Add and Manage Backup Storage

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Add Storage Account
  • Add Amazon S3 or S3-compatible Storage Account
  • Add Google Cloud
  • Add SFTP
• Manage Storage Account

To add a backup storage using CLI, use the addAccount command. Different cloud storage services require different authentication methods with different parameters. Most storage providers, however, rely on Access/Secret key authentication.

Add Storage Account

Add Storage Account Using Classic CLI

To request help for addAccount command, type the following:

./cbb addAccount

Amazon S3, S3-compatible, and other Access/Secret Key-type Services

The following table describes the required parameters for addAccount:

Parameter	Description	Value
-st	Storage Type	AmazonS3, AmazonS3Chinese, S3Compatible, CenturyLink, Cloudian, DreamObjects, Scality, ThinkOn, Verizon, Minio, Wasabi, Azure, OpenStack, HPCloud, Rackspace, OracleCloud, SoftLayer, Google, Backblaze, AliBabaCloud, FileSystem, SFTP
-d	Display Name	String
-ac	Access Key	String
-sk	Secret Key	String
-c	Bucket or container	String

Here's a sample command that adds an S3 account:

./cbb addAccount -st AmazonS3 -d "My S3 account" -ac "APIAIXPUW2UXRWqyFAKE" -sk "rUdioasiY4kunLB+sxKPaRsEEfQe8J6Y33huFaskFAKE" -c "dopeBucket"

Apart from required parameters, MSP360 (CloudBerry) Backup CLI provides you a number of optional parameters, including specific parameters for certain storage services:

Parameter	Description	Value
-bp	Backup Prefix. Used for differentiation between different computers.	String
-ssl	Specifies if SSL should be used.	yes (default) / no

Here's a sample command that adds an S3 account with all parameters:

./cbb addAccount -st AmazonS3 -d "My S3 account" -ac "APIAIXPUW2UXRWqyFAKE" -sk "rUdioasiY4kunLB+sxKPaRsEEfQe8J6Y33huFaskFAKE" -c "dopeBucket" -bp "corporateMacbook" -ssl yes

Google Cloud

Adding Google Cloud as a backup storage is a bit more tricky, as Google offers three authentication mechanisms for its cloud storage:

• Access/Secret Key:

Adding a Google Cloud account using Access/Secret keys can be done with the help the following command:

./cbb addAccount -st Google -d "Google Cloud" -ac "yourAccessKey" -sk "yourSecretKey" -c "container"

where:

Parameter	Description	Value
-st	StorageType	Google
-d	Display Name	String
-ac	Access Key	String
-sk	Secret Ket	String
-c	Google Cloud container	String

• OAuth 2.0 (Service Account):

Adding a Google Cloud account using OAuth 2.0 (Service Account) can be done with the help the following command:

./cbb addAccount -st Google -d "Display name" -d "Google Cloud" —pi "Project ID" -se "service account" -pk "private key path" -c "container"

where:

Parameter	Description	Value
-st	Storage Type	Google
-d	Display Name	String
-pi	Project ID	String
-se	Service account email	String
-pk	Private key path	String
-c	Google Cloud container	String

• OAuth 2.0 (Installed Application):

Adding a Google Cloud account using OAuth 2.0 (Installed Application) can be done with the help the following command:

./cbb addAccount -st Google -d "Display name" -ac "authentication code" -pi "project_id" -c "container"

where:

Parameter	Description	Value
-st	Storage Type	String
-d	Display Name	String
-ac	Authentication code that can be generated here.	String
-pi	Project ID	String
-c	Google Cloud Container	String

Add SFTP Destination

To add an SFTP destination, use the following command:

./cbb addAccount -st SFTP

where:

Parameter	Description	Value
-d	DisplayName	Account name
-user	User	Username
-pass	Password	Password
-pk	PrivateKey	Private Key
-server	ServerAddress	Server address: hostname or IP
-c	Container path	Server container path
-port	Port	Server port. Default: 22
-keepAlive	Possible values: **yes	no**	Keep the connection alive. Default value: yes
-useProxy	Possible values: **yes	no**	Use proxy. Default: yes
bp	BackupPrefix	Backup prefix to differentiate backups from different computers. Optional. Default value is a computer name
--h	show help	-

Manage Storage Account

To list available storage accounts, execute the following command:

./cbb account -l

Synchronize Repository

Specify the following parameters to run a repository synchronization:

• -sync. Run a repository synchronization for a specified storage account

./cbb account -sync "MyGoogle"

Edit Storage Account

To edit storage account, use the following command:

./cbb editAccount -d "account name"

Delete Storage Account

To delete an unecessary storage account, use the following command:

./cbb deleteAccount -d "My S3 storage"