How to Add a UNC path

This section provides information on how to add a UNC path in the Arcserve® Cloud Console.

Follow these steps:

1. On the Sources screen, navigate to Add Source(s), and then click Add a UNC or NFS Path.
2. The Add a UNC or NFS Path page appears.
2. From the Site drop-down list, select the required site.
3. Select SMB as a protocol.
4. From the Snapshot Provider drop-down list, select Nutanix Files.
5. For Path, do one of the following:
• Enter the UNC path in the following format:
• \\servername\share
• Do the following:
1. Type the server name in the following format:
2. \\servername
2. If the server name is valid, the Browse option gets enabled.
3. Click Browse.
4. The Connect dialog appears.
4. Type the username and password as needed, and then click OK.
5. 
5. On the Browse dialog, navigate to a shared directory where the files are saved and need to be backed-up, select the share, and then click Select.
• Notes:
• Arcserve Cloud Console does not support the backup of Nutanix Files UNC Share with a long directory path having multiple levels of folders.
• While providing Nutanix File share as a source for backup with Nutanix files as a snapshot provider, backups can be performed only at share level but not at sub-folder level.
• To get the UNC path, do the following:
1. Log into the Nutanix Prism Central Console.
2. Navigate to Files > File Servers.
3. Click the file server name from the center pane.
4. On the File Server dashboard, click the Shares & Exports tab.
5. Under the Share/Export Path column, copy the UNC share path for the newly created share.
6. For Backup Proxy, do one of the following:
• If backup proxy is already added, select the backup proxy from the Backup Proxy drop-down list.
• If the backup proxy is not added, perform the following steps:
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.
7. 
7. For the Specify Nutanix Files REST Details box, specify the following credentials, and then click Save:
8. Username
9. Specifies the username created by the REST API user using the Nutanix prism.
10. Password
11. Specifies the password for the username.
12. Protocol
13. Specifies the protocol that you want to use to communicate with the destination server. By default, the HTTPS protocol is selected.
14. Port
15. Specifies the port number. The default port value is 9440 to access the REST API calls and Prism.
8. On the top of the panel, next to Source Configuration, click Save to List.
9. 
10. The List of Sources section refreshes and displays the saved sources.
9. Click Add Sources.
10. 
11. Note: If the connection to the Nutanix File Server fails, the Error dialog or a notification window displays.
12. The UNC path is added successfully.

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