Back up a volume to an Amazon S3 object store
-
PDF of this doc site
-
Manage storage with Element software
- Protect your data
-
Manage storage with Element software
Collection of separate PDF docs
Creating your file...
You can back up volumes to external object stores that are compatible with Amazon S3.
-
Click Management > Volumes.
-
Click the Actions icon for the volume 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.
-
Enter a nametag to append to the prefix in the Nametag field.
-
Click Start Read.