# Add an Access Node for VAST Data Platform/HPE GreenLake for File Storage

You can add access nodes for VAST Data Platform/HPE GreenLake for File Storage using which you can backup CIFS and NFS exports.

## Start the Configuration Wizard

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

   The Overview page appears.

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

   The Configure file server page appears.

3. Select File server as the server type and click Next.

4. On the Add File Server page, download the backup client package and install it on the server you want to back up.

### Interactive Installation

1. To perform an interactive installation of the client package, select Interactive installation.

2. To install the client packages using a backup gateway, move the Select backup gateway toggle to the right.

   1. From the Backup gateway list, select an existing gateway or add a new gateway by installing the backup gateway package on your gateway machine.
   Steps to create a backup gateway

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add a new backup gateway dialog box appears.

   2. Download and install the backup gateway package by following the instructions in the dialog box to create and configure a new backup gateway.

      You can download a backup gateway package for either Linux or Windows.

      Copy the authcode using the copy icon and authenticate using the authcode.

3. To install the Windows and UNIX client packages, you can use the respective silent install commands.

   To install the Mac client package, you can use the silent install command for UNIX.

   Note

   If the package is in a .tar file (for example, LinuxFileServer64.tar), the tar file must be extracted using the GNU TAR utility.

4. Enter your Commvault credentials in the installer to authenticate the package on the server.

5. For OS Type, specify the OS of the file server that you want to back up.

6. From the Files list, select the file server that you installed.

   Tip

   Click the refresh button if the list does not display the required file server.

### Push Installation

1. To perform a push installation of the client package, select Push Installation.

2. Select a file server from the list of servers or create a new one.

   Steps to create a file server

   1. Click Add.

      The Add file server dialog box appears.

   2. In the Host name box, Enter a fully qualified hostname or IP address for the client computer.

   3. Select the OS Type of the client computer.

   4. From the Software cache list, select client on which you want to install the package.

   5. From the Credential list, select the credential that you use to access the file server.

   6. Enter the SSH port number for the client computer.

   7. If you select Unix OS, to use a non-standard SSH port number, move the Use a non-standard SSH port number toggle key to the right.

   8. Optional: To specify the path to install the software, in Installation location, enter the path.

   9. To install an agent in restore-only mode if you want to use the client only as a destination to restore backup data, move the Restore only agent toggle to the right. Agents installed in this mode do not consume any licenses and do not allow backup operations.

   10. To restart the file server after the installation, move the Reboot if required toggle key to the right.

   11. Click Install.

       You can view the install progress in the file server grid.

3. Click Next.

   The Plan page appears.

## Backup Plan

1. Click the add button to create a backup plan.

2. On the Create backup plan page, type a name for the backup plan, then provide information about storage, retention, and backup schedules.

   For more information, see Creating a Backup Plan.

   You can skip this step if you created a backup plan already.

3. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page appears.

## Backup Content

1. If the selected backup plan has backup content defined, then the same content is automatically selected. If not, all content is selected for backup, by default.

   Note

   For Mac file servers, you can define backup content in a backup plan only when you create new backup plans or when you modify a backup plan that does not have any content defined.

2. To browse for specific content, do the following:

   1. Click Add, and then select Browse.

      The Add content dialog box appears.

   2. Select the content.

   3. Click Save.

3. To enter a custom path, do the following:

   1. Click Add, and then select Custom Path.

   2. In Enter custom path, enter the custom path for the content.

      For example, you can enter `C:\Temp\abc` (for Windows) or `/dir1/abc` (for Linux or Mac).

4. To exclude some of the content you selected, click Add and then, browse or enter custom paths for the content to be excluded.

5. Click Add.

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