Nutanix Objects as Backup Destination

In this section we will setup up Nutanix Objects to serve as a backup destination to backup our wordpress application.

Generating Access Keys

caution

Skip this section if you have already created a Objects user and downloaded the access and secret keys.

For example: ocpuserXX user from the previous section of the lab could be used here instead of creating a new one.

Generate access keys if you haven't done it already.

1. Go to Prism Central > Objects

2. Note down the ntnx-objects object store's public IP

   

3. On the top menu, click on Access Keys

4. Click on + Add people

5. Select Add people not in a directory service

6. Enter your email (ocpuserXX@ntnxlab.local) and name (ocpuserXX) (if you haven't already configured this part)

7. Click on Next

8. Click on Generate Keys

9. Once generated, click on Download Keys

10. Once downloaded, click on Close

11. Open the downloaded file to verify contents

    Username: ocpuserXX@ntnxlab.com
    Access Key: t1FzWhILj_CxU4NGNcWzZ0hW-xxxxxxx
    Secret Key: KbGdgYMoaYx1DnIJ6gTgu-xxxxxxxxxx
    Display Name: ocpuserXX
    Tag: buckets-access-key-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Create Buckets for Backup Destination

We will create a bucket for backup destination

1. On the top menu, click on Object Stores

2. Click on ntnx-objects, this will open objects store management page in a separate browser tab

3. Click on Create Bucket

4. Enter Initials-k10 as the bucket name

   

5. Click on Create

6. In the list of buckets, click on the Initials-k10 bucket

   

7. Click on User Access menu and Edit User Access

   

8. In the Share Bucket xyz-k10 window, type in your email that you configured in User Access section

9. Give Full Access permissions

10. Click on Save

You have now provisioned a S3 bucket to store backups of the application which you will deploy in the next section.