Challenge
You are looking for an official information on Azure Data Box support in Veeam Backup & Replication.Cause
This article guides you through all the requirements you need to meet in order to leverage Azure Data Box features in Veeam Backup & Replication U4.Solution
Please complete all the steps to successfully add Azure Data Box into Veeam Backup & Replication:NOTE: Please make sure that your Azure Data Box device supports data upload over REST API.
1. Ensure Azure Data Box server DNS name is resolved on Veeam Backup Server and Veeam Gateway server either globally in your organization over you DNS servers or individually on the servers over hosts files:
- <mydataboxno>.microsoftdatabox.com;
- blob.<mydataboxno>.microsoftdatabox.com;
- <storageaccountname>.blob.<mydataboxno>.microsoftdatabox.com
where <mydataboxno> and <storageaccountname> could be found in Azure Data Box web UI (please follow this link for more infromation)
2. Please download Azure Databox SSL certificate and import on Veeam Backup Server and Veeam Backup Gateway Sever as described in this link
3. Please open C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\AzureStorageRegions.xml, find Azure Region you’re not going to use (Azure Government, for instance), modify BlobEndpoint property, as shown below, and specify any display name in the Name property (Azure Databox, for instance):
3. Please open C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\AzureStorageRegions.xml, find Azure Region you’re not going to use (Azure Government, for instance), modify BlobEndpoint property, as shown below, and specify any display name in the Name property (Azure Databox, for instance):
<Region Id="AzureGovernmentCloud" Name="Azure Databox" Type="Government">
<BlobEndpoint>.blob.mydataboxno.microsoftdatabox.com</BlobEndpoint>
</Region>
4. Please add registry key on Veeam Backup Server:<BlobEndpoint>.blob.mydataboxno.microsoftdatabox.com</BlobEndpoint>
</Region>
Name: ObjectStorageCRLCheckMode
Type: DWORD.
Value: 3
Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\
Type: DWORD.
Value: 3
Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\
5. Restart Veeam Backup Service on Veeam Backup Server.