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Integrate Quest Rapid Recovery with IDrive® e2

Quest Rapid Recovery backs up and recovers data quickly, whether it's physical, virtual, or in the cloud. It runs seamlessly without impacting users and can be easily set up with IDrive® e2 for added configuration options. Learn more about Quest Rapid Recovery.

Prerequisites:

Before uploading files using Quest Rapid Recovery, you require:

  1. An active IDrive® e2 account. Sign up here if you do not have one.
  2. A bucket in IDrive® e2. See how to create a bucket.
  3. A valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Learn how to create an access key.
  4. An active account of Quest Rapid Recovery.

Add a New Cloud Account

  1. Go to Dashboard, click IDrive e2, and select Cloud Accounts.
    IDrive e2
  2. Click Add New Account.
    IDrive e2
  3. In the Add New Account window,
    1. Enter a Display name for a new account.
    2. Select Amazon S3 as the Cloud type.
    3. Enter IDrive® e2 Access Key as the Access Key.
    4. Enter IDrive® e2 Secret Access Key as the Secret Key.
    5. Enter IDrive® e2 storage endpoint as a Service endpoint.
    6. Select Storage Class Standard.
    7. Click Save.
      IDrive e2

Result: The added account will be listed.

Create a Backup Job with VM

  1. In the main menu, navigate to Protect > Protect Multiple Machines.
    IDrive e2
  2. Select Typical in Protect Multiple Machine Wizard and click Next.
    IDrive e2
  3. In the Connection tab,
    1. Select vCenter/ESXi as a Source.
    2. Enter your Host name.
    3. Enter the Port number (Ex: 443).
    4. Enter your host Username and password.
    5. Click Next.
      IDrive e2
  4. Select a Machine you want to backup and click Next.
    IDrive e2
  5. Select Protection Rules based on your requirements.
    IDrive e2
  6. Select your protection settings and Click Next.
    IDrive e2
  7. In ABM Settings, select Apply exclusions to subdirectories.
    IDrive e2
  8. Click Finish.

Create an Archive Location to store backup

  1. In the main menu, go to Archive > Create Archive.
    IDrive e2
  2. Select a One-time archive as an Archive Type.
    IDrive e2
  3. In the Location tab,
    1. Select Cloud and Location type.
    2. Select IDrive® e2 account as Account.
    3. Select your bucket as a Container.
    4. Enter the Folder name.
    5. Click Next.
      IDrive e2
  4. Under Machine select the VM for which you created a backup job. It will be stored in the archive.
  5. Click Next.
    IDrive e2
  6. In the Options tab,
  7. Select Incremental as a Recycle action.
  8. Click Finish.
    IDrive e2

Result: After creating an Archive, the user can view the backup progress in the events screen. After taking a snapshot, that will be stored in the e2 bucket.

Note: Data restoration is handled by your specific backup solution provider and is affected by multiple variables that are unique to your environment. For application-related enquiries/support, it is strongly recommended you seek guidance from the technical team of your backup solution provider.