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Re: Can't Backup to a Network Hard Drive using Vista Backup
I am jumping in the middle of this. I am the IT person for a small shop that
stores its BU data on a Iomega FileServer 150D NAS. I am trying to schedule
an automated BU of the local Outlook data store to the NAS from the Vista
desktops. I am using Retrospect for the XP machines, but need a solution for
the Vista PCs. Vista BU can browse and find the desired BU folder on the
NAS, but reports the BU file already exists (which it doesn't). Anyway to
make this work? The share has full control and Vista can access it properly.
Does Vista BU only work if the NAS has firmware based on 3.x version of
Samba?
nstoll
"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> This is indeed the reason why backing up to mapped drives isn't supported.
> Thanks Steve for pointing this out.
>
> According to our backup team, to use a NAS device as a backup target, you
> need to create the share with "Full Control" privileges for the user whose
> credentials they want to connect with. There is some information in the help
> on this. (Though, I don't see this after a quick scan.)
>
> If this doesn't work, we recommend contacting your NAS manufacturer to ask
> them for upgraded firmware based on 3.x version of Samba.
>
>
> --
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>
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> our team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>
>
> "Steve Drake" <steve@NOSPAM_SS_Drakey.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:9BE07670-D32D-465A-BF05-E4585DE6850C@microsoft.com...
> > You cannot backup to a mapped drive.
> >
> > Your logged in users mapped the drive and the backup software is a
> > service, so it won't see YOUR mapped drivers.
> >
> > Also, some network file stores do not implement windows file sharing
> > correctly so they wont work.
> >
> > They may be a work around that I don't know about, but I just bought a USB
> > external hard disk and it works a treat.
> >
> > ta
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > "Andrew Shuttleworth" <AndrewShuttleworth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> > in message news:46503519-1861-4E6A-BBFD-C674D849AA8D@microsoft.com...
> >>I have a Buffalo (Melco) NTFS formatted hard drive attached to my home
> >> network and mapped to L:/.
> >>
> >> For some reason it's not displayed on the list of drives I can back up to
> >> and I can't use the L:/ as the location.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Andrew Shuttleworth
> >>
> >> ---
> >> I tried \\DEVICE-NAME\share but was prompted for a password that I don't
> >> believe I have set. Perhaps something to do with the way the device was
> >> configured during the automatic setup ???
> >>
> >
>
>
>
I am jumping in the middle of this. I am the IT person for a small shop that
stores its BU data on a Iomega FileServer 150D NAS. I am trying to schedule
an automated BU of the local Outlook data store to the NAS from the Vista
desktops. I am using Retrospect for the XP machines, but need a solution for
the Vista PCs. Vista BU can browse and find the desired BU folder on the
NAS, but reports the BU file already exists (which it doesn't). Anyway to
make this work? The share has full control and Vista can access it properly.
Does Vista BU only work if the NAS has firmware based on 3.x version of
Samba?
nstoll
"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> This is indeed the reason why backing up to mapped drives isn't supported.
> Thanks Steve for pointing this out.
>
> According to our backup team, to use a NAS device as a backup target, you
> need to create the share with "Full Control" privileges for the user whose
> credentials they want to connect with. There is some information in the help
> on this. (Though, I don't see this after a quick scan.)
>
> If this doesn't work, we recommend contacting your NAS manufacturer to ask
> them for upgraded firmware based on 3.x version of Samba.
>
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> Want to learn more about Windows Server file and storage technologies? Visit
> our team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>
>
> "Steve Drake" <steve@NOSPAM_SS_Drakey.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:9BE07670-D32D-465A-BF05-E4585DE6850C@microsoft.com...
> > You cannot backup to a mapped drive.
> >
> > Your logged in users mapped the drive and the backup software is a
> > service, so it won't see YOUR mapped drivers.
> >
> > Also, some network file stores do not implement windows file sharing
> > correctly so they wont work.
> >
> > They may be a work around that I don't know about, but I just bought a USB
> > external hard disk and it works a treat.
> >
> > ta
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > "Andrew Shuttleworth" <AndrewShuttleworth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> > in message news:46503519-1861-4E6A-BBFD-C674D849AA8D@microsoft.com...
> >>I have a Buffalo (Melco) NTFS formatted hard drive attached to my home
> >> network and mapped to L:/.
> >>
> >> For some reason it's not displayed on the list of drives I can back up to
> >> and I can't use the L:/ as the location.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Andrew Shuttleworth
> >>
> >> ---
> >> I tried \\DEVICE-NAME\share but was prompted for a password that I don't
> >> believe I have set. Perhaps something to do with the way the device was
> >> configured during the automatic setup ???
> >>
> >
>
>
>