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Click Add Repository to launch the New Backup Repository wizard.
Specify a name for the backup repository in a way that helps you link it with your Swarm storage.
Choose a backup proxy server that will provide local storage for this repository. In the below example, there is only one proxy server. Veeam recommends spreading the load across multiple backup proxy servers.
Create a folder in one of the proxy server’s drives that will be used as a local cache for the Object Storage Repository. Veeam stores metadata in this cache referencing the object storage backup files to minimize retrievals from public clouds. In this way, the Veeam Explorers don’t do not generate egress charges when navigating catalogs for files to be restored. While such costs are not a problem with on-premises Swarm buckets, Veeam requires the cache configuration step for all S3-compatible object storage. Veeam estimates and will need around 1% of the space occupied by the backup in the Object Storage repository.
Next, you will extend the local backup repository to the Swarm Object Storage repository configured earlier. This is how backups are offloaded directly to the object storage.
Encryption of backup adds security, therefore, check the Encrypt backup data uploaded to object storage box, then specify the encryption password.
Note: Important to keep a copy of the password in a safe place since you may need it in the future to restore the encrypted files.
Click Next to specify retention policy settings, which govern how long backups are kept.
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