SB Connectivity Veeam - S3-Integrated Object Storage

Installation and Connectors Installation and electrical connection as well as network connection are to be done as described in the manual Installation

Network Adjustments The network settings are to be adjusted as described in the manual Installation

Create a new Volume of type 'SNAS' with a parity of 3 or 2

Compression is recommended for the capacity tier

Enable Large File Optimization

For higher redundancy a parity level of 3 is recommended

In your volume navigate to the Shares section

Choose "Add S3 Share"

Enter a Share Name

If the S3 Server should be setup with Object Locking Support, make sure to check the checkbox accordingly.

Enter credentials for accessing the S3 layer

The Port will be automatically increased for each new S3 instance

Right-Click on the S3 Share and choose "Manage Buckets"

Create a new Bucket using the proper Button.

Object Locking is only supported if the S3 share was previously set up with Object Locking Support enabled!

Make sure to enable "VEEAM Integrated"

Since S3 communicates via HTTPs, certificates are being used. In order to update the SSL certificate of the Silent Brick System proceed as follows:

Navigate to Settings -> Network

Select "Edit" for "Custom SSL Certificate" and upload your own certificates.

Certificates may be generated manually or via services like Lets Encrypt

Supported certificate types are SSL certificates including the private key and the signing certificate authority.

Certificates with passphrase are not supported.

Make sure to wait 5 Minutes before connecting VEEAM to your Silent Brick System. VEEAM Integration needs some advance for preparation.

Add a new repository of type 'Object Storage' - 'S3 Compatible'

Enter the Service Point URL previously noted

Enter the credentials as defined for the S3 Share

Select the previously created bucket

Add a folder to the bucket

Per Default VEEAM writes quite small objects which can influence the performance especially on spinning disks. Therefor increasing the Object Size can result in a higher Performance.

Switch to the advanced settings of your backup job

Modify your Backup Job to use 4 MB Blocks (Previously "Local Target - Large Blocks")

Blocksize changes will only be applied from the next Active Full Backup on.