Cloud Reader mode allows a temporary QoreStor instance to read the backup data stored in a cloud tier from another instance of QoreStor. It helps with restoring backups for auditing the data in the cloud and for testing disaster recovery using cloud data.
Introducing QoreStor
Understanding the QoreStor documentation
Other information you may need
Source code availability
QoreStor data storage concepts
Accessing QoreStor
Data deduplication and compression
Encryption at rest
Streams and connections
Recycle Bin
Quotas
Secure connect
Replication
Performance Tier
Cloud Tier replication
Archive tier
Object interface (S3-compatible)
Object Direct Storage
Cloud Reader mode
Continuous data protection
Disaster Recovery from the cloud
Supported file system protocols
CIFS
NFS
Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS benefits
Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS
RDA with Quest's NetVault and vRanger
RDA with OST for QoreStor
NDMP
iSCSI
QoreStor processes
Networking requirements
Configurations required when using proxy servers
Logging onto the system GUI for the first time
Using the QoreStor UI
Using the QoreStor command line interface
Using the QoreStor REST API
Understanding RDA immutabilty
Configuring QoreStor settings
Licensing QoreStor
Configuring SAML
Configuring an SSL Certificate for your QoreStor System
Configuring Active Directory settings
Understanding system operation scheduling
Configuring Secure Connect
Managing containers
Enabling Secure Connect for OST and RDA plug-ins prior to 4.1.0.265
Managing Secure Connect with OST or RDA plug-in 4.1.0.265 or later
Adding certificates for Secure Connect
Enabling MultiConnect
Configuring and using Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS
Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS benefits
Best practices: Rapid NFS
Best practices: Rapid CIFS
Installing the Rapid NFS plug-in
Installing the Rapid CIFS plug-in
Uninstalling the Rapid NFS plug-in
Uninstalling the Rapid CIFS plug-in
Configuring and using VTL
Understanding VTL
Terminology
Supported virtual tape library access protocols
VTL and DR Series specifications
Guidelines for configuring VTL
Configuring and Using Encryption at Rest
Understanding Encryption at Rest
Encryption at Rest Terminology
Encryption at rest and QoreStor considerations
Understanding the encryption process
Configuring and using the Recycle Bin
Understanding Recycle Bin
Terminology
Guidelines for configuring Recycle Bin
Configuring Recycle Bin
Purging Recycle Bin files
Restoring files from Recycle Bin
Managing containers with Recycle Bin enabled
Viewing Recycle Bin statistics
Configuring Cloud Reader
Configuring RDA immutability
Creating a container
Managing local storage
Creating an OST or RDS connection type container
Adding an NFS or CIFS connection type container
Creating an Object Container
Creating a VTL type container
Viewing containers
Adding a cloud tiering policy
Adding an Archive Tiering policy
Deleting a container
Viewing storage group information
Adding a storage group
Modifying a storage group
Deleting a storage group
Configuring a Performance Tier
Configuring Object Container
Managing cloud storage
Creating an Object Container
Creating a bucket
Editing bucket settings
Changing bucket retention
Managing Object container users
Configuring additional storage
Understanding cloud and archive storage
Adding a Cloud storage group
Managing replications
Adding a Cloud Tier through the GUI
Configuring a Cloud Archive Tier
Adding a Microsoft Azure cloud tier
Adding an Amazon S3 cloud tier
Adding a Wasabi S3 cloud tier
Adding an IBM S3 cloud tier
Adding a Google S3 cloud tier
Adding an S3 Compatible cloud tier
Adding a Backblaze S3 cloud tier
Adding a cloud tier through the command line
Creating a cloud tiering schedule
Editing a cloud tiering schedule
Deleting a cloud tier
Configuring required permissions to restore from Archive Tier
Adding an archive tier
Editing an archive tier restore mode using the command line interface
Deleting an archive tier
Creating an archive tiering schedule
Editing an archive tiering schedule
Restoring from an archive tier
Performing a disaster recovery from the cloud
Guidelines and prerequisites for replication
Adding replication relationships
Configuring replication schedules
Viewing replication information
Modifying replication relationships
Deleting replication relationships
Starting and stopping replication
Managing users
Monitoring the QoreStor system
Using the Dashboard page
Viewing QoreStor statistics by using the CLI
Monitoring system alerts
Monitoring clients
Monitoring system events
Monitoring system events
Managing QoreStor remotely
Getting started with QorePortal
Registering QoreStor with the portal
Enabling Remote Management
Viewing and using QorePortal
Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Using the QoreStor support options
Troubleshooting error conditions
Excluding QoreStor directories from antivirus scans
Security recommendations guide
About us
Cloud Reader mode
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection (CDP) occurs when backup software takes frequent snapshots of a protected virtual machine (VM) and saves the backups to backup storage, where they can later be recovered. QoreStor supports CDP backups over RDA protocol. Backup software can take advantage of the deduplication and compression capabilities that QoreStor offers, and the optimized network transfers of the RDA protocol.
NetVault 13.1 backup software uses the QoreStor CDP feature for its continuous backup option.
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NOTE: While features such as immutability, optimized copy of backups, and Cloud Tier are supported with CDP backups, the following features are not supported with CDP:
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Synthetic full backups
CDP begins with a full backup of the protected VM and is followed by a series of incremental backups for subsequent changes. When QoreStor rolls up the incremental backups with the initial full backup, it generates a complete and current image of the protected VM called a synthetic full backup. In the backup software, you can determine how often to create these synthetic backups. For more information, see the NetVault Administrator's Guide.
Instant Restore
With CDP backups, QoreStor lets you recover data using the Instant Restore feature. Backed-up files present as a temporary datastore over Linux network file sharing (NFS) protocol. NetVault then mounts the backed-up files on an ESX host, which lets the snapshot of the VM boot directly from. QoreStor. You can then use NetVault to migrate the VM to another ESX host. For more information, see the NetVault Administrator's Guide.
Compatibility
QoreStor supports the CDP feature with NetVault 13.1 and later. CDP is compatible with the following NetVault plug-ins:
- NetVault Plug-in for VMware 13.1 and later
- Plug-in for Microsoft 365 13.2.5 and later.
Disaster Recovery from the cloud
When configured with a Cloud Tier or Archive Tier, QoreStor provides the ability to capture QoreStor configuration information as well as storage group and container data. With this information, it is possible to re-create a lost or failed QoreStor server using the data in the cloud. Please note that the data which is not cloud replicated and is still present in the local disk is not recoverable in case of a failure with the primary QoreStor.
Cloud tier disaster recovery
In the event of QoreStor server failure, a recovery can be initiated on a new, licensed QoreStor server to restore from the previous configuration stored in the cloud. At a high-level, a recovery will go through the following steps:
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Connect to your cloud provider with configured credentials and passphrase.
IMPORTANT: The required passphrase is the passphrase used when creating the Cloud Tier. Without the Cloud Tier passphrase recovery cannot proceed.
- The new QoreStor will read the stored configuration once it is connected to the cloud .
- Rebuilds the cloud-replicated containers as well as other storage groups and containers.
- Runs the filesystem check and brings the QoreStor to a consistent state.
For more information refer to Performing a disaster recovery from the cloud.
Archive tier disaster recovery
When performing data recovery from an Archive Tier, you must first restore all datastores to standard AWS S3 storage using the AWS Management Console. For more information refer to Manually restoring datastores from Amazon S3 Glacier and Restoring from an archive tier.
Supported file system protocols
QoreStor supports the following file system protocols. The Rapid Data Access (RDA) protocols below provide a logical disk interface that can be used with network storage devices to store data and support data storage operation.
- Network File System (NFS)
- Common Internet File System (CIFS)
- Rapid Data Access (RDA)
- Rapid NFS
- Rapid CIFS
- RDA with OpenStorage Technology (OST)
- RDA with NetVault
- RDA with vRanger
- The virtual tape library (VTL) tape access protocols:
- Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)
- Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
- Other supported access protocols
- Object (S3)