Exporting File System Backups as SMB and NFS Shares

The Commvault 3DFS solution allows you to export the backup data as NFS or SMB shares, so you can use the Windows Explorer, PowerShell, or command line, to copy the files for restoring data.

Key Features

  • With the Commvault 3DFS solution, you can export backup data on the MediaAgent as an NFS share and mount the share on the NFS clients, or as a SMB share and mount the share on the SMB clients. The NFS and SMB clients can access the data, even if they do not have the Commvault software.

    NFS v3, NFS v4, and SMB protocols are supported.

  • Simplified browse and restore operations because the exported backup data is available as a regular file system.

Terminology

The 3DFS documentation uses the following terminology:

3DFS server

The server component that exports the backup data on the MediaAgent as an NFS or SMB share

NFS client

The client where the exported NFS share is mounted

FSM type

The file system module type number.

Export

To share the backup data as an NFS share or SMB share

Unexport

To delete the NFS share or SMB share

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