Providing the OpenStorage destination path

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
When you define OpenStorage destination path for cloud storage, you must do the following:
For Amazon S3
To specify the OpenStorage destination, type S3:amazon:amazon.com/\< bucket name\>Where\< bucket name\> is the location on the Amazon S3 storage.
For Microsoft Azure
To specify the OpenStorage destination, type Azure:azure:azure.com/\< container_name\>Where\< container_name\> is the location on the Microsoft Azure storage.
For Generic S3
To specify the Generic S3 destination, type S3:compatible-with-s3:\< instance name\>/\< bucket name\>Wherecompatible-with-s3:instance nameis the server name that you specify andinstance name is created using the Cloud Instance Creator Utility.
For Arctera Access
To specify the OpenStorage destination, type S3:vtas-access:\< instance name\>/\< bucket name\>Wherevtas-access:instance nameis the server name that you specify andinstance name is created using the Cloud Instance Creator Utility.
See Defining a drive-based backup.
See About S3-Compatible Cloud Storage.
See Using S3-Compatible Cloud Storage in Arctera System Recovery.
See About Arctera System Recovery supporting Arctera Access.
See Using Arctera Access Storage in Arctera System Recovery.
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