Integrating with Redstor

Olivia McCormack
Olivia McCormack
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Hi there! Follow the steps below to create an integration between Redstor and Backup Radar.

Who can use this feature?
• Administrator users.
• Standard users (who have been granted access).		  
What you'll need:
• Top-level user access to a Redstor account.
Note: This article captures third-party steps and/or an interface that may have since been updated.  

For more information, feel free to review the following article from Redstor: RedAPI Documentation.

  1. First, you'll want to create a service account. In your Redstor account, select the RedAPI icon.png RedAPI icon.
    Select RedAPI.png

  2. In the left sidebar, click Service accounts.png Service accounts.
    Click Service Accounts.png

  3. At the top right corner, click Add service account.
    Click Add service account.png

  4. Configure the following account details and access:
    Enter Service account details.png
    a. Account name: Name your account anything you'd like (for example, Backup Radar).
    b. Description: Add any description you'd like (for example, Exports data to Backup Radar).
    c. Partner: Select a partner from the drop-down menu and click Assign.
    d. Select specific customer: Select from the list of customers in this menu. By default, all customers will be selected.
    e. Auto-assign all future customers: If you want new customers to have RedAPI access by default, toggle this option on.

  5. When you're done, click Create key.
    Click Create Key.png

  6. Provide a descriptive name for your key. This can be anything you'd like (for example, Olivia's API Key). Click Next.
    Name your key.png

  7. Click Download to save a private and public key to your desired location. Only your private key will be needed later to complete your integration. Click Done.
    Click Download.png

  8. Click the Add account button.
    Click Add account.png
  9. Back in the Service accounts page, click the Copy client ID button.png Copy client ID button and make a note of your client ID.
    Click Copy Client ID.png

  10. In your Backup Radar account, navigate to Integration > Backup Integrations.
    Integration > Backup Integrations.png

  11. Click the + Button.png Plus button on the Redstor tile.
    Click the + button.png

  12. Configure the following fields and click Save:
    Create Redstor source.png
    a. Profile Name: Name this anything you'd like (for example, "Redstor").
    b. Client Id: Paste the client ID you noted from your Redstor account.
    c. Drop .jwk file here or click to upload: Upload the private key you downloaded in your Redstor account.

Following a successful integration, you'll be returned to the Backup Integrations tab, where you can confirm your new integration source by looking for the Enabled checkmark icon.

Shortly, your backups will start populating in your Manage > Activate Backups screen and syncing hourly.

  

What's next?

Next up, you'll want to assign this new backup job to the appropriate client. See Automated Company Assignment Overview for more details.

  
Any questions? Reach out to our friendly, neighborhood support team by submitting a support ticket.

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