Backup to Object Storage
If you want to store your data in a cloud-based or on-premises object storage, you can use Veeam Plug-In to create backups in repositories provided by the object storage. Veeam Plug-Ins support the object storage as a primary repository for backup jobs and Veeam Backup & Replication supports the object storage as a primary repository for backup copy jobs.
You can store backups created with Veeam Plug-Ins on the following types of the object storage:
- Amazon S3
- S3 compatible
- Google Cloud Storage
- Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
- IBM Cloud Object Storage
- Wasabi Cloud Storage
- Veeam Data Cloud Vault
- 11:11 Cloud Object Storage
Veeam Plug-In on the machine with the database always accesses object storage through Veeam Backup & Replication. As a result, Veeam Plug-In access to object storage is managed by a proxy component that Veeam Backup & Replication selects according to the connection mode specified in the repository settings:
- Connection through a gateway server. With this connection mode, Veeam Plug-Ins access object storage through a gateway server specified in the repository settings. Backup data is sent from computer with Veeam Plug-In to the gateway server, then it is sent from gateway server to the object storage. For details about gateway server, see Gateway Servers.
- Direct connection. With this connection mode, Veeam Plug-Ins access object storage through a mount server specified in the repository settings. Backup data is sent from computer with Veeam Plug-In to the mount server, then it is sent from mount server to the object storage. The usage of the mount server allows Veeam Plug-In to avoid high CPU consumption on the machine with the database. For details about mount server, see Mount Servers.
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To back up MongoDB replica set data to an object storage, you must complete the following steps:
- Add repository in the Veeam backup console. For details, see Adding Object Storage Repositories.
You can use an object storage in Veeam Backup & Replication as one of the following repositories:
- Backup repository. For details, see Backup Repositories.
- Scale-out backup repository added as a Veeam backup repository. For details, see Scale-Out Backup Repositories.
- [For S3 compatible object storage] Set access to the added S3 compatible object storage. For details, see Managing Permissions for S3 Compatible Object Storage.
- Create an application backup policy and select the object storage from the list of available repositories.
To learn more, see Creating Application Backup Policy.
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Before you configure your backup infrastructure to back up to the object storage, consider the limitations listed in Veeam Backup Repositories. |