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Configure Your Own Storage as an Export Location

You can use your own storage as an export location to store the exported reports. Depending on where you want to store the reports, AvePoint Cloud Management has the capability to write to any Amazon S3, Amazon S3-Compatible Storage, Box, Dropbox, FTP, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Rackspace Cloud File, and SFTP devices.

Note the following:

- AvePoint Cloud Management supports specifying a folder in FTP/SFTP to store the data through configuring the folder structure. This field is optional. In the **Folder**/**Root folder** text box, enter the desired folder structure in FTP/SFTP where you would like to store the data (if the specified folder structure does not exist in FTP/SFTP, the folder structure will be created automatically). The data will be stored according to the specified folder structure. If you do not configure this field, the data will be stored in the FTP/SFTP root folder.

- For Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, AvePoint Cloud Management only supports writing backup data to the Block blobs storage type.

Amazon S3

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Bucket name** – Enter the bucket name you wish to access.

- **Access** **key ID** – Enter the corresponding access key ID to access the specified bucket. You can view the **Access key ID** from your AWS account.

- **Secret access key** – Enter the corresponding secret key ID to access the specified bucket. You can view the **Secret** **access** **key** from your AWS account.

- **Storage** **region** – Select the storage region of this bucket from the drop-down list.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. Enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is millisecond). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. Enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=6 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 6 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

	- **enablessl=true** – Configure to enable SSL for the backups stored on this physical device.

	- **CustomizedRegion** – Configure the customized region of the physical device. For example, enter **CustomizedRegion=s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com** to configure the GovCloud account.

Amazon S3-Compatible Storage

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Bucket name** – Enter the bucket name you wish to access.

- **Access** **key ID** – Enter the corresponding access key ID to access the specified bucket.

- **Secret access key** – Enter the corresponding secret key ID to access the specified bucket.

- **Endpoint** – Enter the URL used to connect to the place where you want to store the data.

	> ***Note**: The URL must begin with “http://” or “https://”.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. Enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is millisecond). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds. 

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. Enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=6 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 6 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

Box

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Root Folder Name** – Enter the name of the root folder, which will be used to store data.

- **Email Address** – Enter the email address to access Box.

- **Refresh token** – Click **Retrieve** **token**. Enter the email address and the password of the Box account in the pop-up window to log in to Box, and then the token will appear in this pop-up window. Enter the appeared token in the **Refresh token** text box.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is in milliseconds). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=10 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect up to 10 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

Dropbox

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Root Folder Name** – Enter a name for the root folder, which will be created in Dropbox and used to store the data.

- **Token secret** – Click **Retrieve Token**. Enter the email address and the password of the Dropbox account in the pop-up window to log into Dropbox, and then the token will appear in this pop-up window. Enter the token that appeared in the **Token secret** text box.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is in milliseconds). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=10 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 10 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

FTP

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Host** – Enter the IP address of the FTP server.

- **Port** – Enter the port to use to connect to this FTP server.

- **Folder** – Enter the folder where exported data will be stored on the FTP server.

- **Username** – Enter the username to use to connect to this FTP server.

- **Password** – Enter the password of the specified username.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on the keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is second). For example, RetryInterval=30 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30 seconds. 

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30 seconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=60 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 60 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

	- **IsRetry** – Whether or not to try again when Cloud Management failed to write the data in the physical device.

		- If you enter **IsRetry=true**, it will try again when Cloud Management failed to write the data in the physical device.

		- If you enter **IsRetry=false**, it will not try again when Cloud Management failed to write the data in the physical device.

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Access point** – Enter the URL for the Blob Storage Service. The default URL is *http://blob.core.windows.net*.

- **Container name** – Enter the container name you wish to access.

- **Account name** – Enter the corresponding account name to access the specified container.

- **Account key** – Enter the corresponding account key to access the specified container.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is millisecond). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=10 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 10 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

Rackspace Cloud File

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Container name** – Enter the container name you wish to access.

- **Username** – Enter the corresponding username to access the specified container.

- **API key** – Enter the corresponding API key to access the specified container.

- **CDN enabled** – Select this checkbox if the content delivery network (CDN) is enabled.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on your keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is millisecond). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. You are allowed to enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=10 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 10 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

SFTP

Configure the following storage settings:

- **Host** – Enter the IP address or hostname of the SFTP server.

- **Port** – Enter the port of the SFTP server.

- **Root folder** – Enter the folder where exported data will be stored on the SFTP server.

	> ***Note**: If the entered folder does not exist in the SFTP home path, it will be automatically created. If no folder is entered here, a folder named **root** will be automatically created in the SFTP home path.

- **Username** – Enter the username of the account that can use SFTP.

- **Password** – Enter the password or click **Browse** to browse the private key file. If the private key file exists, enter the private key password.

	> ***Note**: Only the OpenSSH key file is supported.

- **Advanced** – Enter the following extended parameters in the text box if necessary. If you have multiple parameters to enter, press **Enter** on the keyboard to separate the parameters. Click **Validation Test** to verify that the information you entered is correct.

	Refer to the instructions below to add parameters:

	- **RetryInterval** – Customize the retry interval when the network connection is interrupted. Enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646 (the unit is millisecond). For example, RetryInterval=30000 means that it will attempt to reconnect every 30000 milliseconds.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 30000 milliseconds by default.

	- **RetryCount** – Customize the reconnection times after the network connection is interrupted. Enter any positive integer between 0 and 2147483646. For example, RetryCount=6 represents when the network connection is interrupted, it can reconnect at most 6 times.

		If you do not configure this parameter, the value is 6 by default.

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