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DDVE instances can be created from the AWS Marketplace by using the AWS CloudFormation template. The AWS CloudFormation template enables the creation of an Amazon EC2 instance with predefined parameters such as CPU, memory, and storage.
In the AWS CloudFormation template, Amazon EC2 instance with higher CPU, memory, and storage can be chosen for better backup and restore performance.
The DDVE license is purchased after DDVE is deployed in AWS based on the storage capacity.
The following example shows how to deploy, configure, and run DDVE using the CloudFormation template in AWS with Active Tier on S3 storage.
Figure 4. Amazon S3 console
Figure 6. AWS Policy settings
From the object store in AWS, role-based access is used for S3 access.
Figure 7. AWS IAM role settings
Figure 8. AWS Marketplace showing DDVE
In the CloudFormation Template, choose the DDVE model based on the instance type you need, irrespective of the storage model.
The DDVE license can be requested based on the storage model you need.
Figure 9. Amazon EC2 console showing the DDVE instance running state
Figure 10. Amazon EC2 console showing EBS volumes used for DD system metadata
DDVE deployment using the CloudFormation template uses GP3 EBS volumes for the root disk and metadata disks.
In this solution, two DDVE instances are deployed in multiple AZs in an AWS region to provide region-level redundancy by using DD replication capabilities, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 11. Amazon EC2 console showing DDVE running in multiple AZs
Figure 12. DD UI showing replication status between source and target DDVE
The replication pair is created between the source and target DDVE systems.
Figure 13. DD system replication status from DD CLI