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title: "FalconStor With Wasabi"
slug: "how-do-i-use-falconstor-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-05-29T22:24:17Z
published: 2026-05-29T22:24:17Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wasabi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# FalconStor With Wasabi

[FalconStor](https://www.falconstor.com/products/virtual-tape-library) has been validated for use with Wasabi. To use this product with Wasabi, please follow the instructions below.

1. Right click and choose "Object Storage Account"

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1. Choose "Generic S3".

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1. Provide the following:

*Note that this config example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-2 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, please use the appropriate Wasabi service URL as described in this*[*article*](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions).
  - Account Name: Wasabi (or your preference)
  - Access Key: enter in your API Access Key
  - Secret Key: enter in your API Secret Key
  - Endpoint: s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com
  - Bucket name: a preconfigured bucket
  - Optionally enable "End-to-End Encryption" - this will encrypt data before transferring to Wasabi

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1. From VTL console, right click a Virtual Tape Library and select Properties option.

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1. On the virtual tape library’s properties wizard, Navigate to the "Auto Archive/Replication/Migration" Tab Enable the “Auto Archive/Replication/Migration” option.

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1. Choose the Wasabi Object Storage Account and adjust the settings for the Auto Migration.

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1. Migrate Virtual Tape Data to Object Storage.
  - Migration is automatically triggered when a virtual tape is ejected to the virtual vault.
  - To manually migrate virtual tape data to object storage, right-click a virtual tape in the virtual vault and select the Migrate to Object Storage option.
  - Tape Migration can be configured in Copy Mode or Move Mode.
  - In Move Mode, a source tape will be converted to stubs after migration job completed successfully and the grace period is reached. A grace period from 1 to 30 days can be specified. To convert tape to stub tape immediately, set the a grace period to 0.
  - In Copy Mode, a source tapes stay as migrated tapes. It has the option to manually convert to stub tape.