#Create a New CAP Gateway

To create a new CAP Gateway, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Settings > CAP Gateways page.

2. Click Create.

3. In the Create a CAP Gateway panel, complete the following settings:

   

   • Platform - Select a platform and a service.

   • Gateway information - Enter a name and description for the scope you are creating. The description is optional.

   • Platform - Select a platform and services.

   • Operating system - Select Linux or Windows as needed.

     NOTE

     The Windows system is not supported for Azure VMware and Google Cloud Storage.

   • Options - Configure whether to allow automatic gateway updates and automatic upload of product logs to AvePoint Online Services.

     • Update automatically when a new version is available - Select this option to allow the CAP gateway to automatically update itself when a new version is released. To receive email notifications when the auto-update fails after 7 retries, you can refer to Configure Notifications to configure a notification profile.

     • Allow automatic upload of product logs to AvePoint Online Services to enhance troubleshooting by AvePoint - Select this option to automatically send product logs to AvePoint Online Services, which helps troubleshoot issues more effectively.

   • Application (Client ID) - Enter the application (client) ID. To get the application (client) ID, go to AvePoint Online Services to register an app. For details on how to register an app, refer to Register an App.

   • Certificate - Click Add new certificate to add the private certificate which matches the public certificate you uploaded when registering app in the previous step. For details on how to prepare certificates, refer to Prepare a Certificate for the Custom Azure App.

   • Complete the following steps below to add the private certificate:

     1. In the Add new certificate panel, click Browse to upload a certificate file (.pfx file).

     2. Enter the certificate password.

     3. Click Add.

   • How would you like to install the gateway? - Select an installation method.

     NOTE

     Only manually install is supported for SQL Server (Self-managed) and VMware.

     • Auto install -The gateway will be automatically installed to your environment after being created. In the How many CAP Gateways would you like to create? field, enter the desired number of gateways and click Next. For the following configuration steps, refer to Auto Installation Configurations.

     • Manually install - You need to install this created gateway to your environment manually. For detailed steps, refer to Install a CAP Gateway.

   • Cache storage - Select a cache storage profile. For details on how to configure cache storage profiles, refer to Manage Cache Storage.

   NOTE

   The field will appear when selecting Manually install as the installation method.

4. If you are about to create a gateway for Azure VMware, click Next to complete the following configurations; if you are about to create a gateway for other services, proceed to the next step.

   1. In the Location step, select tenant, subscription, Azure VMware Solution, and cluster for the gateway.

      NOTE

      The cluster you select should be the same one that contains the protected VMs.

      

   2. Click Next to review your settings in the Overview step.

5. Click Save to save this gateway.

#Auto Installation Configurations

CAP Gateway auto-installation is supported for the following services:

• Azure VM

• Azure Storage

• Azure SQL Backup

• Amazon EC2

• Google VM Instance

• Microsoft SQL Server in Azure VM

• Google Cloud Storage

Follow steps in the sections below to complete the configurations for gateway auto-installation.

#Azure VM, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Backup, and Microsoft SQL Server in Azure VM

Follow the steps below to complete configurations for auto installation:

1. In the How many CAP Gateways would you like to create? field, enter a number to configure the number of gateways you want to create. Click Next.

   NOTE

   You can create up to 10 gateways. The gateways will be named based on the name you defined, with a unique suffix appended.

2. In the Subscription step, complete the following settings:

   • Destination tenant - Select a destination tenant.

   • Destination subscription - Select a destination subscription.

   • Destination region - Select a destination region.

   • Host virtual machine - Enter a host virtual machine name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding VM will be automatically named using this base name with a unique suffix appended.

   • Cache storage - Create a new resource group or select an existing one.

     • Create a new one - Enter a cache storage profile name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding storage profile will be automatically named using the base name you provided, with a unique suffix appended to it.

     • Select an existing one - Select a cache storage profile from drop-down list.

3. Click Next to continue.

4. In the Network step, complete the following settings:

   • Destination resource group - Create a new resource group or select an existing one.

     • Create a new one - Enter the resource group name to create a new group.

     • Select an existing one - Select a resource group from drop-down list.

   • Virtual network - Select a virtual network from drop-down list.

   • Virtual subnet - Select a virtual subnet from drop-down list.

   • Network interface name - Enter a network interface name.

   • Public IP address - Enter a public IP address.

   • Network security group - Select a network security group from drop-down list.

5. Click Next to continue.

6. Review the restore settings in the Overview step. Click Save to save this CAP Gateway.

#Amazon EC2

Follow the steps below to complete configurations for auto installation:

1. In the How many CAP Gateways would you like to create? field, enter a number to configure the number of gateways you want to create. Click Next.

   NOTE

   You can create up to 10 gateways. The gateways will be named based on the name you defined, with a unique suffix appended.

2. In the Subscription step, complete the following settings:

   • Account - Select an account.

   • Region - Select a region.

   • Zone - Select a zone.

   • Host instance - Enter a host instance name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding instance will be automatically named using this base name with a unique suffix appended.

   • Cache storage - Select a cache storage profile from the drop-down list.

3. Click Next to continue.

4. In the Network step, complete the following settings:

   • VPC network - Select a VPC network from drop-down list.

   • Virtual subnet - Select a virtual subnet from drop-down list.

   • Network security group - Select a network security group from drop-down list.

5. Click Next to continue.

6. Review the restore settings in the Overview step. Click Save to save this CAP Gateway.

#Google VM Instance and Google Cloud Storage

Follow the steps below to complete configurations for auto installation:

1. In the How many CAP Gateways would you like to create? field, enter a number to configure the number of gateways you want to create. Click Next.

   NOTE

   You can create up to 10 gateways. The gateways will be named based on the name you defined, with a unique suffix appended.

2. In the Subscription step, complete the following settings:

   • Service account - Select a service account.

   • Project - Select a project.

   • Region - Select a region.

   • Zone - Select a zone.

   • Host virtual machine - Enter a host virtual machine name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding VM will be automatically named using this base name with a unique suffix appended.

   • Cache storage - Create a new resource group or select an existing one.

     • Create a new one - Enter a cache storage profile name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding storage profile will be automatically named using the base name you provided, with a unique suffix appended to it.

     • Select an existing one - Select a cache storage profile from drop-down list.

3. Click Next to continue.

4. In the Network step, complete the following settings:

   • Network interface - Select a network from the project you selected in Subscription step or use one shared with you from a host project.

     • Networks in this project - Select a network and subnet from the drop-down lists.

     • Networks shared with me - Select a network and subnet from the drop-down lists.

   • VPC network - Select a VPC network from drop-down list.

   • Virtual subnet - Select a virtual subnet from drop-down list.

5. Click Next to continue.

6. Review the restore settings in the Overview step. Click Save to save this CAP Gateway.

#Default Settings for Gateway Auto Installation

Please refer to the table below for the default VM image, VM size, and disk size applied during gateway auto-installation:

Cloud Platform	Items	Default Settings
Microsoft Azure	Azure Linux Image	ubuntu-24_04-lts
Microsoft Azure	Azure Linux VM Size	Standard_D4s_v5
Microsoft Azure	Azure Linux Disk Size	default is 128 GB, minimum is 32 GB
Microsoft Azure	Azure Windows Image	2022-Datacenter
Microsoft Azure	Azure Windows VM Size	Standard_D4s_v5
Microsoft Azure	Azure Windows Disk Size	default is 128 GB, minimum is 128 GB
AWS	AWS Linux Image	ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd-gp3/ubuntu-noble-24.04-amd64-server-*
AWS	AWS Linux VM Size	t3.xlarge
AWS	AWS Linux Disk Size	default is 128 GB, minimum is 30 GB
AWS	AWS Windows Image	Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base-*
AWS	AWS Windows VM Size	t3.xlarge
AWS	AWS Windows Disk Size	default is 128 GB, minimum is 30 GB
Google Cloud	GCP Linux Image	ubuntu-2404-noble-amd64.*
Google Cloud	GCP Linux VM Size	e2-standard-4
Google Cloud	GCP Linux Disk Size	default is128 GB, minimum is 10 GB
Google Cloud	GCP Windows Image	projects/windows-cloud/global/images/family/windows-2022
Google Cloud	GCP Windows VM Size	e2-standard-4
Google Cloud	GCP Windows Disk Size	default is 128 GB, minimum 50 GB