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Recipe: Add a New Object Storage Repository Microsoft Azure Blob

Expected deliverables:

A Microsoft Azure Blob configured as Repository where Veeam keeps backup files and VM copies.

Time to complete: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• A Microsoft Azure account.
• An Azure Blob Storage created beforhand

Before you start:

Veeam does not support Azure Germany since Microsoft closed Microsoft Cloud Deutschland. Veeam does not support soft delete for blobs. Veeam only support Storage account types General-purpose V2, General-purpose V1, BlobStorage and BlockBlobStorage.

Assumptions:

You have a Veeam Backup and Replication server installed.

Method:

1. Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. Select Backup Infrastructure on the bottom left menu, right click Backup Repositories and choose Add Backup Repository.
3. In the Add Backup Repository window, select Object storage > Hyperscalers > Microsoft Azure Storage > Azure Blob Storage.
4. Give a name to the repository, change the number of concurrent tasks if needed and click Next.
5. At the Account step:
   • Specify an Azure Region and then select user credentials from the Credentials drop-down list.
   • You can specify how Veeam will connect with the Object Storage either via Gateway Servers or leave the default Direct option.
6. In the Container step:
   • Select a container from the drop-down list.
   • Select a folder to which you want to map your object storage repository.
   • You can also define a disk soft limit not to be exceeded.
   • As an option select Make recent backups immutable for check box to prohibit deletion of blocks of data from object storage for a specific immutability period. Click Next.
7. In the Mount Server step.
   • Select a Microsoft Windows Server to be used as a mount server from the drop-down list.
   • Configure the Azure resources for the Helper Appliance and click Next.
8. At the Review step, review components which are already installed on the server and which will be installed. Click Apply to start installation of missing components.
9. At the Apply step, wait till Veeam installs and configures all the required components. Click Next.
10. At the Summary step, review details, click Finish and the Azure Blob repository is ready to use.

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums
• Veeam Best Practices

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