Asigra SaaSAssure to Backup to Wasabi

How do I use Asigra SaaSAssure to backup to Wasabi?

This article describes the procedure to use Asigra's SaaSAssure to backup SaaS (Software as a Service) workloads to Wasabi.  SaaSAssure allows organizations to back up, recover, and secure business critical SaaS data generated and stored across multiple cloud applications through one easy-to-use platform.

Prerequisites

• Active Wasabi Cloud Storage account and console access.
• Wasabi access and secret keys.
• SaaSAssure account and portal access.
• Existing SaaSAssure connector(s).  See What Connectors does SaaSAssure Support? for details.

Creating a Wasabi Bucket

The first step is to create a bucket in your Wasabi account that will contain the backup data. Login to the Wasabi Console as the root user or a sub-user with permission to create buckets and follow the instructions to create a bucket in the Working With Buckets and Objects article.  Make note of the bucket name and region that your bucket resides in.

Creating a Wasabi Storage Location

1. Login to the SaaSAssure UI. Click the Accounts drop-down menu.
2. Select the appropriate account.
3. Navigate to Storage Locations and click on the green icon to add a new storage location.
4. Select the Type to be "S3 Compatible" and give the storage location a name.  Enter the Wasabi Service URL (without a preceding transport definition such as "https://") that corresponds to where the previously created bucket resides.  Enter your Wasabi access and secret keys, along with the bucket name.  Click Add.
   This configuration example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-west-1 storage region. To use another Wasabi storage region, use the appropriate Wasabi service URL.
   
   

Creating a Backup Job

1. Navigate to Backups, click an existing Connector (we used Microsoft Sharepoint in this example), and click on the green icon to create a new Backup.
2. Give the backup a name and select the appropriate Backup Items.  In this case since we selected "Select individual items" we need to select the items we wish to backup.
3. Scroll down and select the number of restore points you wish to have and click Next.
4. Set the schedule to Enabled and click Recurring.  Select the appropriate backup frequency (Daily was selected in this example) and Start Time.  Select a date to begin (must be in the future) and select "No end date."  Click Next.
5. Select "S3-Compatible" from the drop-down menu, then select the name of the Wasabi storage location previously created.  Click Next.
6. Review the summary and click Create backup.

Performing a Test Backup

1. Navigate to Backups and click on an existing Connector (we used Microsoft Sharepoint in this example).
2. Click on the 3 horizontal dots on the right, then click on Back up.
3. Click Continue.
   
   Note this view may have additional information depending on the MPA and MFA settings.
   
4. Navigate away from the Backups tab, then return to the Backups tab to see the status.  It may take some time to complete.  You will now see the backup being successful.