Back up a volume to an OpenStack Swift object store
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You can back up volumes to external object stores that are compatible with OpenStack Swift.
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Click Management > Volumes.
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Click the Actions icon for the volume to back up.
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In the resulting menu, click Backup to.
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In the Integrated Backup dialog box under Backup to, select Swift.
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Select a data format under Data Format:
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Native: A compressed format readable only by SolidFire storage systems.
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Uncompressed: An uncompressed format compatible with other systems.
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Enter a URL to use to access the object store in the URL field.
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Enter a user name for the account in the Username field.
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Enter the authentication key for the account in the Authentication Key field.
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Enter the container in which to store the backup in the Container field.
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Optional: Enter a name tag to append to the prefix in the Nametag field.
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Click Start Read.