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    Integrate MSP360 Backup with IDrive® e2

    MSP360, formerly known as CloudBerry Lab, is a comprehensive backup and IT management platform for MSPs and IT teams, offering image and file-level backup, centralized management, ransomware protection, and remote access across diverse environments. It supports a bring-your-own-storage model with broad cloud integrations. Integrating MSP360 with IDrive® e2 extends these capabilities with a capable and scalable cloud object storage solution that facilitates systematic integration for secure and efficient data protection.

    Prerequisites

    Before you begin, ensure the following:

    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. Valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Learn how to create an access key.
    4. A valid MSP360 account with the MSP360 Backup Desktop Edition application installed.

    Configure MSP360 Backup with IDrive® e2

    1. Launch the MSP360 Backup Desktop Edition application.
    2. Click Local to Cloud and then click Next in the Create Backup Plan Wizard.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    3. Click Add new Storage Account in the Select Backup Storage window.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    4. Select IDrive® e2 as the Storage Provider.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    5. In the IDrive® e2 Storage Account tab, provide the following details.
      1. Enter a Display name.
      2. Enter your IDrive® e2 Access Key as Access Key.
      3. Enter your IDrive® e2 Secret Key as Secret Key.
      4. Select your IDrive® e2 Bucket as the Bucket name from the list.
      5. Click OK.
        IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop

        Note: Check the Allow Object Lock (Immutability) checkbox only if your IDrive® e2 bucket is configured with object lock in the e2 console.

    6. Click Next once your e2 storage is added and listed.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    7. Enter the Plan name for the Backup and click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    8. Select the Backup Source from local storage and click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    9. Select and update the Advanced options, then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    10. Select and update Advanced Filters as per the requirement and click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    11. Select/deselect the Compression and Encryption Options checkboxes according to your requirements, then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    12. Select/deselect the Enable Full Consistency Check checkbox as needed, and then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    13. Schedule the job according to the requirements (in this example, we are not scheduling a backup job).
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    14. Specify the retention policy of the backup plan and then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    15. Update the Pre-backup and Post-backup action preferences and notifications as needed, and then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    16. Specify the notifications and logging preferences and then click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    17. Review the Summary and Click Next.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    18. Select the Run backup now checkbox (to run the job immediately) and click Finish.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop
    19. The backup job has been successfully added and started.
      IDrive e2 with msp360 backup desktop

    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.