To configure MSDP S3 object import

1. In the production domain:

   • Configure an AIR storage lifecycle policy that replicates to the replica domain.

     See Creating a storage lifecycle policy.

   • Configure an MSDP-Object-Store backup policy that uses this AIR SLP.

     See Creating a protection policy for the MSDP object store.

2. In the replica domain:

   • Configure an AIR storage lifecycle policy that replicates back to the production domain.

   • Configure an MSDP-Object-Store backup policy with the same policy name as the one created in the production domain, using the same S3 bucket name as the production domain bucket.

   Note:

   This step is optional. Configure it when the replica domain is expected to take over as the production domain after a disaster recovery event, so that objects created there can be synchronized back once the original production domain is recovered.

3. On the source MSDP storage server (for production-to-replica S3 object syncs, enable the import event for the policy:

   cacontrol --s3import updatebypolicy <PolicyName> 
   IMPORT_V1 

4. Repeat step 3 on the replica domain's storage server if you also want objects to sync in the reverse direction (replica to production).
5. Write objects into the S3 bucket in the production domain.
6. Run the MSDP-Object-Store backup policy. NetBackup creates the backup image, replicates it, and triggers the import automatically on the replica domain. No additional manual step is required after configuration.