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=== Dedicated disk space === | |||
The volume which should be used for storing the data should not be used for other data. Please make sure you create a fresh volume without any other data for only use with SEP Sesam, especially if you want to use a DataStore for backup! | |||
=== SEP Sesam Service User === | === SEP Sesam Service User === | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 17 November 2011
How To Backup to CIFS or NAS storages with SEPSesam
About
This manual shows you how to save your data to remote devices like NAS storages, which can export Volumes via CIFS Shares.
Prerequisites
Dedicated disk space
The volume which should be used for storing the data should not be used for other data. Please make sure you create a fresh volume without any other data for only use with SEP Sesam, especially if you want to use a DataStore for backup!
SEP Sesam Service User
In order to be able to backup to CIFS shares the SEP Sesam Service has to run as local Administrator account. By default SEP Sesam is started as local system account, which does not have access to network drives.
The User which SEP Sesam uses can be changed in the services settings like shown here:
After changing the account please restart the service.
Logon with the username which you have just configured in the service settings and try accessing the share using the explorer via UNC Path like shown in this screenshot:
In this Example the storage we want to backup to is represented as "\\sepnap.sep.de\winfix$"
During acces with the Internet Explorer no username or password request for authentification should appear, otherwise sesam will have troubles accessing the network share.
-> leo-> das hier rot und gross!! The CIFS share should not be mapped to some network drive letter at the same time!
Configuration
In order to create a DataStore which can be able to backup to a CIFS share, the Drive which gets configured for a DataStore has to point to the network share like shown in this screenshot:
In this Example the DataStore should backup to "\\sepnap.sep.de\winfix$". The Capacity cannot be set during creation. Upon the first backup to this DataStore the free space on the CIFS share will be added to the DataStores information!
Just like the DataStore, a MediaPools Location simply points to a certain UNC Path, in this example, the location we want to backup to is "\\sepnap.sep.de\winfix$":
Troubleshooting
If backup fails, check the following topics:
- does the service really run as local administator account?
- can you create files in the directory via the systems explorer?
- enough free space on the cifs share to store enough data?
- is the same share you want to backup to mapped to some kind drive name?