Backup to Yandex Object Storage via Veritas Backup Exec

To set up backups in Object Storage via Veritas Backup Exec:

1. Before you start
2. Create a bucket
3. Create a service account
4. Create a static access key
5. Create a cloud instance on Yandex Object Storage
6. Configure cloud storage
7. Add a server for backup
8. Configure the backup task

Before you start

Before using Yandex Object Storage, sign up for Yandex Cloud and create a billing account:

1. Go to the management console. Then log in to Yandex Cloud or sign up if don't already have an account.
2. On the billing page, make sure you linked a billing account, and it has the ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE status. If you don't have a billing account, create one.

If you have an active billing account, you can create or select a folder to place your bucket in. Go to the Yandex Cloud homepage and select or create a folder where you want to create a bucket. Learn more about the resource hierarchy in Yandex Cloud.

Required paid resources

The cost for backup and recovery includes:

• A fee for data storage (see Yandex Object Storage pricing).
• A fee for data operations (see Yandex Object Storage pricing).
• The cost of outgoing traffic from Yandex Cloud to the internet (see Yandex Object Storage pricing).

Create a bucket

To create a bucket for backups:

1. Go to the Yandex Cloud management console and select the folder where you want to perform the operations.

2. On the folder page, click Create resource and select Bucket.

3. In the Name field, enter a name for the bucket, like backup.

   The name must meet the following requirements:

   • The length of the name must be from 3 to 63 characters.
   • The name may contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, hyphens, and periods.
   • The first and last characters must be letters or numbers.
   • Characters to the right and left of the period must be letters or numbers.
   • The name must not look like an IP address (for example, 10.1.3.9).

4. Specify the maximum size of the bucket in GB.

5. Click Create bucket.

Create a service account

Create a service account with the role storage.admin.

Create a static access key

Create static access keys. Save the ID and secret key: you'll need them in the next steps. You won't be able to access the private key parameters again after you close the window.

Create a cloud instance on Yandex Object Storage

Start the Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface and run the command:

BEMCLI> New-BECloudInstance

Enter the cloud instance parameters one-by-one:

• Provider: compatible-with-s3.
• ServiceHost: storage.yandexcloud.net.
• SslMode: disabled.
• Name: Yandex-Cloud.

Command execution result:

cmdlet New-BECloudInstance at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Provider: compatible-with-s3
ServiceHost: storage.yandexcloud.net
SslMode: disabled
Name: Yandex-Cloud


Name        : yandex-cloud
Id          : 12436533-a39e-4df6-81db-f8365eb4178d
Provider    : compatible-with-s3
ServiceHost : storage.yandexcloud.net
SslMode     : Disabled
UrlStyle    : Path
HttpPort    : 80
HttpsPort   : 443
Endpoint    :

Configure cloud storage

1. Start Veritas Backup Exec.
2. On the Storage panel, select Configure cloud storage.
3. Enter a Name for the cloud storage device and click Next.
4. Select a vendor for the S3 device and click Next.
5. Enter the connection information:
   • Select Cloud storage yandex-cloud [ compatible-with-s3 ].
   • Next to Logon account, click Add/Edit.
   • In the Logon account selection window, click Add.
   • In the User name field, enter the key ID.
   • In the Password field, enter the secret key.
   • Repeat the password in the Confirm password field.
   • Set an Account name, for example, Administrator of Bucket.
   • Click OK, OK.
   • Click Next.
6. Select a backup bucket and click Next.
7. Select the number of parallel operations for the device and click Next.
8. Check the selected settings and click Done.

Add a server for backup

1. Start Veritas Backup Exec.
2. Open the Backup and Restore panel.
3. In the Servers and Virtual Hosts drop-down list, select Add.
4. Select Microsoft Windows computer, click Next.
5. Enable Allow Backup Exec to establish a trust with the servers and click Next.
6. Add a server and click Next.
7. (optional) Select the options for the agent update and remote computer restart and click Next.
8. Check the selected settings and click Install.

Configure the backup task

1. Start Veritas Backup Exec.
2. Open the Backup and Restore panel.
3. Select the server you added in the previous step.
4. In the Backup drop-down list, select Back Up to Cloud.
5. (optional) Check and edit the backup settings.
   Be sure to select the cloud device you created earlier as a storage.
6. Click OK.