Wasabi Veeam Object Lock Integration

Wasabi has obtained Object Storage with Immutability status in the Veeam Ready Program.

If you are going to leverage immutable Veeam backups, follow the steps in Object Lock: Enabling.

Enabling bucket versioning only is not a proper configuration for immutable Veeam backups and can cause problems.

If you are simply going to use regular Veeam backups with Wasabi buckets, bucket versioning is not required.

For more information on how Veeam works with Wasabi, refer to Veeam with Wasabi Solution Overview.

Veeam Backup & Replication v10, v11, and v12 have been tested by Wasabi to validate Veeam's immutability feature. Wasabi introduced Object Lock API support to be compatible with Veeam.

The process used to enable Immutability is the same for both a Backup Job and a Backup Copy Job. When Veeam runs the offload process for a particular job, Veeam will upload the files and automatically set the immutability expiration for those objects.

Veeam uses a Block Generation strategy to determine the appropriate immutability expiration on objects to ensure that full backups and incremental backups have the same immutability expiration time.

For more information, refer to Veeam Documentation on Block Generation. Additionally, review Considerations and Limitations for Immutability.

Specific noteworthy items are:

• Veeam only supports Compliance Mode with Object Lock.

• Do not use Wasabi Object Lock Bucket Level Default settings (default: Off).

• NAS/File Backups are not supported with Object Lock on v10 and v11. Veeam version 12 introduces immutability support for NAS/File Backups.

There are multiple ways to integrate Object Lock into your existing Veeam Backup and Replication strategy. These guides detail how to implement Wasabi with Veeam Immutable Repository from scratch. Refer to the Veeam Documentation for migrating existing Object Repositories. For further questions about the best path of migration for existing backups, contact your Veeam support representative.

Setting up Veeam with Immutability (Wasabi Object Lock)

1. Create an Object Lock enabled bucket. For more detail, review Object Lock: Enabling.

   Do not enable Bucket-Level Object Retention settings on the Object Lock tab for your bucket. The screenshot below illustrates the correct way to configure Object Lock.

   

2. Reference the appropriate Veeam guide according to your version and backup type. For a list of Veea, guides, review Veeam With Wasabi.

3. Enable immutability while configuring your S3-Compatible Backup Repository.

   • Select the option Make recent backups immutable for and configure the number of days in which to make backups immutable.

   • Set the number of days in which to make your backups immutable.

   For more information, refer to Veeam’s Block Generation.

   

4. Continue with the standard Veeam guide based on your backup type and the Veeam version in use.

   All Veeam knowledge base articles are listed in Veeam With Wasabi. The remaining procedure for creating backups and backup copies remains the same.