Chapter 12. Integrating with S3 API compatible services

Procedure

1. In the RHACS portal, go to Platform Configuration Integrations.
2. Scroll down to the External backups section and select S3 API Compatible.
3. Click New Integration.
4. Enter a name for Integration Name.
5. Enter the number of backups to retain in the Backups To Retain box.
6. For Schedule, select the backup frequency as daily or weekly, and select the time to run the backup process.
7. Enter the Bucket name where you want to store the backup.
8. Optionally, enter an Object Prefix if you want to save the backups in a specific folder structure.
9. Enter the Endpoint under which the S3 compatible service is reachable. If no scheme is specified, the default, https, is used.
10. Enter the Region for the bucket. Consult your provider’s documentation to enter the correct region.

11. Select the URL style:

    • Virtual hosted style buckets are addressed as https://<bucket>.<endpoint>.
      
    • Path style buckets are addressed as https://<endpoint>/<bucket>.
12. Enter the Access Key ID and the Secret Access Key.
13. Select Test to confirm that the integration with the S3 is working.
14. Select Create to generate the configuration.

Procedure

1. In the RHACS portal, go to Platform Configuration Integrations.
2. In the External backups section, click S3 API Compatible.
3. Select the integration name for the S3 bucket where you want to do a backup.
4. Click Trigger backup.