Creating a cloud storage account

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For bucket and container names only the following characters are supported: upper and lowercase letters, numbers, dots, and dashes. Buckets and containers with names containing other characters cannot be added to a Unitrends appliance. Additional storage provider character restrictions may apply.

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For Amazon S3 and Google Storage, you can use existing buckets and containers that follow the supported naming conventions identified above. However, we recommend that you create unique folders for your Unitrends data.

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For Rack Space Cloud files, we recommend that you create new containers to use with the CloudHook feature.

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A bucket or container can receive backups from only one Unitrends appliance. Be sure to create a storage bucket for each appliance whose backups you want to archive to the cloud. It is recommended that you give each bucket or container a name that associates it with a particular appliance for easy management of your cloud storage.

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Some storage providers allow you to create folders within buckets, and when you add storage from these providers to a Unitrends appliance, you can add the bucket or specify a path to a folder.

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The credentials for accessing the buckets or containers are not the same as the username and password used to access your storage provider account. For more details about these credentials, see the section on your storage provider below.

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After creating an account and storage containers, you can add cloud archive storage to a Unitrends appliance. (For instructions, see Adding cloud archive storage to the Unitrends appliance). You can manage your cloud storage account only through the provider. You cannot manage this account through the Unitrends appliance.

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Any questions about your cloud storage account should be directed to your cloud storage provider. Unitrends cannot answer questions about billing, credentials, or any other aspects of your cloud storage account.

 

Amazon S3 is the online storage service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). To use Amazon S3, you must sign up for an AWS account. For details about Amazon S3 and instructions for creating an AWS account, see Amazon’s documentation at http://aws.amazon.com/s3/.

Note:   Amazon’s Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS) option is not supported.

After creating an account and storage buckets, you must enter the following storage bucket credentials when adding the cloud storage to your Unitrends appliance:

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Access Key ID

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Secret Access Key

These credentials are different from the username and password used to access your Amazon storage account. You can view the credentials here: https://aws-portal.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/account/index.html?ie=UTF8&action=access-key. If you cannot locate your credentials, contact your storage provider. Unitrends does not have access to this information.

For instruction on adding cloud storage, see Adding cloud archive storage to the Unitrends appliance.

Google Cloud Storage is an online storage service offered by Google. For details about Google Cloud Storage and instructions for creating an account, see Google’s documentation at https://developers.google.com/storage/docs/overview.

After creating an account and storage buckets, you must enter the following storage bucket credentials when adding the cloud storage to your Unitrends appliance:

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Access Key

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Secret

These credentials are different from the username and password used to access your Google storage account. You can locate your credentials using the Google Storage key management tool, which you can access from the legacy API menu titled “Interoperable Storage Access Keys.” See https://code.google.com/apis/console/#:storage:legacy. If you cannot locate your credentials, contact your storage provider. Unitrends does not have access to this information.

For instruction on adding cloud storage, see Adding cloud archive storage to the Unitrends appliance.

Rackspace is a cloud storage provider that uses the OpenStack platform. CloudHook supports Rackspace Cloud Files storage. For details about Rackspace Cloud Files and instructions on creating an account, see Rackspace’s documentation at www.rackspace.com/cloud/files/.

After creating an account and storage containers, you must enter the following storage container credentials when adding the cloud storage to your Unitrends appliance:

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Username

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API Key

You can locate your API key using the account navigation menu. If you cannot locate your credentials, contact your storage provider. Unitrends does not have access to this information.

For instruction on adding cloud storage, see Adding cloud archive storage to the Unitrends appliance.