Adding a NAS Client for Azure Files

You must add a NAS client before you back up your NFS data.

Start the Configuration Wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The file servers Overview page appears.

2. On the Files tab, in the upper-right area of the page, click Add server.

   The Configure File Server page appears.

3. Select NAS.

4. Click Next.

   The Server Configuration page of the Add NAS Server configuration wizard appears.

Server Configuration

1. In the Name box, enter a name for the NAS server.

2. From the Vendor type list, select Generic.

3. In the Host name box, enter a host name or fully qualified domain name for the NAS server.

4. Click Next.

   The Plan page of the configuration wizard appears.

Plan

1. From the Plan list, select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan.

   Steps to create a new backup plan

   1. Click the add button .

      The Create backup plan dialog box appears.

   2. In the Plan name, enter a name for the backup plan.

   3. From the Storage list, select the storage to use for the backups.

   4. For the backup plan settings, select pre-defined settings or create custom settings:

      • To select pre-defined settings, under Retention rules, select one of the following:

        • Select Standard retention to retain the incremental backups for 1 month.

      • To create custom settings, move the Custom plan toggle key to the right, and then specify the following:

        • For Retention, specify the amount of time to retain the backup jobs.

        • For Backups run every, specify how often to run backups.

   5. Click Done.

2. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page of the configuration wizard appears.

Backup Content

1. Under Network share configuration, move the NFS toggle key to the right.

2. To specify the access nodes to use for the file server, from the Access Nodes list, select the access nodes.

   Note

   • By default, only the access nodes with both FS and MA packages are displayed.

   • If a client group is selected as an access node, ensure that each client in the group has connectivity to the array.

3. By default, all NFS exports will be selected for backup. To change the content that is to be backed up, do the following:

   1. Under Backup content, move the All NFS exports toggle to the left, and then specify the content to back up.

   2. To add the content to back up, in the Content area, click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      • To enter paths to items you want to include in backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter a path, and then click the add button.

      • To select items from a file system view of the server, do the following:

        1. Click Browse.

           The Browse Options dialog box appears.

        2. In the Interface path box, provide the path details to browse the data.

        3. From the Access nodes list, select the access node, and then click BROWSE.

           The Add content dialog box appears.

        4. Select the check boxes for the items that you want to include in the backup and then click Save.

   3. To add filters to exclude items from backups, in the Exclusions area, click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      • To enter paths to items you want to exclude from backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button.

      • To select items from a file system view of the server, do the following:

        1. Click BROWSE.

           The Browse Options dialog box appears.

        2. In the Interface path box, provide the path details to browse the data to exclude.

        3. From the Access nodes list, select the access node, and then click BROWSE.

           The Add exclusions dialog box appears.

        4. Select the check boxes for the items that you want to exclude in the backup and then click Save.

   4. You can add the exceptions on the excluded data. To do so, move the Define exceptions toggle key to the right, and then click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      • To enter paths to items you want to except from the excluded data, in the Enter custom path field, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button.

      • To select items from a file system view of the server, do the following:

        1. Click Browse.

           The Browse Options dialog box appears.

        2. In the Interface path box, provide the path details to browse the data to except.

        3. From the Access nodes list, select the access node, and then click BROWSE.

           The Add exceptions dialog box appears.

        4. Select the check boxes for the items that you want to except from the excluded data and then click Save.

   5. From the Include global exclusions list, select one the following:

      • Off: To disable global filters for this subclient; only subclient exclusions are applied. This value overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients global filters setting.

      • On: To enable global filters for this subclient; both global and subclient exclusions are applied. This value overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients global filters setting.

      • Use cell level policy: To include global filters for this subclient only if the Use Global Filters on All Subclients option is selected in the Global Filters.

4. To verify the connection between the array and access node, click Test connection. This option applies only to NetApp, Dell EMC Isilon, and Huawei.

5. Click Add.