Managing S3 Repositories

You can perform the following operations with S3 repositories and image-level backups stored in the repositories.

• Edit S3 repository settings
• Rescan S3 repositories
• Remove image-level backups from S3 repositories
• Decrypt image-level backups
• Remove S3 repositories

Editing S3 Repository Settings

To edit S3 repository settings, follow the instructions provided in the Editing Settings of External Repository section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Rescanning S3 Repositories

To synchronize S3 repository backups, snapshots and sessions across the Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Backup for AWS infrastructures, follow the instructions provided in the Rescanning External Repository section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Removing Image-Level Backups from S3 Repositories

To remove image-level backups from S3 repositories, follow the instructions provided in the Removing Backups from External Repository section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Decrypting Image-Level Backups

If you specify decryption passwords for S3 repositories when adding a Veeam Backup for AWS appliance, Veeam Backup & Replication automatically decrypts backup files stored in these repositories. If you do not specify decryption passwords, backup files remain encrypted.

To decrypt backup files:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, navigate to Backups > External Repository (Encrypted).
3. In the working area, select image-level backups which you want to decrypt and which have the same decryption password. Then click Specify Password on the ribbon, or right-click one of the selected backups, and select Specify password.
4. In the Password field, enter a password.

In the Hint field, you can see a hint for the password used to encrypt the backup files. Use this hint to recall the password.

Alternatively, you can specify a decryption password at the Bucket step of the Edit External Repository wizard. For more information on how to open the wizard, see the Editing Settings of External Repository section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Removing S3 Repositories

To remove S3 repositories from the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure, follow the instructions provided in the Removing External Repositories section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide. Note that the repository will not be deleted from the Veeam Backup for AWS appliance.