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title: "Cohesity DataProtect for M365 With Wasabi"
slug: "cohesity-dataprotect-for-m365-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-10-21T22:21:31Z
published: 2026-10-21T22:21:31Z
canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/cohesity-dataprotect-for-m365-with-wasabi"
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# Cohesity DataProtect for M365 With Wasabi

[Cohesity DataProtect](https://www.cohesity.com/products/dataprotect/) is a high-performance, secure backup and recovery solution. Wasabi is validated for use as an External Target for Cohesity DataProtect. This article provides instructions to add a Wasabi bucket as an External Target to backup Microsoft 365 (M365) and recover M365 items from Wasabi.

## Requirements

- Active [Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage](https://wasabi.com/sign-up) account.
  - Wasabi Bucket (see [Working With Buckets and Objects](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/working-with-buckets-and-objects)). (Wasabi recommends that you use a bucket that has Object Lock enabled so your data will be immutable.)
  - Access and Secret Key pair (see [Creating a User Account and Access Key](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key)).
- Cohesity DataProtect is installed and licensed. This solution was most recently tested with version 7.3.1.
- Microsoft 365 was added as a source in DataProtect.

## Adding Wasabi as an External Target

1. Log in to your Cohesity System.

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2. Select **Infrastructure** and then **External Targets**. Click **Add External Target**.

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3. Select **Archival**.
4. Click the Storage Type drop-down to select **S3 Compatible**.
5. Click the Storage Class drop-down to select **Regular**.
6. Enter the following details.

> This configuration example uses Wasabi’s us-east-2 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, use the appropriate Wasabi service URL for your bucket region, as described in [Service URLs for Wasabi's Storage Regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/service-urls-for-wasabis-storage-regions).

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  - Bucket Name—Name of your Wasabi bucket.
  - Access Key ID—Wasabi access key.
  - Secret Access Key—Wasabi secret key.
  - Endpoint—This will vary depending on your bucket region.
  - Secure Connection (HTTPS)—Enabled.
  - External Target Name—Name for the external target that is being added.
7. Scroll down. Set Archival Format to the default **Incremental Forever**. (Wasabi recommends that you enable Archive Object Lock to prevent accidental or malicious deletion or modification of data. Object Lock must have been enabled upon bucket creation.)
8. Optionally, enable **Encryption**. Data in Wasabi is always encrypted at rest and in transit since HTTPS is enabled.
9. Click **Register**.

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## Configuring Data Protection

1. Click **Data Protection**.
2. Select **Policies**.
3. Click **Create Policy**.

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4. Enter a name for the policy and how often backups are performed.
5. For the Primary Copy, click the Keep on drop-down to select **Local**.
6. Select the appropriate retention and lock times for your organization.
7. Click **More Options**.

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8. Click **Add Archive**.

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9. Click the **Archive** drop-down and select your Wasabi external target.
10. Select **Run** from the Every menu and set a retention period appropriate for your organization.
11. Click **Create**.

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12. Under Data Protection, click **Protection**.
13. Click the **Protect** drop-down menu.

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14. Select **Microsoft 365,** then select the appropriate item to back up. (In our example, we are backing up OneDrive.)

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15. Click **Add Objects**.

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16. Select your registered Microsoft 365 source from the drop-down menu. Click the **checkbox** to select the user(s) to back up. (We selected all users)
17. Click **Continue**.

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18. Click **Protection Group** and give the group a name.

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19. Click **Policy** and select the previously created policy.

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20. Click **Storage Domain** and select the appropriate domain. (We selected the default.)
21. Click **Protect**.

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22. Under Protection, both the local disk and cloud icons will display green checkmarks when the local and Wasabi backups have completed successfully. You may have to refresh the page to see an updated status, which can take time to complete depending on the size of the items being backed up.

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## Verifying Data in Wasabi

1. Log in to the [Wasabi Console](https://console.wasabisys.com/).
2. Click **Buckets** in the left navigation.
3. Select your bucket name.

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4. Verify your backup data exists in your bucket.

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## Performing a Test Recovery from Wasabi

1. Under **Data Protection**, select **Recoveries**.
2. Click the **Recover** drop-down menu.

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3. Select **Microsoft 365** and select the type of item to recover. (In our example, OneDrive.)

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4. Select the type of recovery to perform. (In our example, we selected Search Files and Recover.)

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5. Search for the item to recover. (We used an asterisk as a wildcard.) Click the **pencil icon** on the right.

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6. Select the cloud icon under Location.
7. Click **Select Recovery Point**.

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8. Click **Next: Recover Options**.

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9. Select the **Recover To** location.
10. Click **Recover**.

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11. When the recovery is complete, the status will show as Succeeded. You may need to refresh the page to see an updated status.

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