Adding Impossible Cloud as a Target in HYCU R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition

Impossible Cloud is a certified S3-compatible target for HYCU R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition, including support for Object Lock (WORM). For the full list of certified source environments, targets, and versions, see the R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition User Documentation, which includes both the User Guide and the Compatibility Matrix.

HYCU renamed HYCU Protégé to HYCU R-Cloud in 2023. The on-premises product line that protects Nutanix, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical server workloads is now called R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition.

Step 1: Create a bucket and a dedicated IAM user

Create a bucket in the Impossible Cloud Storage Console. If you want immutable backups, enable versioning and Object Lock, and set a retention period on the bucket (for example, 10 days) for protection against accidental deletion or ransomware. See Enabling Object Lock for instructions. If you don't need immutability, you can skip this and use a regular bucket.

Next, create a dedicated IAM user with programmatic access and an inline policy that scopes access to this bucket only. See How to Set Up a Secure Programmatic Access to Impossible Cloud Storage for Backup Applications for instructions on creating the user, policy, and access key.

If you enabled Object Lock in this step, make sure your inline policy also includes the Object Lock and versioning related actions.

Keep the access key ID and secret access key handy. You'll enter them later.

Step 2: Deploy the R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition virtual appliance

Consult the R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition User Documentation and deploy the R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition virtual appliance to your environment (Nutanix, VMware, Azure Local, or Hyper-V).

Step 3: Add a source

In the R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition web interface, click Administration, then select Sources. Add the source you want to protect - a Nutanix cluster, vCenter Server, Azure Local environment, Hyper-V cluster, or physical server.

Step 4: Set up the Amazon S3 / S3 Compatible target

Open the Targets panel, then click Add. Select Amazon S3 / S3 Compatible, and click Next. Enter a name for the target and the bucket name you created in Step 1. Add a cloud account using the access key ID and secret access key from Step 1, and enter the service endpoint for your bucket's region. Click Save. For the exact field names and options in your version, see the R-Cloud Hybrid Cloud Edition User Documentation (User Guide).

You have added the Impossible Cloud Storage bucket as a target. You can now start backing up your workloads to Impossible Cloud.