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Adding Object Storage

You can add a new Azure object storage repository to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 backup infrastructure.

Request

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v5/ObjectStorageRepositories

Request Headers

The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.

Request Body

The following table lists available request properties:

Property

Type

Description

name

string

An object storage name.

description

string

An object storage description (optional).

type

string

A type of object storage.

The following types are available:

  • AmazonS3
  • AzureBlob
  • AmazonS3Compatible

accountId

string

An identification number of the user account under which object storage is being added.

azureContainer

azureContainer

An Azure container.

azureFolder

string

A folder in the specified container.

sizeLimitEnabled

boolean

Specifies if the size limit is set.

sizeLimitGB

integer

Specifies the size limit in GB.

azureContainer

Property

Type

Description

name

string

A container name.

regionType

string

A region type of an object storage.

Request Example

Request:

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v5/ObjectStorageRepositories

 

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{

 "name": "Azure Object Storage",

 "description": "Secondary file destination",

 "type": "AzureBlob",

 "accountId": "db1befe9-f6cc-4e94-b473-7d6b4a52a6bf",

 "azureContainer": {

     "name": "container1",

     "regionType": "Global" },

 "azureFolder": "Folder3",

 "sizeLimitEnabled": true,

 "sizeLimitGB": "10"

}

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns a response code 201 Created.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTPS headers.

Header

Description

Content-length

The length of the response body.

Content-type

The media type and syntax of the response body message: application/json; charset=utf-8

Response Body

The response contains the following information:

Property

Type

Description

azureContainer

azureContainer

Contains a container or bucket definition.

azureFolder

string

Specifies a storage folder where backups reside.

id

string

An object storage identification number.

name

string

An object storage name.

description

string

An object storage description.

accountId

string

An account identification number under which object storage is added.

sizeLimitEnabled

boolean

Specifies if the size limit is set.

sizeLimitGB

integer

Specifies size limit in GB.

usedSpaceBytes

integer

Specifies used space in Bytes.

freeSpaceBytes

integer

Specifies free space in Bytes.

type

string

An object storage type.

The following types are available:

  • AmazonS3
  • AzureBlob
  • AmazonS3Compatible

_links

Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]

Links to related resources (navigation property).

azureContainer

Property

Type

Description

name

string

A container name.

regionType

string

A region type of an object storage.

Response Example

Response:

201 Created

 

Response Body:

{

  "azureContainer":    {

     "name": "container1",

     "regionType": "Global"

  },

  "azureFolder": "Folder3",

  "id": "e2039592-3638-48d4-9543-f4fc68be38e6",

  "name": "Azure Object Storage",

  "description": "Secondary file destination",

  "accountId": "db1befe9-f6cc-4e94-b473-7d6b4a52a6bf",

  "sizeLimitEnabled": true,

  "sizeLimitGB": 10,

  "usedSpaceBytes": 0,

  "freeSpaceBytes": 10,

  "type": "AzureBlob",

  "_links":    {

     "self": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/objectstoragerepositories/e2039592-3638-48d4-9543-f4fc68be38e6"},

     "account": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/accounts/db1befe9-f6cc-4e94-b473-7d6b4a52a6bf"},

     "container": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/AzureResources/containers/container1?accountId=db1befe9-f6cc-4e94-b473-7d6b4a52a6bf&RegionType=Global"},

     "folder": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/AzureResources/containers/container1/folders/Folder3?accountId=db1befe9-f6cc-4e94-b473-7d6b4a52a6bf&regionType=Global"}

  }

}