Setting up your Cloud Provider for HPE CV

Before you can use HPE Cloud Volumes, you must set up AWS, Azure, or GCP to work with HPE CV.

Setting up AWS for HPE CV

To set up AWS for HPE CV:

  1. Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in AWS:
    1. Log into your AWS Account.
    2. Navigate to your VPC Dashboard.
    3. Click Your VPCs.
    4. Click the Create VPC button. The Create VPC window appears.
    5. Type a name in the Name tag field.
    6. Type the IPv4 CIDR block address range between a /16 netmask and /28 netmask.
    7. Click the Yes, Create button.
  2. Create a Virtual Private Gateway (VPG) in AWS:
    1. In the left pane of the VPC Dashboard, click Virtual Private Gateways.
    2. Click the Create Virtual Private Gateway button.
    3. Type a name in the Name tag field.
    4. Click the Create Virtual Private Gateway button.
    5. Click Close.
  3. Attach the VPG to the VPC:
    1. Select the VPG that you created in Step 2.
    2. Click the Actions drop-down menu, and click Attach to VPC.
    3. Select your VPC from the VPC drop-down menu.
    4. Click the Yes, Attach button.

Setting up Azure for HPE CV

To set up Azure for HPE CV:

  1. Create a VNet with the correct address space range:

    1. Log into your Microsoft Azure account.
    2. Click Virtual Network.
    3. Click Add. The Create Virtual Network dialog appears.
    4. Type a name in the Name field..
    5. In the Address Space field, choose a prefix mask of /22 or wider (a numeric value <=22).

      Note: /22 is the smallest subnet that is supported.

    6. In the Resource Group field, either select an existing resource group or create a new group.

    7. In the Location field, select either West US 2 or East US.
    8. Click Create.
  2. Create a virtual network gateway with the performance setting that you prefer:

    1. In Microsoft Azure, click the More Services icon.
    2. Search for and then select Virtual Network Gateways and then click Add. The Create Virtual Network Gateway dialog appears
    3. Type a name in the Name field.
    4. Select ExpressRoute for Gateway Type.
    5. In the SKU drop down, select a performance setting of either Standard (1K Mbps), High Performance (2K Mbps), or Ultra Performance (9K Mbps).
    6. Click Virtual Network, and then select the virtual network that you previously created in Step 1.
    7. Click Public IP Address and either select an existing address or create a new address.
    8. Click the Create button.

      Note: It can take up to 20 minutes for the new virtual network gateway to be created.

Setting up Google Cloud Platform for HPE CV

To set up Google Cloud Platform for HPE CV:

  1. Log into your Google Cloud Platform account.
  2. From the Navigation menu, click VPC Network > VPC networks
  3. Click Create VPC Network
  4. Type a name in the Name field.
  5. Under subset creation mode, click Custom.

    1. Type a name in the Name field.
    2. Select a region.

      Note: You must select the same region that is being used by HPE CV.

    3. Type your subset (using CIDR notation) in the IP address range field.

    4. Under Dynamic routing mode, select Regional.
    5. Click Create.