Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct With Wasabi

Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct is a data protection application validated for use with Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage. This application protects various sources of unstructured data such as SMB shares, NFS shares, Dell Powerscale (Isilon), NetApp, Pure Storage and many more.

Pre-Requisites

• Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage Account

  • Wasabi Bucket - See Creating a Wasabi Bucket

    • Be sure to note your Bucket Name & Storage Region, as you’ll need these later.

  • Wasabi Access & Secret Key - See Access Keys

• Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct

  • System to protect - See Instructions Below

  • Target Location - See Instructions Below

  • Protection Policy - See Instructions Below

Adding A System

Please note, this application can back up many sources of data. In our example, we are backing up an SMB share. Please be sure to reach out to your Rubrik representative to ensure that your unstructured data storage solution is supported.

1. Click “+ Add System” on the “Systems” page of your NAS Cloud Direct Dashboard

   1. Choose the appropriate System Type (In this case we chose “Generic SMB”) from the dropdown menu.

   2. Provide the IP or Host Address of the system.

   3. Enter credentials for the System (In this case, a user with read/write access for the SMB Share).

   4. Click “Continue”.
      

2. Optionally, add Share Names, then click “Complete adding system”.

3. Your system will now be shown on the “Systems” page.

Adding a Target

1. On the left-hand menu click “Targets” then, click “Target Locations” from the popup menu.

2. Click the “Add Target” button on the Targets page.

   

3. Choose “Generic S3” from the “Select a cloud provider” dropdown menu.

   

   2. Click the “+” sign next to the “Credential” input box, to add your Wasabi Account Credentials.

      

      5. Add a friendly name, and input your Wasabi Access & Secret Key, then click “Save”.

      

      
      6. Fill in your integration info:

      2. Input a friendly name,

      3. Choose credentials created in Step 5

      4. Input the name of your Wasabi Bucket

      5. Enter the Service URL (in this example “s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com”).

      6. Enter the Service Region (in this example “us-east-2”).

      7. Leave Tier and Proxy Blank

      8. Optionally enable SSL Verification

      9. Optionally enable Immutability.

      10. Finally, Click “Save”.
          

          This configuration example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-2 storage region. Use the region your bucket is located in. For a list of regions, see Available Storage Regions.

7. You will now see your Target on the Targets Page.

   

Adding a Policy

1. On the “Polices” page, click “Create Policy”.
   

2. Set your Policy parameters

   1. Name the Policy

   2. Set the Backup Frequency

   3. Choose the Target created in the prior steps (In this example: “Wasabi Storage”)

   4. Set a Retention Period.

   5. Finally, click “Save”.

      

Adding your System to a Protection Policy & Running the First Backup

1. Visit the “Systems” page of the Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct Dashboard

   1. Select the relevant System and Share

   2. In the “Protection” dropdown, choose the previously created Policy

   3. Finally, click “Apply”.
      
      

2. To run the Protection Policy immediately, click “Run Policy Now”, then click “Run Now” when prompted for confirmation.

   

3. You can visit the “Activities” tab of your Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct Dashboard to check the status of the Backup Job.

   

   Verifying Data

   1. Once the backup job completes, you will see an activity entry like the following.

2. Clicking “Browse” will allow you to see the files from your share.

3. The way Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct stores data in your Wasabi bucket is in a proprietary format. This means that the data is only accessible via the Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct application, or via the original data source.

   

Restoring a File

The data restoration process is handled by your specific backup software application. As there are many, potential variables that will affect your unique environment, Wasabi strongly recommends that you seek the guidance of your backup software's technical support team in the event that you encounter difficulty or have application-specific inquiries.

1. From the “Browse” page, or from “Data Search” you can restore a file by hovering the relevant entry and clicking “Restore”.

   

2. You’ll then be prompted to choose a restore location. By default it will choose the system from which you had backed up the file. Verify choices, and then click “Start Restore”.

   

3. Depending on the size of the file, this step may take some time to complete. You should then be able to find the file under the default restore path on your system.

   

Protecting Your Data With Object Lock (Immutability)

1. Create an Object Locked bucket - See Wasabi Object Locking KB

2. Visit the “Targets” page of your Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct Dashboard, and click “Add Target”.

   

3. Click “Select a cloud provider”, then click “Generic S3”.

   

4. Enter the relevant information for your new target:

   1. Friendly Name

   2. Credentials for your Wasabi Account (Access & Secret Key)

   3. The Name of the Object Locked bucket

   4. Regional Service URL

   5. Region Code

   6. Set the toggle for Immutability to “On”

   7. Choose “Compliance” mode

   8. Finally, click “Save”

      

      5. Your Target will appear on the “Targets” page.

      

6. Visit the “Policies’ page and click “Create Policy”.

   

7. Choose appropriate settings for frequency and retention (minimum 28 days) in accordance with your organization’s guidelines, and choose the Object Locked target made in the prior steps. Then click “Save”.

   

8. Your Policy will now appear on the “Policies” page.
   

9. Visit the “Systems” page and choose the share you’d like to protect.

   6. Click “Apply”, then click “Run Policy Now”.

   7. Click “Run Now” when prompted.

      

10. Your backup will start, you can visit the “Activities” page to view its progress.
    

11. Once the backup has completed, you will be able to browse the contents of your protected share.

    Please note that any data backed up this way will be immutable, and thus unable to be deleted for 30 days.