Fully Orchestrated Setup of a Containerized Cloud Communication System Within an Embedded Operating System

A non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for orchestrating setup of a containerized cloud communication system within an embedded operating system of a storage system, the computer program including a set of instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by a storage system management system, a request to initiate access to cloud storage resources by the storage system;
• enrolling a cloud tethering subsystem and a storage system management system, the cloud tethering subsystem being instantiated in a container in the embedded operating system of the storage system and being configured to transmit volumes of data from storage resources of the storage system to the cloud storage resources;
• registering the storage system, by the storage system management system, on the cloud tethering subsystem;
• creating a cloud protection environment, by the storage system management system, in the embedded operating system;
• creating at least one external network interface, by the storage system management system, on the cloud tethering subsystem;
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• configuring a public or private cloud provider endpoint, by the storage system management system, on the cloud tethering subsystem;
• wherein the steps of enrolling the cloud tethering subsystem on the storage system management application, registering the storage system on the cloud tethering subsystem, and creating the cloud protection environment in the embedded operating system require no user input after receipt of the request.