Establishing a data protection environment

After you sign in to HYCU for Google Cloud, you must establish a data protection environment in which data will be effectively protected.

Consideration

Keep in mind that the role you have assigned determines what kind of actions you can perform. For details on roles, see “Managing roles”.

Tasks

Establishing a data protection environment involves the following tasks:

Task	Instructions
1.  Enable the HYCU Managed Service Account (HMSA).	“Enabling the HYCU Managed Service Account”
2.  Only if you plan to use multiple protection sets. Configure a protection set and select it.	“Managing protection sets” and “Selecting a HYCU for Google Cloud protection set”
3.  Only if you plan to use manually created targets. Add Google Cloud Storage buckets to HYCU for Google Cloud as targets.	“Setting up targets”
4.  Decide for predefined policies or create custom ones.	“Defining your backup strategy”
5.  Required only in special data protection scenarios. Configure credential groups and assign them to instances.	“Enabling access to data”

After the data protection environment is established, data protection can be accomplished in several ways to fulfill your particular business needs.