Dell CloudBoost With Wasabi

How do I use Dell CloudBoost with Wasabi?

Dell Technologies CloudBoost is validated for use with Wasabi. Follow the steps outlined below to configure Wasabi as a cloud storage target. 

Prerequisites

• An active Wasabi account

• CloudBoost software version 19.10 or greater deployed and licensed

• CloudBoost FQDN Is resolvable via DNS

Configuring CloudBoost

1. Log in to the CloudBoost management interface and navigate to the Cloud Profile tab. Click New Cloud Profile or, if editing an existing Cloud Profile, click Edit.

   

2. Provide the following details and click Save.

   • Display Name

   • Cloud Storage Provider - Select Wasabi from the drop-down menu

   • Wasabi Access Key ID - Access Key of your Wasabi account

   • Wasabi Secret Access Key - Secret Key of your Wasabi account

   The API access keys provided above are the API keys created for the Wasabi account. It is recommended you create sub-users and use their API keys for integrating applications with Wasabi. To increase security, give sub-users API-only access. For more information on creating a sub-user and its API keys, refer to Creating a User Account and Access Key

   

   This config example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-2 storage region. To use another Wasabi storage region, select the appropriate region from the drop-down menu.

3. SSH to the CloudBoost Server as user admin.

4. Issue the following command to change the average chunk size from 256kB to 1MB for improved backup and restore performance. This will reboot the CloudBoost server.

            avgchunksize change 1024

   Example command output:

   admin@mag-fs> avgchunksize change 1024
   
   This command will restart the appliance! Are you sure?
   
   To CONTINUE please type "Yes"
   
   Yes
   
   100% done. Status: Changed averageChunkSize from 256 to 1024 KB in Share 
   
   Changing average chunk size of share: success

5. You can confirm the integration by checking the Wasabi account after a backup is performed. CloudBoost will create buckets with the naming convention mag-XXXXXXXX.

   

Additional Information

Refer to the following articles for more information.

Using Dell NetWorker with Wasabi using CloudBoost

Dell CloudBoost 19.10 Integration Guide

Dell NetWorker 19.10 Performance Optimization Planning Guide - CloudBoost observations and recommendations