Backing Up TrueNAS

1. Add your cloud storage credentials to TrueNAS.

   Go to Credentials > Backup Credentials and click Add to open the Cloud Credentials configuration screen.

   Some cloud storage providers, like Amazon S3, require you log into your cloud account to generate additional information like an access key. TrueNAS requires you to enter the Amazon S3 credentials you generate on their Security Credentials > Access Keys page before you can save and add the cloud credentials. Check with your cloud storage provider to see what credentials they require TrueNAS to provide to complete data transfers.

   Some cloud storage providers, like Box, can automatically populate the required Authentication fields after you log into your account using OAuth Authentication.

For more information on cloud credentials see Adding Cloud Credentials

2. Create a cloud sync data transfer task.

   To add a cloud sync task, go to Data Protection > Cloud Sync Tasks and click Add. The Add Cloud Sync Task configuration screen opens.

   

   1. (Required) Type a memorable task description in Description.

   2. Select an existing backup credential from the Credential dropdown list. If you have not added the cloud credential, click Manage Credentials to open the Backup Credentials screen.

   3. Select the option from Direction and in Transfer Mode. Select the location where to pull from or push data to in the Folder field. A Bucket field also displays for some cloud providers.

   4. Select the dataset location in Directory/Files.

   5. Cloud provider settings change based on the credential you select. Select or enter the required settings that include where files are stored.

   6. Select the time from the Schedule options.

   7. Click Save to add the task.

   You can use Dry Run to test your configuration before you click Save or select the option on the Cloud Sync Task widget after you click Save.

   To manually start a saved task, click the Run Now for the cloud sync task you want to start.

To create a simple replication task with the TrueNAS replication wizard:

1. Create a periodic snapshot task using the Periodic Snapshot Task or use the Run Once replication schedule option. If scheduling a task, SCALE creates the periodic snapshot task when it runs the replication task according to the scheduled time.

2. Create the replication task.

   Go to Data Protection and click Add on the Replication Tasks widget. The Replication Task Wizard opens on the What and Where configuration screen. Select both the Source Location and Destination Location using the dropdown list options. You can back up your data on the same system or a different system. If you select A different system you must have SSH connection. Have your destination and source information ready.

   Next enter the Source and Destination paths. To populate the field with the full path, you can either type the full path to the data you want to back up or click on the caret to the left of mnt and at the pool and dataset levels to expand the options. Click on the dataset and/or the file if you want to narrow backup down to that level.

   The task name populates from the values in Source and Destination. Click Next.

3. Define when you want this task to occur.

   Select the radio button for Run On a Schedule and select the schedule you want to use. Or select Run Once to run the task manually. If using this option you must have a periodic snapshot task already defined. If running on a schedule you don’t have to have a pre-defined snapshot task.

   Select the radio button to specify the destination snapshot lifetime.

4. Click START REPLICATION. The task appears on the Replication Tasks widget with the status as PENDING.