The Veeam Cookbook Series
A simple step by step no frills approach to achieving your goal
Recipe: Add a New Repository Object Storage S3 compatible
Expected deliverables:
A Veeam Backup & Replication S3 Repository where Veeam keeps backup files and VM copies.
Time to complete: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- Either a cloud or a local S3 compatible storage solution.
Before you start:
You can create the bucket beforehand, or create it during the procedure. For Azure Data Box follow the documentation to configure the name resolutions and install SSL Certificate.
Assumptions:
You have a Veeam Backup and Replication server installed.
Method:
- Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
- Select Backup Infrastructure on the bottom left menu.
- Right click Backup Repositories and choose “Add Backup Repository”.
- Select “Object Storage” and “S3 Compatible”.
- Give a name to the repository, change the number of concurrent tasks if needed and click Next.
- Specify an Object Storage Account filling in the Service point, Region and Credentials fields.
- Select a bucket from the drop-down list, and a folder to which you want to map your object storage repository. You can also define a disk soft limit not to be exceeded, and make the storage immutable. Click Apply.
- After the configuration is completed, click Finish and the S3 repository is ready to use.
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