--- title: "Storware Backup and Recovery With Wasabi" slug: "how-do-i-use-storware-backup-and-recovery-with-wasabi" updated: 2026-08-17T21:38:14Z published: 2026-08-17T21:38:14Z canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/how-do-i-use-storware-backup-and-recovery-with-wasabi" --- > ## 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. # Storware Backup and Recovery With Wasabi Wasabi cloud storage has been validated with Storware Backup and Recovery. [Storware Backup and Recovery](https://storware.eu/why-storware/) is an enterprise-ready, agentless backup and snapshot-management solution for virtual environments, cloud (Microsoft 365), and macOS and Windows-based desktops and laptops. It allows you to reliably improve and automate backup performance, automate recovery tests, and significantly save resources, time, and money. To learn more about the Storware + Wasabi solution, please refer to our [joint solution brief](https://wasabi.com/resource/storware-solution-brief/). This article provides steps to use Storware with Wasabi's cloud storage. Please refer to [Storware documentation](https://storware.gitbook.io/backup-and-recovery/) for more information on configuring Storware Backup and Recovery. ## 1. Requirements - Storware version 5.0 - Active Wasabi account with access to the Wasabi console ## 2. Reference Architecture Diagram Below is a high-level architecture diagram depicting the solution. ![mceclip0.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/yhlzf3p6bkktzumct7mtwmceclip0.png) ## 3. Wasabi Configuration 3.1 Log in to the Wasabi console. 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. 3.4 Create access keys by referring to [create a sub-user with Console access and Access and Secret Keys](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/how-do-i-create-a-sub-user-with-console-access-and-access-and-secret-keys). The user will need access to Programmatic as well as to the console. ## 4. Storware Backup and Recovery configuration Follow the steps below to configure the Storware Backup and Recovery WebUI. 4.1 Log in to the Storware Backup and Recovery WebUI. ![mceclip3.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/mtiqhhvjpuopsj9jokmg3wmceclip3.png) 4.2 Navigate to **Backup destination**, click **Object Storage**. Click **Create Backup Destination** and select **Amazon S3 / S3-compatible**. ![mceclip4.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/oea1gpitoeiyzttbhtp4ywmceclip4.png) 4.3 In the Create Backup Destination window, input the name for your backup destination and choose the node configurations as needed. ![mceclip6.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/xwszhwr0fuqqrqryjwqafqmceclip6.png) 4.4 In AMAZON S3 / S3-COMPATIBLE SETTINGS, provide the information about your bucket - API url- This is the URL for the Wasabi region. Please refer to [service URLs for various Wasabi regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions) - Backup mode - Bucket name- this is the bucket that was created in section 3 above - Region- Region for the Wasabi bucket. Please refer to [service URLs for various Wasabi regions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions) Make sure the flags Path style access enabled and Parallel Download enabled are enabled. ![mceclip7.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/jhjvnadvgu6d2zffbmqi7qmceclip7.png) 4.4 Input the Access key and Secret key. Click **Save.** ![mceclip8.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/qyqnzj1xzkiodpygnh03gmceclip8.png) 4.5 Test the connectivity by clicking **Test connectivity.** ![mceclip9.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/nqukfn2e6kagiswo38drqmceclip9.png) 4.6 The results can be viewed in the gas console. ![mceclip10.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/mem6pwgockkendhtkocj1gmceclip10.png) **4.7 Click on Virtual Environments and then Backup SLAs to create a Backup SLA** and protect your Virtual Environments, Containers, Microsoft 365, and Applications using Wasabi as a backup destination. Configure the settings under the General tab. Review [Backup SLA Policy](https://storware.gitbook.io/backup-and-recovery/administration/virtual-environments/backup-slas/policies) for more information on configuring policy settings. **![mceclip11.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/limkz4yfuywyv4fjnyeaqmceclip11.png)** 4.8 Configure settings under the Rule tab. Review [Backup SLA Schedule](https://storware.gitbook.io/backup-and-recovery/administration/virtual-environments/backup-slas/schedules) documentation to configure the Rule and schedule for Backup SLA. **![mceclip12.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/bac95igdmuum441yhnfsigmceclip12.png)** 4.9 Assign the created policy to a virtual machine by clicking on Virtual Environments, then **Instances**. Select the instance, click **Assign Policy**, then select the policy created in step 4.7. Click **Save.** ![mceclip13.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/8trmg9nbikuwzkfvwv8g4qmceclip13.png) 4.10 Start a Backup by selecting **instance** and clicking the **Backup** icon. **![mceclip14.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/ax819ukbm0sjhfnjtqapkwmceclip14.png)** 4.11 The progress of the backup can be viewed on the task console. ![mceclip15.png](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/jryfrhuh9k2igoxznnsswqmceclip15.png)