How to Add an NFS path

This section provides information on how to add an NFS path in Arcserve® Cloud Console.

Follow these steps:

1. On the Sources screen, add the Proxy machine as a Windows machine. For more information, see Add Windows Source.
2. To install and upgrade agent, on the Sources screen, from the Action drop-down list of a source, click Install and Upgrade Agent, and then click Save.
3. Install NFS client on the Windows machine. For more information, see How to Manually Install the Microsoft NFS Client on a Windows Server.
4. On the Sources screen, navigate to Add Source(s), and then click Add a UNC or NFS Path.
5. The Add a UNC or NFS Path page appears.
5. From the Site drop-down list, select the required site.
6. For Protocol, select NFS, and then do the following:
• Path: Type the path for the NFS share in the following format:
• \\servername\share
• Note: Arcserve Cloud Console does not support the backup of Nutanix Files UNC Share with a long directory path having multiple levels of folders.
• Backup Proxy: Select the proxy machine added in step 1.
• Note: If you have not already added the backup proxy server, to add the UNC backup proxy server, do the following:
1. Click Add next to the Backup Proxy field.
2. The Adding UNC Backup Proxy Server dialog appears.
2. From the Site Name drop-down list, select the site name as needed.
3. For Hostname/IP Address, type the hostname or the IP address.
4. Type the username and password as needed.
5. Click Save.
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• Encoding: Select encoding from the available options - ANSI, GB2312-80, KSC5601, BIG5, SHIFT-JIS, EUC-KR, EUC-TW, EUC-JP.
7. Note: During the backup of an NFS Shared Folder, all such files/folders whose name has an unsupported language encoding are skipped or their name appears as junk.
7. From the Snapshot Provider drop-down list, select Nutanix Files.
8. For the Specify Nutanix Files REST Details box, specify the following credentials, and then click Save:
9. Username
10. Specifies the username created by the REST API user using the Nutanix prism.
11. Password
12. Specifies the password for the username.
13. Protocol
14. Specifies the protocol that you want to use to communicate with the destination server. By default, the HTTPS protocol is selected.
15. Port
16. Specifies the port number. The default port value is 9440 to access the REST API calls and Prism.
9. On the top of the panel, next to Source Configuration, click Save to List.
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11. The List of Sources section refreshes and displays the saved sources.
10. Click Add Sources.
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12. The NFS path is added successfully.

You can also modify configuration of an existing source. For more information, see Modify a Source.