Adding a CIFS or NFS Network Share Backup to a NAS Client

You can add a CIFS or NFS network share to a NAS client by adding an existing Windows File System Agent or UNIX File System Agent to the NAS client.

Before You Begin

You must have a Windows or UNIX client configured in your CommCell environment.

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 Name column, click the NAS server.

   The NAS server properties page appears.

3. In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Add protocol.

   The Plan page of the Add protocol configuration wizard appears.

Plan

1. From the Plan list, select the backup plan to use for the file server.

   Steps to create a new backup plan

   1. Click the add button .

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

   3. From the Storage list, select the storage location for the backups.

   4. Configure the backup plan retention and schedule by choosing one of the following options:

      Use pre-defined settings

      • Under Retention, select Standard retention to retain backups for 1 month.

      Create custom settings

      • Enable the Custom plan toggle.

      • For Retention, specify how long to keep backups (example: 30 days, 1 year).

      • For Backups run every, specify how frequently to run backups (example: daily, weekly).

   5. Click Done.

      The backup plan is created and appears in the backup plan list.

2. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page of the configuration wizard appears.

Backup Content

1. Under Network share configuration, specify how you want to back up the file server:

   • To back up CIFS shares, move the CIFS toggle key to the right.

   • To back up NFS exports, move the NFS toggle key to the right.

CIFS

1. From the Access Nodes list, select the access nodes to use for the file server. You can back up CIFS exports of the NAS file server using Windows as well as Linux access nodes.

   Note

   • The Linux access nodes that are chosen to backup CIFS exports must be on Service Pack 36.

   • For streaming, CIFS backup using Linux access nodes is supported only with NetApp, Dell EMC Isilon, and Generic vendor types. For other vendors, ensure that a Windows access node is selected. It is not supported with IntelliSnap.

   • By default, only those access nodes with both File System and MediaAgent packages installed are displayed.

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

2. From the CIFS Credentials list, select existing credentials or create new credentials to access the NAS server.

   Steps to add new credentials

   To add credentials to the Credential Manager, click the plus button (+), and then specify the following in the Add Credential dialog box.

   1. In the Credential name box, enter the name of the credential.

   2. In the User account box, enter the name of the user account.

   3. In the Password box, enter the password.

   4. In the Description box, you can enter a description of the credentials.

   5. Click Save.

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

   Note

   The CIFS credentials must be added to change the backup content.

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

   2. In the Content area, click Add, and then choose one of the following methods:

   3. Browse: Select items from the file system.

   4. Custom path: Enter one or more paths manually.

4. In the Exclusions area, click Add, and then use Browse or Custom path to specify items to exclude.

5. To create exceptions, enable Define exceptions, click Add, and then use Browse or Custom path to specify items to exempt from the exclusions.

   Browse

   1. Click Browse.

   2. Enter the Interface path.

   3. Select an access node, and then click Browse.

   4. Select the required items, and then click Save.

   Custom path

   1. Enter a path or filter pattern in the Enter custom path field.

   2. Click the add button.

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

   • Off: Applies only subclient exclusions. This option overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients setting.

   • On: Applies both global filters and subclient exclusions. This option overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients setting.

   • Use cell level policy: Applies global filters only if Use Global Filters on All Subclients is enabled in Global Filters.

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

NFS

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

   Note

   • By default, only those access nodes with both File System and MediaAgent packages installed are displayed.

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

2. 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. In the Content area, click Add, and then choose one of the following methods:

   3. Browse: Select items from the file system.

   4. Custom path: Enter one or more paths manually.

3. In the Exclusions area, click Add, and then use Browse or Custom path to specify items to exclude.

4. To create exceptions, enable Define exceptions, click Add, and then use Browse or Custom path to specify items to exempt from the exclusions.

   Browse

   1. Click Browse.

   2. Enter the Interface path.

   3. Select an access node, and then click Browse.

   4. Select the required items, and then click Save.

   Custom path

   1. Enter a path or filter pattern in the Enter custom path field.

   2. Click the add button.

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

   • Off: Applies only subclient exclusions. This option overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients setting.

   • On: Applies both global filters and subclient exclusions. This option overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients setting.

   • Use cell level policy: Applies global filters only if Use Global Filters on All Subclients is enabled in Global Filters.

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

7. Click Add.