NovaBACKUP With Wasabi

Wasabi has been validated with NovaBACKUP. NovaBACKUP is a backup software that offers local and cloud backup options for business owners, PC users, and professional IT service providers. To use this product with Wasabi, follow the instructions below.

Requirements

• NovaBACKUP v.19.8 and above

• Any licensed version

• An active Wasabi account

Configuration

Adding S3 Storage Devices

1. Log in to the NovaBACKUP client. Navigate to the Devices tab, click Add at the bottom of the screen.

   

2. From the drop-down menu, select Generic S3 Storage Services and click OK.

   

3. This opens the Generic S3 properties window. Provide the following details and click Check Credentials to confirm access to the Wasabi account, and click OK. 

   • Device name—a name for the Generic S3 device

   • URL—S3 endpoint URL

   • Access Key ID 

   • Secret Access Key 

   • Bucket Name

   • User Name—the name of the Generic S3 User Name that you want your data stored in, which is a folder that will be created under the Bucket Name.

   • Backup Directory -the directory you want your data stored within your S3 Bucket. This folder will be created under the User Name folder.

   Note: 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.

   The new storage device is displayed under the Devices tab. 

   

The S3 location is now ready for backup use.

Backing Up to Wasabi

1. Navigate to the Backup tab, select the folders/files you want to back up, then click Backup to... .

   

   Note: Currently, in NovaBACKUP 19.8.1325 (19.8 Release), Generic S3 Storage Services (S3-compatible) devices support only file backups.

2. In the Select Device window, select the S3 Storage device created earlier (in the example, Wasabi) and click OK.

   

3. To start the backup, click Backup.

   

4. The backup job starts, and the progress is displayed.

   

Importing Backups on Wasabi

1. Navigate to the Restore tab.

   

2. Expand the S3-compliant storage and navigate to the S3 storage device created earlier.

   

3. Select the files you want to restore, then click Restore. 

   

4. The progress can be viewed in the Restore process.