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Cloud Backup - How to Set Up Aqua Ray for Cloud Backup

Cloud Backup



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Aqua Ray Cloud Storage provides a low-cost, scalable cloud storage location for secure off-site data protection. Retrospect 15.1 for Windows and Mac are certified for Aqua Ray. Follow these step-by-step instructions for configuring Retrospect to integrate with Aqua Ray.


Account Setup

Contact Aqua Ray for product information and setup instructions. You will receive an access key and a secret key as part of the account setup.


Information for Retrospect

Retrospect needs four pieces of information to access Aqua Ray:

  • Pathswift.fr1.sto.aquaray.com:443/your_bucket_name

  • Access Key – Use the Access Key provided by your Aqua Ray instance.

  • Secret Key – Use the Secret Key provided by your Aqua Ray instance.

  • Region – Use the Region provided by your Aqua Ray instance.

The "Region" option must be added to the Retrospect INI file in the following format. Note that you should not include a port.

[CloudRegion]
swift.fr1.sto.aquaray.com=fr1

Known Issues

Please note that Retrospect has the following known issues with Aqua Ray:

  • Unicode Backup Set Names: Retrospect does not work with Aqua Ray if you use a Unicode character in the backup set name.

  • Backup Set Name Length: Retrospect does not work with Aqua Ray if you use a backup set name that is more than 38 characters.


Adding Cloud Storage in Retrospect

Añadir el almacenamiento en la nube como destino es simple. Retrospect tiene un nuevo tipo de conjunto llamado "nube". Cree un nuevo conjunto de copia de seguridad/conjunto de medios y seleccione "nube" como tipo.

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

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Using Cloud Storage in Retrospect

Usar el almacenamiento en la nube es simple. Después de haber creado un conjunto en la nube, cree una nueva secuencia de comandos o añádala a una ya existente y haga clic en "Ejecutar". La copia de seguridad se iniciará, siendo subido el contenido del conjunto a su lugar de almacenamiento en la nube. Puede hacer un seguimiento del progreso en la ejecución/actividad.

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Throttling Cloud Backups in Retrospect

La limitación para la copia de seguridad en la nube y la restauración de la nube está disponible en Preferencias.

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General Tips

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


Last Update: 17 de mayo de 2018