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, Acronis and JetBackup.
Veeam
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Veeam backup storageCommvault
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Commvault cloud storageAcronis
Add Hexion as an S3-compatible public cloud backup location.
Acronis backup 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, Acronis 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 Teraco JB1 (Isando), ADC JHB1 (Midrand), NTT Johannesburg 1 (Samrand) or OADC Parklands. 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 (Teraco JB1 (Isando), ADC JHB1 (Midrand), NTT Johannesburg 1 (Samrand) or OADC Parklands). Vault keeps two copies, replicated by Hexion between any two of those data centres.
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