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title: "NTP Software VFM (DefendX) With Wasabi"
slug: "how-do-i-use-ntp-software-vfm-defendx-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-08-10T18:32:10Z
published: 2026-08-10T18:32:10Z
canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/how-do-i-use-ntp-software-vfm-defendx-with-wasabi"
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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.

# NTP Software VFM (DefendX) With Wasabi

[NTP Software VFM](https://superna.io/defendx) (now known as DefendX) is certified for use with Wasabi. To configure VFM for use with Wasabi, follow these steps.

1. To add a Wasabi S3 bucket to VFM, go to Secondary Storage, Storage Platforms, S3 Connector, and select the **New Store** option.

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1. In the configuration window, enter the name of the new secondary store and the connection information for the Wasabi storage bucket, then click **Add** at the bottom of the screen.

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1. Once the secondary storage is set up, add a store group that includes the newly defined Wasabi bucket. Click **Secondary Storage**, then Storage Groups. Select **New Secondary Store Group**.

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1. In the configuration windows, create a group name that represents this storage. Select the S3 connector in Secondary Storage Type, select the newly created Wasabi storage in the drop-down for Secondary Store Name, and select the desired file type policy. Click **Assign** to add that to the group, and click **Add**.

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1. To use this newly configured target in a policy, go to the Primary Storage, then Primary File Servers page, and edit a primary server. In the primary server settings, change the Secondary Store Group to the newly created Wasabi group, then click **Update** at the bottom of the screen.

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You are now ready to archive to Wasabi storage.

Note that this example uses Wasabi’s us-east-1 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, 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).