Before you can begin archiving to the cloud, you must create an account with one of the following cloud storage providers:
• Amazon S3
• Google Cloud Storage
• Rackspace Cloud Files
Consider the following when creating a storage account and buckets or containers:
• For bucket and container names only the following characters are supported: upper and lowercase letters, numbers, dots, and dashes. Buckets and containers with names containing other characters cannot be added to a Unitrends appliance.
• For Amazon S3 and Google Storage, you can use existing buckets and containers that follow the supported naming conventions identified above. However, we recommend that you create unique folders for your Unitrends data.
• For Rack Space Cloud files, we recommend that you create new containers to use with the CloudHook feature.
• A bucket or container can receive backups from only one Unitrends appliance. Be sure to create a storage bucket for each appliance whose backups you want to archive to the cloud. It is recommended that you give each bucket or container a name that associates it with a particular appliance for easy management of your cloud storage.
• Some storage providers allow you to create folders within buckets, and when you add storage from these providers to a Unitrends appliance, you can add the bucket or specify a path to a folder.
• The credentials for accessing the buckets or containers are not the same as the username and password used to access your storage provider account. For more details about these credentials, see the section on your storage provider below.
• After creating an account and storage containers, you can add cloud archive storage to a Unitrends appliance. (For instructions, see Adding cloud archive storage to the Unitrends appliance). You can manage your cloud storage account only through the provider. You cannot manage this account through the Unitrends appliance.
• Any questions about your cloud storage account should be directed to your cloud storage provider. Unitrends cannot answer questions about billing, credentials, or any other aspects of your cloud storage account.
See the following topics for information about creating accounts with the different storage providers:
• Creating an Amazon storage account