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Add a NAS Server

You must add the NAS server before it can be displayed in the Source tab of the Backup Manager.

To add a NAS server

1. On the Backup Manager Source tab, right-click NAS Servers in the displayed tree.
2. Select Add Machine/Object.

   The Add Server dialog opens.

3. Enter the Host name and IP address. In the absence of an IP address, select the Use Computer Name Resolution check box.

   Important! You must specify the same server name for the NAS server in the Device Configuration dialog and in the Add Server dialog, especially in a shared environment of NAS servers and Data Mover servers. If the server names do not match, the NAS backup or restore job might fail. For example, if you specify the server name as 'Server A' in the Device Configuration dialog, you must specify 'Server A' in the Add Server dialog as well.

4. Click Add.

   The server is registered.

   Note: Arcserve Backup prompts you to enter security information when you attempt to browse or expand the NAS server that you just added.

For Network Appliance NAS servers that support the NDMP Version 4 Snapshot Management Interface Extension, Arcserve Backup enumerates the volumes, directories, and files on the NAS server. When using Network Appliance servers, you can select more than one subtree per volume. Other NAS vendors are limited to one selection per volume. For NAS servers that support NDMP Version 3, Arcserve Backup can automatically enumerate all the volumes that are defined on the NAS server.

More information:

Configuration

Snapshot Configuration