Add object store backup location


Perform the following steps to add S3 compatible object store as backup location in Portworx Backup:

  1. From the home page, select Settings, Cloud Settings to open the cloud settings page:

    Cloud settings

  2. In the Backup Locations section, select Add:

    Add new backup location

  3. Populate the following fields:
    a. AWS/S3 compatible object store users

    • Name: specify the name with which backup location will show in Portworx Backup

    • Cloud Account: choose the AWS/S3 compatible object store account credentials this backup location will use to create backups.

    • Path/Bucket: specify the path of the bucket or the name of the bucket that this backup location will place backups into

    • Encryption key (Optional): enter the optional encryption key to encrypt your backups in-transit For more information on encryption support, refer Encryption matrix.

    • Region: with the name of your AWS/S3 compatible object store account region

    • Endpoint: with the URL of your cloud storage server or provider

    • Disable SSL: select this option if your on-premises S3-compliant object store does not support SSL/TLS

    • Storage class: choose the S3 storage class your cloud backups will use

    Configure AWS backup location

    b. Azure Users

    • Name: specify the name with which backup location will show in Portworx Backup
    • Cloud Account: choose the Azure credentials this backup location will use to create backups.
    • Path / Bucket: specify the path of the bucket or the name of the bucket that this backup location will place backups into
    • Encryption key (Optional): enter the optional encryption key to encrypt your backups in-transit

    Configure an Azure backup location

    c. Google cloud Users

    • Name: specify the name with which backup location will show in Portworx Backup
    • Cloud Account: choose the Google cloud credentials this backup location will use to create backups.
    • Path/Bucket: specify the path of the bucket or the name of the bucket that this backup location will place backups into
    • Encryption key (Optional): enter the optional encryption key to encrypt your backups in-transit

    Configure a Google cloud backup location

  4. Click Add.

NOTE: Update Stork deployment spec with add hostNetwork: true and wait for the Stork pods to restart before you take a backup (on S3 object store-based backup location) in OpenShift Cluster Platform (OCP) on AWS/S3 compatible object store environments.


Last edited: Saturday, Sep 23, 2023