direct copy

[mporliod]

Good morning , you confirm that there is no way to make a direct copy on object storage without first creating a scale out repository ?

thank

[Mildur]

Hi massimiliano

That‘s correct. It is not possible yet out of the box. You need to create a SOBR.

Direct copy to object storage is a feature which is planned for Veeam V12. This was announced on VeeamOn in May 2021.

[mporliod]

so I have to create a scale out repository with at least one primary repository and then I do the direct copy on object storage

[Mildur]

Yes, for now you need to create a SOBR with a block or file based backup storage as the performance tier and add the object storage as the capacity tier.

You have two policies which can be configured with a SOBR.

Move Policy —> restore points will be moved and deleted after the operational restore windows. Backup Chain must be sealed (with forward incremental) before it can be moved.

Copy Policy —> restore points will be immediately copied to the object storage

You can combine both policies. Then you will free up the space on the performance tier and have an immediate copy on the object storage.

Please note, that with the current implementation, you will always have a fullbackup file (and some increments) on the performance tier.

You can use the restore point calculator to see how much storage you need:
https://rps.dewin.me/rpc/