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title: Cohesity
description: "# How to Connect PeaSoup S3 to Cohesity Follow these steps to configure Cohesity to store backups on PeaSoup S3. Since PeaSoup provides an S3-compatible API, it can be used as an external target for cloud tiering or as a…"
url: "https://peasoup.cloud/docs/cohesity/"
updated: "2024-11-06"
category: "S3-compatible Storage Knowledge Base / Connecting S3 Clients"
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# Cohesity

# How to Connect PeaSoup S3 to Cohesity

Follow these steps to configure Cohesity to store backups on PeaSoup S3. Since PeaSoup provides an S3-compatible API, it can be used as an external target for cloud tiering or as a backup repository similar to Amazon S3.

## Prerequisites

- **PeaSoup S3 Access**: Ensure you have the following details:
  - Access key
  - Secret key
  - Bucket name
  - PeaSoup S3 endpoint URL https://**s3.eu-west-1.peasoup.cloud**
- **Cohesity** cluster running, properly licensed for cloud integration.

## Steps to Connect PeaSoup S3 to Cohesity

1. **Log into Cohesity Helios or Cohesity DataProtect**:
   - Open the Cohesity platform and log in using your administrator credentials.
2. **Navigate to External Target Settings**:
   - In the Cohesity dashboard, go to *Protection* > *External Target*.
   - Click *Add External Target* to start the process of adding a new storage target.
3. **Select Cloud Archive and S3-Compatible as Storage Type**:
   - Choose **Cloud Archive** as the target type, and select **S3-Compatible** from the list of available storage types.
4. **Configure PeaSoup S3 as the External Target**:
   - **Name**: Enter a name for this storage target (e.g., "PeaSoup S3").
   - **Access Key**: Enter your PeaSoup S3 access key.
   - **Secret Key**: Enter your PeaSoup S3 secret key.
   - **Endpoint URL**: Enter the PeaSoup S3 endpoint https://**s3.eu-west-1.peasoup.cloud**
   - **Bucket Name**: Enter the PeaSoup S3 bucket name where the backups will be stored.
   - **Region**: Specify the region if required by PeaSoup, or leave it blank if not necessary.
5. **Test the Connection**:
   - Once you have entered the credentials, click *Test Connection* to ensure that the Cohesity platform can successfully connect to PeaSoup S3.
6. **Set Retention and Tiering Policies**:
   - After PeaSoup S3 is set up as an external target, you can configure policies for archiving or tiering data to PeaSoup for long-term storage.
   - Navigate to *Protection Policies* and create or edit an existing policy to use PeaSoup S3 for archival or tiering purposes.
7. **Run and Monitor Backup Jobs**:
   - Once the backup policy is configured, initiate a backup job and verify that data is being transferred to PeaSoup S3 as per the configured policies.
   - Monitor the backup progress in the Cohesity dashboard.

## Notes

- Ensure that PeaSoup S3 is accessible from your Cohesity cluster. Verify network settings and any firewall rules to ensure proper communication.
- Cohesity supports S3-compatible object storage, making PeaSoup S3 easy to integrate for cloud archive and backup workflows.