Setup
Add Cohesity Cluster Endpoint
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Cohesity Cluster Endpoint vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Cohesity Cluster Endpoint
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| Version |
Select the Cohesity Cluster version |
| Hostname |
Cohesity Cluster hostname (FQDN or IP address) |
| HTTPS? |
Choose whether or not the Cohesity Cluster is HTTPS |
| Port |
Cohesity Cluster port number |
| Credential Configuration for Cohesity Cluster Endpoint | |
| Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
| Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
| Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
| Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password |
Add Cohesity Backup Profile
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Cohesity Backup Profile vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Cohesity Backup Profile
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| Cohesity Cluster Endpoint |
Select the desired Cohesity Cluster Endpoint |
| Get Protection Jobs from list? |
Check the checkbox to get an auto-generated list based on Cohesity Cluster Endpoint selected. Uncheck the checkbox to manually define Protection Jobs. |
| Protection Jobs |
Get Protection Jobs from List? is checked Auto-generated list based on Cohesity Cluster Endpoint selected Select a Protection Job from the left column and click on the right arrow to move it to the right column. Repeat for all desired Protection Jobs Get Protection Jobs from List? is not checked *Please keep the default value provided: Manually type in any additional Protection Jobs. This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Add Notification Configuration
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Notification Configuration vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Notification Configuration
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type |
Select Backup as a Service - Cohesity as the desired notification type |
| Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| State |
Please keep both SUCCESS and ERROR checked |
| Message type |
Please keep as Email |
| Format |
Select the desired format |
| From address |
The email address that will be sending this notification This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
| Title |
Notification title This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
| Body |
Please update standard provided template accordingly Notification body This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Message Server Configuration | |
| New Message Server? | |
| Message Server |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is not checked Select the appropriate message server from the drop-down |
| Configuration label |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| Message Server Address |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Message Server address |
| Enable SSL? |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Check only if SSL is enabled on the message server |
| Message Server port |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Message Server port |
| Message Server HTTP verb |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked and 'Message type' is WebService Select the HTTP Verb The HTTP verb used must be in the message body content to properly direct the server's behavior. The Notifications module does not modify URL with parameters. |
| Enable credential? |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Check only if credentials are enabled on the message server |
| Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
| Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
| Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
| Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password |
| Enable STARTTLS? |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked and 'Message type' is Email Check to enable STARTTLS |
| Network timeout |
Shown when 'New Message Server?' is checked Defaulted to 6000. Update accordingly |
| Email Group Configuration | |
Shown when the 'Message Server Type' is Email | |
| New Email Group? |
Check the checkbox |
| Configuration label |
Please keep the auto-generated value |
| To addresses |
Please keep the auto-generated value Enter any additional email addresses to send the notifications TO This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
| CC addresses |
Enter all the CC email addresses to send the notifications to This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
| BCC addresses |
Enter all the BCC email addresses to send the notifications to This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Do not attach the vRA Property Group for Backup as a Service for Cohesity Notifications to any vRA Blueprint/Reservation/Business Group