create a new AWS Cloud Assembly in Appranix, follow the below steps:
In General Information,
Enter the Cloud Assembly name and description
Select the primary AWS account Cloud Connection for which the resources have to be protected
Select the desired recovery regions
Turn on the “Allow cross-account protection” toggle for enabling cross account protection.
In Resources,
For AWS, select the VPC that has to be protected in this Cloud Assembly
The resource can be chosen by the entire VPC or from the selected resources or using the Tags
Selection using tags can be made by matching all the tags or matching at least one tag
NOTE: If "Entire VPC" is selected during this step, option to edit the resources after the assembly creation will not be available.
In Protection Policy,
Select a protection policy to protect the resources
Protection policy can be used to define the time at which the snapshot has to be taken and the number of snapshots to be retained using a retention count
A policy template can be created to fit the protection needs best
To create a new protection policy template, click here
The policy can be activated as by the scheduled policy, immediately triggering one policy or by delaying to the specific time
In Review,
Review the general information, resource information, and the protection policy details provided
Edit the details if required and proceed to finish and create a Cloud Assembly
AWS Recovery
To create the recovery from Cloud Assembly, follow the steps below.
Navigate to "Cloud Assemblies" and click one assembly you want to recover
Select the timeline tab then select a protected timeline
From timeline view, in the header section click "RECOVER"
Fill the name and select the recovery type
Select the recovery type as Cross Account for performing a Cross-tenant recovery
Choose the resources to recover
Click "Recover" to create a new recoveryno