Google Cloud Storage Settings

If you have selected to store backup files in the Google Cloud storage repository, specify the following settings:

1. Specify account settings.
2. Specify bucket settings.

Specifying Account Settings

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

To connect to the Google Cloud storage, in the Access key and Secret key fields, specify the Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) keys associated with the Google Cloud account. Veeam Agent will use the HMAC keys to authenticate requests to the Google Cloud storage. For more information on Google Cloud accounts, see Google Cloud documentation.

If you have not created the HMAC keys beforehand, you can create the keys in the Google Cloud console, as described in Google Cloud documentation.

Specifying Bucket Settings

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

Specify settings for the bucket in the storage:

1. From the Data center region drop-down list, select the geographic region where Veeam Agent will store backups.
2. In the Bucket field, specify a bucket in the storage:

1. Select the Browse option.
2. In the Select Bucket window, do the following:

1. Double-click the region name or click the arrow to the left of the region name to view the list of available buckets.
2. Select the necessary bucket and click OK.

3. In the Folder field, specify a folder in the bucket:

1. Select the Browse option.
2. In the Select Folder window, do the following:

1. Double-click the bucket name or click the arrow to the left of the bucket name to view the list of available folders.
2. Select the necessary folder and click OK.

If necessary, you can create a new folder. To do this, click the New Folder option in the Select Folder window.

4. If you want to map the job to a specific backup that was previously created on the same Veeam Agent computer, click the Map Backup link and select the backup.

To learn more, see Mapping Backup Job.

5. In the Retention policy field, specify the number of restore points or days for which you want to store backup files in the target location. By default, Veeam Agent keeps backup files for 7 days.

To use the GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention scheme, select the Keep certain full backups for archival purposes check box and click Configure. In the Configure GFS window, specify how weekly, monthly and yearly full backups must be retained. To learn more, see Long-Term Retention Policy.

5. Click Advanced to specify advanced settings for the backup job. To learn more, see Specify Advanced Backup Settings.

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

Mapping Backup Job

Starting from Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows version 6.1, you can map the job to the already created backup that is stored in the Google Cloud storage. To map the backup job, perform the following steps:

1. From the Data center region drop-down list, select the geographic region where the created backup is stored.
2. In the Bucket field, specify a bucket where the created backup is stored:

1. Select the Browse option.
2. In the Select Bucket window, do the following:

1. Double-click the region name or click the arrow to the left of the region name to view the list of available buckets.
2. Select the necessary bucket and click OK.

3. In the Folder field, specify a folder where the created backup is stored:

1. Select the Browse option.
2. In the Select Folder window, do the following:

1. Double-click the bucket name or click the arrow to the left of the bucket name to view the list of available folders.
2. Select the necessary folder and click OK.

4. Click Map backup and select the desired backup. To find the backup, you can use the search field at the bottom of the Select Backup window.

Keep in mind that Veeam Agent displays only those backups that were created on the same Veeam Agent computer with the same account used to connect to the Google Cloud storage.

5. If you map the job to an encrypted backup, and encryption keys are not available in the Veeam Agent database, you must provide the password specified for encryption. In the displayed window, enter the password and click OK.