Datacore vFilO With Wasabi

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Datacore vFilO has been validated for use with Wasabi.  More info on the Datacore + Wasabi solution is available Wasabi and DataCore to Provide Low-Cost Solution for Automated Transfer  and Archiving of Files to the Cloud.  The steps below will guide you through connecting vFilO to Wasabi and applying policies to automatically and transparently move files to the selected bucket.

  1. Log in to Datacore vFilO admin portal via browser

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  2. Navigate to Infrastructure & Data.

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  3. Navigate to Storage Systems. Click Add Storage System.

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  4. Fill in the files with the appropriate information. Click Add Storage System.

    • Name—(example Wasabi)

    • Type—choose Generic S3

    • (from the Wasabi web console)

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    • Endpoint—s3.wasabisys.com

    Note that this config example uses Wasabi’s us-east-1 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, use the appropriate Wasabi service URL as described in  Service URLs for Wasabi's Storage Regions.

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  5. Click mceclip5.pngSelect an empty bucket from the list, then click Next Step.

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  6. Click Next Step, leaving the Shared Volume box unchecked:

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  7. Click Add Volumes after reviewing your selection to create the volume.

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  8. Navigate to Volumes under Infrastructure & Data and check whether the new volume has been added to the list.

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  9. Now that the Wasabi volume has been created and is available, we can apply the vFilO policy to move files to Wasabi.

    First, navigate to Shares under Infrastructure & Data to see the list of available shares. vFilO policies can be applied at any level: to shares, folders, or even individual files. In this example, we will be using the wasabi-test folder under the /data share. Click on data share, then the wasabi-test folder name. Explore the folder contents and identify the files’ current location. Notice that files under this folder are located on one of the local volumes.

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  10. Next, a policy will be applied to move all the files under this folder to Wasabi. Navigate back to the data share by using the tabs at the top. Then click on the pencil icon  mceclip11.png next to Objectives on the wasabi-test folder to edit the objectives for the selected folder.

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  11. Scroll to the bottom of the list to find the objective place-on-Wasabi::vfilo-east1-bucket1. Click the checkbox to select, then click Save.

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  12. The above action moves all data in the wasabi-test folder to the selected Wasabi bucket. All files will be deduplicated, compressed, and (optionally) encrypted before being sent to Wasabi to maximize bandwidth use and capacity allocated on Wasabi. After a few minutes, navigate to the wasabi-test folder to check the new file locations and confirm they are stored on Wasabi.

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    Important to notice that all the files will still be available and visible at the share, even when stored in Wasabi. Any attempt to access the file on the share will trigger vFilO to automatically download it from Wasabi and rehydrate it on a local volume. This whole process is instantaneous, completely automated, and transparent for the user accessing the files.