Getting Started with NAS File Server

Getting started with backing up NAS file server data includes verifying the system requirements, adding the NAS file server, and then performing a test backup and restore.

Procedure

1. Verify that your access node meets the software and hardware specifications to back up the CIFS shares and NFS exports.

2. If you want to use optimized scanning for faster incremental backups, verify that your environment meets the system requirements.

   • NetApp SnapDiff for faster incremental backups

   • Faster Incremental Backups of Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale with Changelist

3. To back up CIFS shares using Windows access nodes, verify that your environment meets the system requirements for the Windows access nodes.

4. To back up CIFS shares using Linux access nodes, verify that your environment meets the System Requirements for CIFS Backups Using Linux Access Nodes.

5. To back up NFS exports, verify that your environment meets the system requirements for the Linux access nodes.

6. Add the NAS file server.

7. Perform a test backup and restore.