LEVIIA Configuration for Immutability with VEEAM Backup and Replication

• Object locking prevents objects from being deleted or replaced for a specified period of time.
• Your objects will then be stored using a WORM model (write-one-read-many).

Object locking has many benefits:

• For data integrity reasons.
• For regulatory compliance reasons: if you need to store data in WORM format or for legal proceedings.
• To add an extra layer of protection against modification and deletion of objects.
• It is the best defense against ransomware attacks: cybercriminals attack backups and archives but they will be powerless against an object lock in compliance mode (explained below).
• Avoid accidental or intentional deletion of data.

In order to benefit from immutability on your bucket with VEEAM software, you must configure it in a specific way. Indeed, it is VEEAM that will determine the retention period directly in the backup job.

If you enable a duration in the LEVIIA dashboard, VEEAM will not be able to determine the retention itself and will therefore display this error message :

In order to benefit from immutable backup via VEEAM, you must not select a default retention period in your bucket.

Here is the correct configuration to perform an immutable backup with VEEAM software.

You can therefore configure your S3 LEVIIA - VEEAM repository according to your needs.

Updated on: 10/10/2024