S3 Compatible Settings

If you have selected to store backup files in the S3 compatible storage, specify the following settings:

  1. Account settings.
  2. Bucket settings.

Specifying Account Settings

The Account step of the wizard is available if you have chosen to save backup files in the S3 compatible storage.

NOTE

You can store backups only in the S3 compatible storage repositories that are accessible over the HTTPs protocol.

To connect to the S3 compatible storage, specify the following:

  1. In the Service point field, specify the address of your S3 compatible storage.

NOTE

If you want to connect to the repository using an IPv6 address and port number, you must use the following format: IPv6:port, where:

  • IPv6 is the IPv6 address of the object storage.
  • port is the number of the port that Veeam Agent will use to connect to the object storage.
  1. In the Region field, specify the storage region based on your regulatory and compliance requirements.
  2. In the Access key field, enter the access key ID.
  3. In the Secret key field, enter the secret access key.

S3 Compatible Settings 

Specifying Bucket Settings

The Bucket step of the wizard is available if you have chosen to save backup files in the S3 compatible storage and specified account settings to connect to the storage.

Specify settings for the bucket in the storage:

  1. In the Bucket field, specify a bucket in the storage:
  1. Select the Browse option with the Tab key and press Enter.
  2. In the Specify Bucket window, select the necessary bucket and press Enter.
  1. In the Folder field, specify a folder in the bucket:
  1. Select the Browse option with the Tab key and press Enter.
  2. In the Specify Folder window, select the necessary folder and press Enter.

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You can also create a new folder. To do this, type a name for the new folder in the Folder field.

  1. To prohibit modification and deletion of blocks of data in the object storage repository, select the Make recent backups immutable for check box and specify the immutability period in days. For more information, see Backup Immutability.
  2. To use the GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention scheme, select the Keep full backups for archival purposes check box and select Configure. In the Configure GFS window, specify how weekly, monthly and yearly full backups must be retained. For details, see Specify GFS Retention Policy.

NOTE

If you use the GFS retention scheme and enable immutability for the backup, the restore points with GFS flags will become immutable for the whole GFS retention period. You will not be able to delete such restore points until the GFS retention period is over.

  1. In the Restore points field, specify the number of restore points that you want to store in the target location. By default, Veeam Agent keeps 7 latest restore points. After this number is exceeded, Veeam Agent will remove the earliest restore points from the backup chain.

To learn more, see Short-Term Retention Policy.

  1. Select Advanced to specify additional backup job settings. For details, see Specify Advanced Backup Settings.

S3 Compatible Settings 

After that, Veeam Agent will create a new repository in the object storage where you can store backups.