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Merge pull request #70409 from CarmiWisemon/oadp1689-cloudstorage-api
OADP-1689 Clarify what is/is not supported with the CloudStorage API
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backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/backing_up_and_restoring/backing-up-applications.adoc

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For more information about CSI volume snapshots, see xref:../../../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi-snapshots.adoc#persistent-storage-csi-snapshots[CSI volume snapshots].
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:FeatureName: The `CloudStorage` API for S3 storage
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:FeatureName: The `CloudStorage` API, which automates the creation of a bucket for object storage,
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The `CloudStorage` API is a Technology Preview feature when you use a `CloudStorage` object and want OADP to use the `CloudStorage` API to automatically create an S3 bucket for use as a `BackupStorageLocation`.
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The `CloudStorage` API supports manually creating a `BackupStorageLocation` object by specifying an existing S3 bucket. The `CloudStorage` API that creates an S3 bucket automatically is currently only enabled for AWS S3 storage.
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* If your cloud provider does not support snapshots or if your applications are on NFS data volumes, you can create backups by using Kopia or Restic. See xref:../../../backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/backing_up_and_restoring/oadp-backing-up-applications-restic-doc.adoc#oadp-backing-up-applications-restic-doc[Backing up applications with File System Backup: Kopia or Restic].
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backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/about-installing-oadp.adoc

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* xref:../../../backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/installing-oadp-mcg.adoc#installing-oadp-mcg[Multicloud Object Gateway]
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* AWS S3 compatible object storage, such as Multicloud Object Gateway or MinIO
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The `CloudStorage` API is a Technology Preview feature when you use a `CloudStorage` object and want OADP to use the `CloudStorage` API to automatically create an S3 bucket for use as a `BackupStorageLocation`.
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The `CloudStorage` API supports manually creating a `BackupStorageLocation` object by specifying an existing S3 bucket. The `CloudStorage` API that creates an S3 bucket automatically is currently only enabled for AWS S3 storage.
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You can back up persistent volumes (PVs) by using snapshots or a File System Backup (FSB).
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To back up PVs with snapshots, you must have a cloud provider that supports either a native snapshot API or Container Storage Interface (CSI) snapshots, such as one of the following cloud providers:

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