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How to configure Offboard Backup with Microsoft Azure Blob Storage or Amazon AWS S3 Bucket -
Description
Starting in version 12.0 of the KACE Systems Management Appliance, you can now configure the appliance to use cloud-based off-board backup such as the Microsoft Azure Blob or Amazon S3 Bucket. This requires an MS Azure or Amazon S3 account, as applicable.
This article discusses how to configure Offboard backup using the Azure Blob Storage option or Amazon S3 Bucket.
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For Azure Storage
1. Go to the Azure portal
2. Create a new Storage account, or you can use one of your current Storage Accounts
NOTE: When configuring the Azure Blob Storage account, be sure to set the routing preference to "Internet routing" to avoid frequent disconnects if you leave the default setting of "Microsoft network routing".
3. From within the Storage Account, create a container
4. Go to the KACE SMA AdminUI (if ORGs are enabled, SystemUI)
5. Navigate to "Settings" | "Backup Settings and Restore"
6. Under "Offboard Backup Transfer Protocol" select your preferred cloud provider
7. In the Azure portal from within the Storage account being used to create the container navigate to "Access keys"
8. Click on "Show keys"
9. In the SMA, enter the Azure Blob Storage Account name, Container/Path and Access Key (only one is needed)
10. Click the "Test" button
11. A banner should show confirming the connection is successful
12. Click the save button
After running a backup a new section will be added in the logs to inform if the export was successful or not.
For Amazon S3
1. Go to the AWS portal2. Create an S3 Storage bucket (make sure the bucket is not publicly accessible)3. Create an IAM Policy for access to the bucket4. Create an IAM user for the appliance- Note the user Access Key ID and the Secret Access Key- Assing the IAM policy created in point #35. Go to the KACE SMA AdminUI (if ORGs are enabled, SystemUI)6. Navigate to "Settings" | "Backup Settings and Restore"7. Under "Offboard Backup Transfer Protocol" select your preferred cloud provider
8. Enter the Access Key ID and the Secret Access Key for the user created in point #4
9. Click the "Test" button
10. A banner should show confirming the connection is successful
11. Click the save buttonAfter running a backup a new section will be added in the logs to inform if the export was successful or not.
