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General informations
Data storage is the location where the backups are stored. Xopero ONE allows users to define multiple datastores, and they can be assigned to any backup plans. During the backup, the agent writes data directly to the data storage, no other system element intervenes in this process.
There are four types of storages that an administrator can create:
- Local directory
- Network location - SMB share
- Amazon Web Service storage
- S3 compatible
Storage management is available on the Storages tab in Xopero ONE Panel.
Adding storage
To add a new storage to Xopero ONE, open Storages tab and click 
button. Performing of this action will cause the display of the Add storage form.
Regardless of the type of storage that you want to create, you're able to define Storage name and Optional description. These two fields will help you identify the storage, if you'll decide to use many of them.
Local directory storage
This storage type creates a defined path for every device included in the backup plan that it is used in.
Every device will keep its data in a local directory.
In order to create Local directory storage, expand the Storage type list and choose Local directory.
Set the local directory path that will be used as a data storage using the Add value field.
After that you are ready to confirm your configuration, so click 
button.
Successfully added storage will appear in the list of storages immediately.
SMB share storage
In order to create SMB share storage, expand the Storage type list and choose Network location.
After that, fill out the login and assign a password using Password Manager. They need to match with specific domain credentials that share the network location.
Last part of the configuration is setting up the path to the shared location. Before doing that make sure that the device, which will browse the storage, can discover it. By using 
button, you can select one of the devices assigned to Xopero ONE as Browsing machine - the one that will connect the share to the system.
To set the path to share location type in whole path or just address of the server that contains the share in Type a path field.Using the second option (which provides only a server address) will allow you to browse through the server shares by choosing 
icon.
Just select the share, that you want to store your data in and click 
.
When you are done with the settings, click .
Amazon AWS storage
In order to create AWS storage, expand the Storage type list and choose AWS storage.
After that, fill out the login and assign a password using Password Manager. To receive the access keys for AWS storage check AWS Account and Access Keys.
In the next step select the Region in which your buckets are created and provide Bucket name. The Bucket name is a unique name of the container that your objects are stored in.
Before saving the configuration, select the Browsing machine that will be able to discover the storage(i.e. device that has Internet connection). Using button you can select one of the devices assigned to Xopero ONE that will connect the storage to the system.
When you are done with the settings, click .
S3 compatible storage
Xopero ONE allows you to use any storage that uses S3 API and is certified as S3 like Wasabi and Alibaba Cloud.
In order to create S3 compatible storage, expand the Storage type list and choose S3 storage.
After that, fill out the login and assign a password using Password Manager. In case of S3 compatible storage Login is Access Key and the password is Secret Key. Those two parameters are used to sign the requests sent to Amazon S3, you should receive them by your S3 compliant provider.
In the next step provide Service URL and Bucket name. First parameter also should be provided by your S3 compliant provider and the Bucket name is a unique name of the container that your objects are stored in.
Before saving the configuration select the Browsing machine that will be able to discover the storage(i.e. device that has Internet connection). Using button you can select one of the devices assigned to Xopero ONE that will connect the storage to the system.
When you are done with the settings, click .
NFS share storage
In order to create NFS share storage expand the Storage type list and choose Network file storage.
After that, specify the path in the correct format to the shared location.
Last part of the configuration is setting up the path to the shared location. Before doing that make sure that the device that will browse the storage can discover it. By using button you can select one of the devices assigned to Xopero ONE as Browsing machine - the one that will connect the share to the system. Don't forget (on the NFS server) to edit the shared folder permission type - NFS host access and add permission to a worker.
Deleting storage
How to delete Storage?
To delete the existing data storage, open Storages tab, then click on 
icon next to the storage you want to delete. Confirm the operation by choosing the Remove button.
Does deleting storage clear the data?
Deleting storage doesn’t clear the data located in it. If you’d like to completely delete the data, you have to do it manually, by deleting the directory of the storage.
Is it possible to reconnect storage deleted from the console?
Yes, it is, even if you’ve deleted the storage the data is still available on it. You can simply create the storage with the same path, which will allow you to recover previously secured data.