Hexion Shield and Vault
Works with your backup software
Hexion Shield and Vault are S3-compatible object storage on NetApp StorageGRID, hosted in South Africa, so any backup software that can write to an S3-compatible target can use them. Examples: Veeam, Commvault and JetBackup.
Veeam
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Veeam backup storageCommvault
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Commvault cloud storageOther S3-compatible software
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Talk to a storage engineerFrequently asked questions
- Which backup software works with Hexion?
- Any backup software that can write to an S3-compatible target, such as Veeam, Commvault and JetBackup. Hexion Shield and Vault are S3-compatible object storage on NetApp StorageGRID.
- Where is my backup data stored?
- In South African data centres. Hexion Shield keeps your data in one of NTT, Teraco or ADC. Hexion Vault keeps two copies, replicated by Hexion between any two of those data centres.
- Can my backups be made immutable?
- Yes. Hexion Shield and Vault support S3 Object Lock, so backup objects can be protected against deletion or modification for the retention period you set.
- How is it priced?
- In rand, per TB per month, with a minimum of 5 TB. There are no egress fees and no API request fees.
- What is the difference between Shield and Vault?
- Shield stores your data in one South African data centre (NTT, Teraco or ADC). Vault keeps two copies, replicated by Hexion between any two of those data centres.
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