Storage Profile
The Storage Profile complements Backup Profiles by specifying where the backups are stored. It's particularly useful when you want to maintain off-site backups for redundancy and disaster recovery.
The Storage Profile complements the Backup Profile by specifying where the backups are stored. You can use the Storage Profile to specify external destinations, such as FTP, TFTP servers, or NAS storage. This enables you to create backup copies at different locations, enhancing data security. The Storage Profile needs to be mapped to one of the two types of Backup Profiles based on the kind of the backup you wish to take.
Storage Profile also acts as a medium to backup NCM devices in Motadata AIOps. You can attach a Storage profile to a NCM device to enable the backup of NCM devices. Refer NCM device backup to understand more about the same.
Here's what you can do with Storage Profiles:
Configure: Create Storage Profiles for external storage destinations, such as FTP, TFTP servers, NAS storage, and more.
Map Storage Profile to Backup Profile: Attach a Storage Profile to a Backup Profile to define the destination for the backup copies. This ensures that backups are sent to both the local server and external destinations configured in the Storage Profile.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select System Settings 
. After that, select Storage Profile. The Storage Profile screen is now displayed.
Storage Profile Screen
The pre-defined Storage Profiles mapped to the pre-defined Backup Profiles are available on the Storage Profile screen with the following details:
A pre-defined Storage Profile mapped to the default Backup Profile will be available out-of-the-box in Motadata AIOps. All the system-generated and user-created profiles will be listed on this screen.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage Profile Name | The name of the Storage Profile. |
| Used Count | The count of the entities where the Storage Profile is mapped, whether Backup Profile or NCM devices. |
| Storage Destination | The external location of the Backup file. |
| Actions | Select  and then click on the Edit Profile or Delete Profile as per your need. |
Create/Edit Storage Profile
You need to create/edit a Storage Profile configuration only when:
- You need to specify an external storage location where the backup will be stored.
Create Storage Profile
Select the Create Storage Profile button to create a new Storage Profile. Since the configuration options vary as per the Storage Destination, let's take a look at them one-by-one.
- FTP
- SFTP
- TFTP
- Local
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage Profile Name | Enter a unique name of the Storage Profile. |
| Storage Destination | Select FTP as the storage location of the backup file from the dropdown. |
| IP/Host | Specify the IP or Hostname of the external storage server whether FTP, TFTP, or SFTP. |
| Port | Specify the Port Number of the external storage server. |
| User Name | Provide the user name for protocol used to connect to the external storage server. |
| Password | Provide the password for protocol used to connect to the external storage server. |
| Path | Specify the path where you want to store the Backup file on the server. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage Profile Name | Enter a unique name of the Storage Profile. |
| Storage Destination | Select SFTP as the storage location of the backup file from the dropdown. |
| IP/Host | Specify the IP or Hostname of the external storage server whether FTP, TFTP, or SFTP. |
| Port | Specify the Port Number of the external storage server. |
| User Name | Provide the user name for protocol used to connect to the external storage server. |
| Password | Provide the password for protocol used to connect to the external storage server. |
| Path | Specify the path where you want to store the Backup file on the server. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage Profile Name | Enter a unique name of the Storage Profile. |
| Storage Destination | Select TFTP as the storage location of the backup file from the dropdown. |
| IP/Host | Specify the IP or Hostname of the external storage server whether FTP, TFTP, or SFTP. |
| Port | Specify the Port Number of the external storage server. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Path | Specify the path where you want to store the Backup file on the server. |
Select the Test button to test the credentials you have entered to connect to the external server.
Select the Reset button to erase all the current field values, if required.
Select the Create Storage Profile button to create the storage profile.
Edit Storage Profile
Under Actions, select and click on the Edit Storage Profile option to edit the Storage Profile Configuration.
Here, you can edit the configuration of the storage profile as per your requirement.