With VM Backup, you can send a redundant copy of your backups to a Wasabi Cloud Storage Account, this is ideal for Disaster Recovery purposes.

All backups are encrypted (256-Bit AES) natively through VM Backup.

Prerequisites:

• Ensure you are running VM Backup version 8.5 or later to make use of this feature. Click here to download
  
  
• You must be running the Unlimited Plus Edition in order to get access to this feature

Important Notes:

• Each VM Backup installation should make use of a different Wasabi Bucket
  
  

Supported Regions:

A. Set up your Wasabi Storage Account

1.  Sign in or Sign up to your Wasabi account on https://console.wasabisys.com
   
   
2. Click [Create Bucket]
   
   
   
   
   
3. Fill in your preferred [Bucket Name] and [Region]. Then click [Next]
   
   
   
   Important!
   
   - [Object Locking] must be enabled if you wish to use Immutable (WORM) backups. This will automatically enable Versioning. This must be disabled for locations that are not immutable
   
   - Enabling [Bucket Logging] will incur higher costs to the account, thus it is recommended to disable it
   
   Then click [Next]
   
   
   
   
   Lastly, click [Create Bucket]
   
   
4. Next, you will need to create your Access Keys in order to be able to add your Wasabi account to VM Backup. Go to [Access Keys] from the menu.
   
   
   
   
   Then click on [Create New Access Key]. This will immediately create an Access Key as well as a Secret Key, which you will need to connect from VM Backup.
   
   
   
   
   

   B. Configure your new Wasabi Storage Account as an Offsite Backup Location

   
   To use your Wasabi Storage Account as an offsite copy location for your VMs, please proceed as follows:
   
   
   1. Open the VM Backup management console and go to [Setup] > [Backup Locations]
      
      
   2. Click [Add Offsite Location]
      
      
      
      
      
   3. Choose the [Cloud Backup to Wasabi Cloud Storage Account] option and click [Next]:
      
      
      
      
      
   4. Pick the [Region], then enter the [Access Key] and the [Secret Key] generated in Section 'A' above, then then the Bucket Name (case sensitive):
      
      
      
      If you wish to enable Immutable Backup for Wasabi, you can simply enable the option like so:
      
      
      
      
      Click [Test Connection] and once the connection is successful then click [Finish]
      
      
   5. Your new Offsite Location will appear in your Backup Locations list as below. To change the Connection String you can click the Edit (pencil) icon.
      
      
      
      
      
   6. Lastly, select the VMs you wish to assign to this rotation and Drag and Drop them from the VM list on the left into the newly created Wasabi location, then click [Save Changes] to complete.
      
      

   7. Once done, either start an Offsite Copy manually from the [Offsite Copies] menu, or wait for your next Scheduled Offsite Copy job.