You can back up SolidFire snapshots to external object stores that are compatible with Amazon S3.
Procedure
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Click.
- Click the Actions icon for the snapshot you want to back up.
- In the resulting menu, click Backup to.
- In the Integrated Backup dialog box under Backup to, select S3.
- Select an option under Data Format:
- Native: A compressed format readable only by SolidFire storage systems.
- Uncompressed: An uncompressed format compatible with other systems.
- Enter a hostname to use to access the object store in the Hostname field.
- Enter an access key ID for the account in the Access Key ID field.
- Enter the secret access key for the account in the Secret Access Key field.
- Enter the S3 bucket in which to store the backup in the S3 Bucket field.
- Optional: Enter a nametag to append to the prefix in the Nametag field.
- Click Start Read.