Back Up Files Directly to Amazon S3 Glacier

Name: Back Up Files Directly to Amazon S3 Glacier
Uploaded: 2026-10-24T09:59:28-04:00
Duration: 5 min 2 s
Description: See how to back up directly to Amazon S3 Glacier with Veeam Backup & Replication, then retrieve and restore a file when you need it. Roy Adiel walks through building a file backup job that targets a Glacier repository, handling the minimum storage dura...

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Glacier. So I have the Backup and Replication version 13.1, which has this capability. And I will go to my backup infrastructure. I already pre-created a repository that is going to Amazon Glacier S3. I also have FileShare that is available here. And now I would like to backup this FileShare directly to S3 Glacier. So I will go to Backup, and I will create a new backup job of FileShare. I will do backup directly to Glacier. The objects, I will add the right object that I would like to add. So let me backup this entire share. Hit Next. Now here, I will set up the retention period. And if I want to have longer retention period of weekly, monthly, yearly, and so on, and I will choose the right backup repository, S3 Glacier. That's the backup repository I want to do. I will state how long I would like to keep that data for the shorter retention or longer retention in this case. And I will hit Next. So here, it tells us that the minimum retention days is 180 days for Glacier Deep Archive. And it just tells us that if we will be using it beforehand, the bill will be for that minimum retention day anyway. So let's change that and put it and place it for 300 days. Now I have the ability to schedule when I want to start just like any other repository. And I will hit Apply. So I've created this backup job. And all I have to do now is just run this job. And when I'm selecting this job, so it will backup all those files into S3 and will keep them there for that retention period. This will be fairly quick because I don't have a lot of files. So it will be fairly quick. And that's finished. So now I have those files stored for 180 days. I have that backup. So if I'll go to Backups, I will see that I have that backup direct to Glacier. If I'll open this, I will see that I have one restore point from today. And if I want, I can actually restore, right? So I can choose what I want to restore. If I want to store files or folders or anything else. So in this case, I will have to jump in time because remember that this went into S3 Glacier Deep Archive, which could take sometimes 8 to 10 hours to retrieve. But because of the indexing, we'll be able to fairly quickly to see that those files that we want to restore. So I can choose file in this case that I want to restore. And I can restore that file. And I can decide if I want to overwrite or keep original. Let's do or restore somewhere else. And now it will go and do the type of retrieval that I would like to do. Expedited is not available here because this is Glacier Deep Archive. I can do it in bulk or standard. Let's change it to standard and do finish. And now we wait for that to come back from Glacier. Now that's it. The procedure have finished and the files are here available at the requested location restored from Glacier directly.

TL;DR

Veeam Backup & Replication v13.1 supports direct backup of file shares to Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive, enabling cost-effective long-term archival storage without intermediate staging.
Glacier Deep Archive enforces a 180-day minimum storage duration; Veeam warns administrators during job setup so retention policies can be configured to avoid unexpected billing.
Veeam's indexing allows users to browse and select files for restore immediately, even though the actual Glacier Deep Archive retrieval can take 8 to 10 hours to complete.
Restore options include bulk and standard retrieval modes; expedited retrieval is not available for Glacier Deep Archive, a constraint surfaced clearly within the Veeam restore wizard.

Summary

This hands-on demonstration by Roy Adiel shows how Veeam Backup & Replication v13.1 enables direct backup of unstructured file data to Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive — a cost-effective cold storage tier suited for long-term data retention. Roy walks through the complete workflow: browsing a pre-configured Glacier repository, creating a new FileShare backup job, selecting the target share, and configuring retention policies. A key step in the walkthrough is acknowledging Glacier Deep Archive's minimum storage duration requirement of 180 days — Veeam surfaces a warning during job setup to ensure administrators understand that data stored for less than this period is still billed at the full minimum. Roy sets retention to 300 days to satisfy this policy. After scheduling and running the job, the backup completes quickly due to a small file set. The restore portion of the demo highlights an important operational consideration: Glacier Deep Archive retrieval can take 8 to 10 hours, but Veeam's indexing capability allows users to browse and select files for restore without waiting for the full retrieval. Roy demonstrates choosing between bulk and standard retrieval modes — noting that expedited retrieval is unavailable for Deep Archive — and confirms the restore completes successfully to an alternate location. This demo is directly relevant to backup administrators evaluating low-cost archival storage for file workloads.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction & Overview
0:20 - Browse Backup Infrastructure
0:40 - Create FileShare Backup Job
1:20 - Set Retention & Glacier Warning
2:20 - Schedule and Run the Job
3:20 - Browse Backup & Restore File
4:00 - Select Retrieval Mode & Confirm

Key Quotes

0:13 "I have the Backup and Replication version 13.1, which has this capability."
1:47 "It tells us that the minimum retention days is 180 days for Glacier Deep Archive."
1:58 "If we will be using it beforehand, the bill will be for that minimum retention day anyway."
3:50 "Because of the indexing, we'll be able to fairly quickly to see that those files that we want to restore."
4:20 "Expedited is not available here because this is Glacier Deep Archive."

FAQ

How long does it take to restore files from Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive using Veeam?

The actual retrieval from Glacier Deep Archive can take 8 to 10 hours depending on the retrieval mode selected. However, Veeam's indexing allows you to browse available files and initiate the restore request immediately. Standard and bulk retrieval modes are available; expedited retrieval is not supported for Deep Archive.

What happens if I set a retention period shorter than Glacier's 180-day minimum?

Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive enforces a minimum storage duration of 180 days. If data is deleted before that period, you are still billed for the full 180 days. Veeam displays a warning during job setup to alert administrators to this policy, allowing them to adjust retention accordingly — in the demo, retention is set to 300 days.

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