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    Integrate FalconStor with IDrive® e2

    FalconStor is a data management platform that delivers enterprise-grade backup, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud data protection through its StorSafe, StorGuard, and StorSight solutions. It provides secure, high-performance backup, deduplication, and centralized management across diverse IT environments. Integrating FalconStor with IDrive® e2 extends these capabilities with a capable, scalable cloud object storage solution that facilitates systematic integration, cost optimization, and improved ransomware resilience.

    Prerequisites

    Before you begin, ensure the following:

    1. An active IDrive® e2 account. Sign up here if you do not have one.
    2. A bucket in IDrive® e2. See how to create a bucket.
    3. Valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Learn how to create an access key.
    4. A valid FalconStor account.

    Configure FalconStor with IDrive® e2

    1. Launch FolconStor.
    2. Right-click on the VTL server and select Object Storage Account.
      IDrive e2
    3. In the Object Storage Account Management window, select Generic S3 as the Provider.
      IDrive e2
    4. To add cloud storage, enter the following details.
      1. Enter Account Name (e.g., IDrive® e2)
      2. Enter your IDrive® e2 Access Key as the Access Key.
      3. Enter your IDrive® e2 Secret Key as the Secret Key.
      4. Enter your IDrive® e2 S3 endpoint as Endpoint.
      5. Enter your preconfigured IDrive® e2 bucket as the Bucket Name.
      6. Optionally enable End-to-End Encryption.
      7. Click OK.
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    5. From the VTL console, right-click a Virtual Tape Library and select the Properties option.
      IDrive e2
    6. Enable the Auto Archive/Replication/Migration option under the Auto Archive/Replication/Migration Tab.
      IDrive e2
    7. Select your IDrive® e2 storage as Object Storage Account (Option: adjust the settings for the Auto Migration).
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    8. Migrate Virtual Tape Data to Object Storage.
      • Migration is automatically triggered when a virtual tape is ejected to the virtual vault.
      • To manually migrate virtual tape data to object storage, right-click a virtual tape in the virtual vault and select the Migrate to Object Storage option.
      • Tape Migration can be configured in Copy Mode or Move Mode.
      • In Move Mode, a source tape will be converted to stubs after the migration job has completed successfully and the grace period has been reached. A grace period from 1 to 30 days can be specified. To convert tape to stub tape immediately, set the grace period to 0.
      • In Copy Mode, the source tapes stay as migrated tapes. It has the option to manually convert to stub tape.

    Note: Data restoration is handled by your specific backup solution provider and is affected by multiple variables that are unique to your environment. For application-related enquiries/support, it is strongly recommended you seek guidance from the technical team of your backup solution provider.