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Cloud Backup - How to Set Up Minio for Cloud Backup

Cloud Backup



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Minio Private Cloud Storage provides a free, open source, scalable cloud storage location for secure on-site data protection. Retrospect 15.1 for Windows and Mac are certified for Minio. Follow these step-by-step instructions for configuring Retrospect to integrate with Minio.


Setup

Minio is a high performance distributed object storage server, designed for large-scale private cloud infrastructure. Minio is widely deployed across the world with over 79.7M+ docker pulls. You can deploy it on any hardware you prefer. At the end of the setup, you will receive a path, an access key, and a secret key.

Docker Instructions for Synology and QNAP NAS

You will need a Synology or QNAP NAS that can host Docker instances.

  1. Install Docker.

  2. Download minio/minio.

  3. Connect via SSH.

  4. Run: sudo docker run -p 9000:9000 --name minio -d minio/minio server /export.

  5. Run: sudo docker logs minio to get the access key and secret key.

  6. Launch a web browser and visit the instance to create a bucket.


Information for Retrospect

Retrospect needs three pieces of information to access Minio:

  • Pathurl_to_instance:port_number/your_bucket_name

  • Access Key – Use the Access Key provided by your Minio instance.

  • Secret Key – Use the Secret Key provided by your Minio instance.


Adding Cloud Storage in Retrospect

L'aggiunta del cloud storage come destinazione è semplice. Retrospect ha un nuovo tipo di set chiamato "Cloud". Crea un nuovo set di backup/supporti e seleziona "Cloud" come tipo.

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Next you’ll need to enter your cloud storage credentials.

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Using Cloud Storage in Retrospect

L'utilizzo del cloud storage è semplice. Dopo aver creato un set di cloud, crea un nuovo script o aggiungilo a uno già esistente e fai clic su "Esegui". Il backup inizierà con i contenuti del set che devono essere caricati nella posizione di archiviazione su cloud. Puoi seguire lo stato di avanzamento dell'esecuzione/attività.

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Throttling Cloud Backups in Retrospect

La limitazione per il backup e il ripristino su cloud è disponibile nelle Preferenze.

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General Tips

Below are a number of tips for using cloud storage in Retrospect:


Last Update: 17 Mag 2018