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title: "Nakivo Backup & Replication With Wasabi"
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# Nakivo Backup & Replication With Wasabi

[Nakivo](https://www.nakivo.com/) has been validated for use with Wasabi. Follow the steps outlined below to configure Wasabi as a cloud storage repository and start running backups. Nakivo supports Object Lock starting with version 10.7, as documented in Section 7 of this article.

### **1. Requirements**

The following requirements apply to this document.

- For Object lock support, Nakivo software version 10.7 or higher is required.
- Nakivo is installed and licensed. For this KB we have deployed Nakivo on Windows 2019 server.
- An active Wasabi account.

### **2.** **Create a Wasabi bucket**

2.1 Log in to Wasabi Console to create a new bucket.

Click **Create Bucket** to create a new standard bucket. Refer to [Creating a Wasabi bucket](https://wasabi.com/wp-content/themes/wasabi/docs/User_Guide/index.html#t=topics%2FCreating_a_Bucket.htm) for information on creating a bucket.

### **3.** **Add Wasabi account in Nakivo Inventory**

To use Wasabi cloud storage on Nakivo, we start by adding the Wasabi account in Nakivo inventory. Follow the below steps to add your Wasabi account:

3.1 Launch Nakivo Backup & Replication

![Screenshot 2023-07-20 at 5.32.34 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17294997412891.png)

3.2 Navigate to **Settings.** Click **Inventory**, then click **+** to add a new inventory item.

![Screenshot 2023-07-20 at 5.39.04 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17294973107227.png)

3.3 In the Add Inventory Item’s Platform tab, select **Storage.** Click **Next**.

![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.15.17 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17294973110043.png)

3.4 Select Type as **Wasabi.** Click **Next**.

![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.15.51 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305350885275.png)

3.5 Provide the following and click **Finish.**

- Display Name- Enter the name for the Wasabi account
- Regions- Select all regions or select a specific region as per your requirements
- Access ID- Enter the Access ID for the Wasabi bucket from section 2.2
- Secret access key- Enter the Secret access key for the Wasabi bucket from section 2.2

![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.17.26 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305350887323.png)

3.6 Wasabi account added. Once you click Finish in the step above, you should see the Wasabi account listed in the Inventory.

![Screenshot 2023-07-21 at 8.04.40 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305343888539.png)

### **4.** **Create a Wasabi cloud repository on Nakivo**

A Backup Repository is the Wasabi bucket (created in step 2 above) where Nakivo application stores the backups and metadata related to the backups. Follow the steps below to add a repository.

4.1 Click **Settings**, then **Repositories.** Click on **+** and then click on **Create new backup repository** to create a new backup repository.

**![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.12.16 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305676522139.png)**

4.2 Choose **Cloud & S3-Compatible Storage,** click **Next**.

**![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.12.55 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305662981147.png)**

4.3 Choose **Wasabi,** click **Next**.

![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.13.43 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305662982299.png)

4.4 Provide the following and click **Next**.

- Name- Name for the repository
- Assigned Transporter- Choose default
- Account - Select the Wasabi storage account that was created in Section-3 above
- Wasabi region- Select the Wasabi region where you created the Wasabi bucket in section 2
- Bucket- Select the Wasabi Bucket created in Section-2.1 above

![Screenshot 2023-07-21 at 8.24.28 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305676529307.png)

4.5 Keep the default settings on Options page and click **Finish** to create the repository.

![Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 3.36.39 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305697415707.png)

4.6 Once you click Finish above**,** you will see the new repository in the list. Nakivo will scan all buckets in the account.

![Screenshot 2023-07-21 at 8.29.08 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305749580955.png)

### **5.** **Add infrastructure to be backed up on Nakivo (optional)**

This section provides steps for adding your VMware infrastructure to back up with Nakivo Backup and Recovery. Follow the steps below to add VMs to your inventory.

5.1 Navigate to **Settings.** Click **Inventory**, then click **+** to add to inventory.

![Screenshot 2023-07-20 at 5.39.04 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17294973107227.png)

5.2 Choose **Virtual**, then click **Next**.

![Screenshot 2023-07-21 at 8.32.06 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17305806763675.png)

5.3 Choose **VMware vCenter or ESXi Host** or any other asset to backup. In the example, a VMware vCenter cluster is added.

**![blobid24.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8217837306267.png)**

5.4 Provide the following details and click **Finish**.

- Display name- Name for the vCenter in Nakivo inventory
- Hostname or IP- vCenter hostname or IP
- Username- Username to access vCenter. Refer to Nakivo documentation regarding access policies needed for users
- Password- Password for the vCenter user

**![blobid25.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8217838914459.png)**

### **6. Create a job to back up in Nakivo to run backups**

This section outlines steps to create a backup job that specifies which VMs are to be backed up, where and when to back them up, and sets other backup options.

6.1. Navigate to **Jobs**, then click **+** and choose **VMware vSphere backup job** under Backup job.

![Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 9.39.37 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17306175327003.png)

6.2. Select the VM to backup, then click **Next**.

**![Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 9.40.41 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17306175328411.png)**

6.3. From the Destination drop-down list, select the repository that was created in the above steps. Click **Next**.

**![Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 9.41.53 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17306175330587.png)**

6.4. Set the schedule as required, or if you want to run the job manually, choose Do not schedule, run on demand. Set the retention policy by configuring the retention period in keep backups for section. Click **Next**.

![Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 9.43.15 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17306175332251.png)

6.5. On the Options page, configure the settings as needed and click **Finish & Run**.

![Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 9.45.33 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/17306296305691.png)

6.6. Once you click **Finish & Run** a pop-up opens up, select the VM you are looking to backup and click **Run**.

**![blobid20.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8217738029851.png)**

6.7. The backup job starts at this point, and the summary can be reviewed on the Jobs page.

**![blobid21.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8217791859867.png)**

6.8. Backup chunks will start moving to wasabi. Nakivo writes backups in 5GB chunks. On Wasabi console, you can view backup files being added to the Wasabi bucket.

### **7.** **Object Lock**

Nakivo supports Immutability by allowing customers to store the recovery points using the Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) model. Immutability is supported in compliance mode. The Wasabi bucket used for the backup repository should be Object-enabled.

Follow the steps below to run immutable backups using Nakivo

7.1 Create an Object Lock enabled Wasabi Bucket.

Log in to Wasabi Console to create a new bucket. Click on Create Bucket to create a new Object Lock bucket. Refer to [Creating an Object Lock-enabled Wasabi Bucket for information on creating](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/object-locking) a bucket.

7.2 Add Wasabi account as a cloud Inventory item in Nakivo

If the Wasabi account is not already in Nakivo Inventory, follow the steps in Section 3 to add it.

7.3 Create a Wasabi cloud repository on Nakivo

When creating the cloud repository, ensure that the object-locked Wasabi bucket is used. Follow the steps in Section 4 and ensure you select the object-locked bucket (in Section 4.5).

7.4 Add infrastructure to be backed up on Nakivo (optional)

If you need to add VMs that need to be backed up, follow section 5 above.

7.5 Create a job to back up in Nakivo to run backups and store immutable recovery points.

Follow the steps in Section 6 to create a backup job to store immutable recovery points.

In step 6.5, enable immutable backups by selecting “Make new recovery points immutable" and entering the number of days you want the recovery point to remain immutable. Click **Next**.

Follow the remaining steps in Section 6 to complete and run the backup job.

**![blobid12.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8217495562011.png)**

7.6 On the Wasabi console, you can enable show version to view the file retention details by navigating to the backup folder and clicking on the files.

**![blobid13.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8217587565467.png)**