{"id":66715,"date":"2025-08-08T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=66715"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:42:12","slug":"5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to choose Object First OOTBI as Veeam repository"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66716 size-full\" title=\"5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-01.jpg\" alt=\"5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Object First Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box Immutability) is an <strong>S3 Object Storage<\/strong> backup appliance <strong>built and optimized<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/migration-from-vmware-to-proxmox-with-veeam\/\">Veeam Backup &amp; Replication<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>choose the right model<\/strong>, you can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/objectfirst.com\/backup-storage-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backup Storage Calculator<\/a> provided by Object First to estimate the size you may need to store your backups.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Object First offers <strong>six storage models<\/strong>, which can be selected based on the <strong>size of your organization<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 TB<\/li>\n<li>40 TB<\/li>\n<li>64 TB<\/li>\n<li>128 TB<\/li>\n<li>192 TB<\/li>\n<li>432 TB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can combine available models to create a cluster <strong>up to 7 PB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66718\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-02-600x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The Object First OOTBI main dashboard allows you to <strong>easily manage<\/strong> the entire cluster.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66758\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-03-600x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Object First OOBTI key features<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>1. Security and Immutability<\/h4>\n<p>Object First OOBTI is an <strong>S3 Object Storage Linux-based<\/strong> device designed to store backups from <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-hardened-repository-iso-installation-pt-1\/\">Veeam Backupo &amp; Replication<\/a> providing the <strong>highest level of security<\/strong>.\u00a0To enforce security, we Object First adopted the <strong>Zero Trust architecture<\/strong> design, separating the backup software from the backup storage.<\/p>\n<p>This storage device <strong>offers immutability<\/strong>, which protects your backups from deletion, overwriting, and changes, ensuring they are safe from <strong>ransomware attacks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66760\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-04-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>2. Simple deployment and management<\/h4>\n<p>The installation of Object First OOTBI <strong>takes only few minutes<\/strong>, and the straightforward procedure <strong>reduces the risk of human error<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66762\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-05-600x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>intuitive GUI<\/strong> makes management easy, leveraging a user-friendly interface for creating <strong>S3 keys and buckets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66764\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-06-600x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"477\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The upgrade process is also very easy. From the <b>Settings &gt; Cluster Update<\/b> area, you can check for new updates. If an update is available, you will be notified automatically (you can also click <b>Check updates<\/b> to manually verify). Click <b>Update cluster<\/b> to apply the update.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66766\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-07-600x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>If you want to deploy Object First OOTBI, you can find a detailed procedure in <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/configure-object-first-vsa-as-veeam-repository\/\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>3. High performance<\/h4>\n<p>Object First uses a high-performance architecture with <strong>NVMe caching and RAID 6<\/strong> for data storage, enabling fast backups and rapid restores. This feature allows administrators to meet even the most restrictive RPO and RTO requirements.<\/p>\n<p>OOBTI provides lightning-fast\u00a0backup <strong>up to 8GB\/s<\/strong>\u00a0with automatic <strong>load balancing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66768\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-08-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>This is particularly beneficial for <strong>Instant VM Recovery<\/strong>, where you can run virtual machines <strong>directly from the backup storage<\/strong> with minimal latency.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66770\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-09-600x361.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>4. Veeam integration<\/h4>\n<p>Specifically <strong>designed and built<\/strong> to meet Veeam's functional and performance requirements, the Object First OOTBI device is a <strong>Veeam Ready Repository<\/strong>. This ensures compatibility with key Veeam features like <strong>FastClone<\/strong> for synthetic full backups and <strong>Scale-Out Backup Repository<\/strong> (SOBR) for data tiering.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66772\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-10-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>5. Scalable<\/h4>\n<p>Scalability is another key feature of the Object First solution. A cluster can be created with <strong>even a single node<\/strong>, and adding one or more nodes to increase capacity and performance <strong>does not require a complex reconfiguration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When a new node is added to the cluster, the <strong>new capacity is automatically available to Veeam<\/strong>, and the total space can be used for backups <strong>without the burden of reconfiguring the backup<\/strong> strategy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66774\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-reasons-to-choose-object-first-ootbi-as-veeam-repository-11-600x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Additional information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/objectfirst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Object First website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Object First Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box Immutability) is an S3 Object Storage backup appliance built and optimized for Veeam Backup &amp; Replication. To choose the right model, you can use the Backup Storage Calculator provided by Object First to estimate the size you may need to store your backups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":66716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_2879994398731222_234218296615646","service":"facebook","timestamp":1756882909,"status":"success"},{"account":"twitter_113568041_113568041","service":"twitter","timestamp":1756882952,"status":"success"},{"account":"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc","service":"linkedin","timestamp":1756882997,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[2138,933],"tags":[579,2883,2994,1979],"class_list":["post-66715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backup-en","category-veeam-en","tag-backup-en","tag-object-first","tag-ootbi","tag-repository-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}