Off-the-Shelf Backup Solutions for the SnapServer
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• Location of the SnapServer backup and restore path —
Backup servers often
request the path for backup and restore operations on the SnapServer. When you
configure a backup server to see the agent or client running on the SnapServer,
use the following path:
/shares/sharename
where
sharename
is the name of the share to be backed up. If you have accepted
the default SnapServer configuration, the correct path is as follows:
/shares/SHARE1
• Backup user account is configured to be exempt from password policies (if
applicable) —
If the backup application uses a specific local Snap user account to
perform backups, ensure that the user is exempt from password expiration
policies, if enabled (see the Online Help for procedures to set password policy for
local users).
Preinstallation Tasks
Perform the following tasks prior to installing any solution:
1
Identify backup and media servers to the SnapServer.
In the Administration Tool, navigate to the
Maintenance > Host File Editor
screen
and click
Add
. In the screen that opens, enter the IP address of the backup or
media server; or enter one or both of the following as required by your backup
software:
•
Host name (long form)
Enter the fully qualified address for the backup server
using the
myserver.mydomain.com
format.
•
Host name (short form)
Enter an abbreviated address for the backup server
using the
myserver
format.
Click
OK
. The entry appears on the Host Editor screen. Repeat this procedure for
each backup and media server you plan to use.
2
Make sure SSH is Enabled on the SnapServer.
Navigate to the
Server > SSH
screen, make sure the
Enable SSH
box is checked,
and then click
OK
. SSH is immediately available.
Caution
To maintain security, consider disabling SSH when not in use.
3
On a client computer connected to the SnapServer, create a directory called
agent
.
You must create a directory to which you will copy the agent files. Create this
directory on a client computer connected to the SnapServer. For purposes of
illustration, the procedures described here assume that this directory is called
agent
.
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