To connect your on-premise Veeam backup solution to the Essentials cloud repository, you must first create a VPN to connect your on-premise Veeam Backup to the Azure Cloud.
From there, simply add the SoftNAS instanceVM's s public IP and allow access to its NFS and SSH portport from within the Veeam console. To do this, follow the below instructions:
- Select New Backup Repository, and provide a name and description.
- Select Linux Server.
- Provide the public IP address of the Essentials instanceVM.
- Provide your SSH credentials.
- Select the server backing your Repository.
- Enter the path to the folder where the backup files will be stored.
- Specify the server to which you will mount backups to for file level restores.
- Review your selections.
9. Click Apply, and your on-premise Veeam backup will be connected.