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JRB
Level 3
16 years ago

To specify drive letters/folders or sharenames in selection lists?

Hi all,

I am after some info on whether BE recommends drives & folders or sharenames in the selection lists. I cannot find any info on it, so maybe it doesn't matter. I can see advantages of both and am thinking of switching over from drive letters to sharenames.

Thanks for any input.

 

John

12.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
Basics
  • Ken_Putnam's avatar
    Ken_Putnam
    16 years ago
    For remote machines, you should specify Server\Share rather than a mapped drive letter

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    Ken_Putnam
    Level 6
    16 years ago

    If the data is local to the media server, then you can select from the drive letter.

     

    If the data is on a remote box, you must connect to a share defined on that box.  This means that the BackupExec service account must have access to the share and the data on it

     

    It also means that you need a RAWS (Remote Agent for Windows Systems) serial installed on the media server

  • JRB's avatar
    JRB
    Level 3
    16 years ago

    Thanks for replying - I am talking mainly about remote servers (with agent installed), and I can specify either drive letter or share in the selection lists.

  • Ken_Putnam's avatar
    Ken_Putnam
    Level 6
    16 years ago
    For remote machines, you should specify Server\Share rather than a mapped drive letter
  • JRB's avatar
    JRB
    Level 3
    16 years ago
    Thanks Ken, makes sense to use a share on the remote machines.