Topic: Using Windows network for backup DAR (solved)

[svetlo56]

( my SME is 7.5)

I want to setup a workstation backup using DAR

Did all setup and seems to work, problems setting backup directory

I use Windows network with xp based fileserver on which my backup disk is located. The local address is 192.168.10.195, called Sx64pc

The name of this server in microsoft windows networking is FilesShared on RaidFileserver (Sx64pc)

The shared name of the folder I want to use is \\Sx64pc\FilesShared\SMEBackup

SOLUTION
Workstation IP or hostname  192.168.10.195
Backup share  SMEBackup
Login name  <windows username where the backup folder is>
Password is <windows password where the backup folder is>

I do not use username and password within my local network, but the DAR does not want to accept the above settings.

Verify workstation backup
Unable to mount workstation shared folder retrying with upper case share name mount error 6 = No such device or address Refer to the mount.cifs( manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)



[root@linux ~]# smbclient -L 192.168.10.195
Password: <HERE I TYPE RETURN NO USERNAME OR PASSWORD>
Domain=[SX64PC] OS=[Windows XP 3790 Service Pack 2] Server=[Windows XP 5.2]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       Remote IPC
        FilesShared     Disk
        SMEBackup       Disk
session request to 192.168.10.195 failed (Called name not present)
session request to 192 failed (Called name not present)
Domain=[SX64PC] OS=[Windows XP 3790 Service Pack 2] Server=[Windows XP 5.2]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------

Any suggestion?

[Gizzmo]

If i remember correctly try this:

Workstation IP or hostname  192.168.10.195
Backup share  SMEBackup
Login name 
Password is

[svetlo56]

If i remember correctly try this:

Workstation IP or hostname  192.168.10.195
Backup share  SMEBackup
Login name 
Password is

Does not work, I get the message
Invalid Login

[janet]

svetlo56

I want to setup a workstation backup using DAR

Are you using the default Backup or restore panel (e-smith backup with DAR) or are you using the DAR2 contrib (DiskArchive), or maybe some other DAR implementation ?

The shared name of the folder I want to use is \\Sx64pc\FilesShared\SMEBackup

You will need to change this to \\Sx64pc\SMEBackup
which means you will have to share the SMEBackup folder directly, so it appears as a share on your network.

[Stefano]

I do not use username and password within my local network, but the DAR does not want to accept the above settings.

that's bad

anyway, create a user on the windows target machine with password and give it full access to the share..

then use it to auth in the server-manager web panel

should work