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    Integrate Veeam® with IDrive® e2 for NAS backups

    Veeam® Backup & Replication provides reliable protection for unstructured data, including file shares and NAS devices. By integrating Veeam® with IDrive® e2, you can leverage secure, scalable, S3-compatible cloud storage for your NAS backups, ensuring data durability, flexible archiving, and easy recovery.

    Prerequisites

    Before you begin, ensure the following:

    1. An active IDrive® e2 account. Sign up here if you do not have one.
    2. A bucket in IDrive® e2. See how to create a bucket and assign public access to it.
    3. Valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Learn how to create an access key.
    4. A valid Veeam® account.

    Configure Veeam with IDrive® e2 for NAS backup

    Add a NFS File Share in Veeam®
    1. Launch Veeam® Backup & Replication.
    2. Go to Inventory > File Share (Unstructured Data).
    3. Click Add Data Source.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    4. Select File Share.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    5. Choose NFS Share.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    6. In the NFS File Share window, enter your NFS Path (NAS Server and Share Folder), then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    7. Select your local backup repository and click Apply.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    8. On the Apply page, review the details, then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    9. On the Summary page, review the details and click Finish.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    Create a Backup Job for a NAS Device using IDrive® e2 Repository
    1. Go to Home, click Backup Job > File Share.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    2. Enter a name for your backup and click Next.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    3. In the Files and Folders tab, click Add.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    4. Select the folder(s) to be backed up from the NAS File Share, then click OK.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    5. Click Next to continue.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    6. Select the IDrive® e2 Backup Repository and click Next.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    7. In the Archive Repository tab, configure the following options and click Next:
      • Check the Archive file versions and select the IDrive® e2 repository for archiving (This repository should be different).
      • Check the Archive recent file versions to immediately copy all backed up file versions to the archive repository.
      • Check Archive oldest file versions to an appropriate value.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    8. Configure the Backup Schedule as required, then click Apply.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup
    9. To start the job immediately, check Run the job when I click Finish and click Finish to create the backup job.
      IDrive e2 with Veeam NAS Backup

    Note: Data restoration is handled by your specific backup solution provider and is affected by multiple variables that are unique to your environment. For application-related enquiries/support, it is strongly recommended you seek guidance from the technical team of your backup solution provider.