Sign Up for Wasabi

Managed Backup offers full support for Wasabi as a storage destination. Wasabi is a cloud-based object storage service for a broad range of applications and use cases. Wasabi is designed for individuals and organizations that require a high-performance, reliable, and secure data storage infrastructure at an affordable cost.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Sign Up for Wasabi Service
• Create User Account
• Create Bucket
• Create User
• Add Wasabi Storage Account in Managed Backup

Sign Up for Wasabi Service

To sign up for Wasabi Service, proceed as follows:

1. Open https://wasabi.com/.

2. Click Try Free.

3. Provide the required information and select the required storage size.

4. Check your inbox for an invitation message from Wasabi.

Create User Account

To create a user account, proceed as follows:

1. Open an invitation message from Wasabi.
2. In the message body, click Create Account.

3. In the browser tab, specify a password, then confirm it.
4. Read the Wasabi Customer Agreement, then select the agreement check box.
5. Click SIGN UP.

Create Bucket

Once you create a storage bucket, you can upload objects. You can create up to 1000 buckets per account.

To Create a Bucket

To create a bucket, proceed as follows:

1. On the Wasabi Management Console, click CREATE BUCKET.

2. In the Bucket Name field, enter a unique DNS-compliant name for the new bucket.
3. In the Region drop-down list, select a destination region.

4. Click Next to specify bucket settings or Create Bucket to finish the wizard.
5. Specify versioning and logging settings, then click Next.

6. Review your settings. If everything is correct, click Create Bucket.

Create User

Once a Wasabi account is created, the default user is always Root User. It is recommended to keep the Root User account for service management tasks. The best practice is to create a new IAM role for each user, including users granted administrative privileges.

To Create a User

To create a user, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Wasabi Management Console.
2. In the left menu, select Users.

3. Click Create User.

4. Specify the user name and access.

The following access options are available:

• Programmatic (required for Managed Backup)
• Console

5. Click Next.
6. Click Next to go to the next step.

7. Assign policies for the new user. To select a policy to be assigned, click +.

8. Click Next.
9. Review the settings that have been specified in the previous steps, then click Create User.

10. Once the user is created, access and secret keys are generated. Export them to a CSV file or copy them to the clipboard, then click Close.

Add Wasabi Storage Account in Managed Backup

To add a Wasabi storage account to Managed Backup, refer to the Manage Storage Accounts chapter.