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BlueXP ransomware protection

Set up BlueXP ransomware protection

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To use BlueXP ransomware protection, perform a few steps to set it up.

Before you begin, review prerequisites to ensure that your environment is ready.

Prepare the backup destination

Prepare one of the following backup destinations:

  • NetApp StorageGRID

  • Amazon Web Services

  • Google Cloud Platform

  • Microsoft Azure

After you configure options in the backup destination itself, you will later configure it as a backup destination in the BlueXP ransomware protection service. For details about how to configure the backup destination in BlueXP ransomware protection, refer to Configure backup destinations.

Prepare StorageGRID to become a backup destination

If you want to use StorageGRID as your backup destination, refer to StorageGRID documentation for details about StorageGRID.

Prepare AWS to become a backup destination

For details about managing your AWS storage in BlueXP, refer to Manage your Amazon S3 buckets.

Prepare Azure to become a backup destination

For details about managing your Azure storage in BlueXP, refer to Manage your Azure storage accounts.

Set up BlueXP

The next step is to set up BlueXP and the BlueXP ransomware protection service.

Review standard BlueXP requirements.

Create a Connector in BlueXP

You should reach out to your NetApp Sales Rep to try out or use this service. Then, when you use the BlueXP Connector, it will include the appropriate capabilities for the ransomware protection service.

To create a Connector in BlueXP before using the service, refer to the BlueXP documentation that describes how to create a BlueXP Connector.

Note If you have multiple BlueXP Connectors, the service will scan data across all Connectors beyond the one that currently shows in the BlueXP UI. This service discovers all projects and all Connectors associated with this organization.