Creating a Windows Share
Performing a Backup within DCE
Troubleshooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xPQEXI_rNw
Creating a Windows Share
NOTE: NTLM and SMB versions may prevent a Windows share from being mounted. If problems are experienced, please see the troubleshooting section at the bottom.
1) Create a folder on the Windows system that you would like to be the backup destination.
2) Right-click on the folder and select Properties.
3) Select the Sharing tab and then Share.
4) Add the specific user that you would like DCE to use to connect for storing the backup.
5) Set the user's permission level to Read/Write.
6) Select Share and then Done.
7) Select Advanced Sharing.
8) Ensure that the Share this folder checkbox is checked and then select Permissions.
9) Add the specific user that you would like DCE to use to connect to this share (same user as step 5).
10) Set the user for Full Control. Select Apply and OK.
11) Select Apply and OK.
NOTE: You will need the share name, the IP address of the Windows system the share is stored on, and the credentials for the user you granted full control.
Performing a Backup within DCE
1) Open the DCE client, and go to: System menu > Server Administration Settings > Server Backup/Restore.
2) Select Add Backup.
3) Select Windows Share and Next.
4) Fill in the required share information.
- Server Hostname or IP: Enter the IP address of the system that contains the Windows share. (Hostname can be used if DNS is configured in System > Server Administration Settings > Network Settings)
- Username: User that has read/write permission to the Windows share (Steps 3 & 5)
- Password/Verify Password: Password of the user defined in the username field.
- Domain: If the computer is on a domain, enter the domain name or workgroup name (Control panel > System)
- Share: Name of the Windows share defined in step 6.
- Subdirectory: If a subdirectory was created in the window share (not required)
- Security: On Data Center Expert version 7.3.1 and higher, the share security can be defined. Below v7.3.1 only NTMLv1 is allowed.
- Backup Type: Full, Synchronized, or Configuration
5) Select Test Mount. If successful, it will inform you that the share was mounted successfully. Select Next.
6) If desired, you can enable the backup to be performed at specific times on certain days of the week. Select Finish.
7) Select the backup in the list and then select Start Backup. You can continue to use the system during the backup process. When the backup finishes you will see the last backup finish date and the last result of the backup.
Troubleshooting
NOTE: Please note that backups do not overwrite one another and a share may eventually get too full to accommodate more backups. You can not delete backups that exist on a share through StruxureWare. Please access the shared drive/folder directly to delete old backups or add space to the current allocation should more space be required.
NTLM version 2 Support
StruxureWare Data Center Expert versions before 7.3.1 do not support mounting to shares that require NTLMv2 authentication. In some situations, it may allow you to successfully “test mount”, but will not authenticate when attempting a backup or when using this share as a remote repository. It is recommended to use a share that allows for NTLMv1 authentication and to contact technical support to have your software support verified and receive upgrade links.
SMB Version 2 and Higher Support
Data Center Expert does not currently support a version of SMB higher than version 1. We are aware of the need to support higher version(s) of SMB and are working on upgrading the Operating System that the Data Center Expert uses. The OS upgrade will allow for the implementation of support for a higher version of SMB. We do not currently have a time frame available for completion for implementation of higher levels of SMB support as the OS upgrade needs to be completed first.
Microsoft began disabling SMB version 1 in Windows Updates. This can cause Data Center Experts to be unable to back up existing shares or mount new shares. Information on enabling SMBv1: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2696547/detect-enable-disable-smbv1-smbv2-smbv3-in-windows-and-windows-server
Performing a Backup within DCE
Troubleshooting
Video: Data Center Expert | Backing up to a Windows Share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xPQEXI_rNw
Creating a Windows Share
NOTE: NTLM and SMB versions may prevent a Windows share from being mounted. If problems are experienced, please see the troubleshooting section at the bottom.
1) Create a folder on the Windows system that you would like to be the backup destination.
2) Right-click on the folder and select Properties.
3) Select the Sharing tab and then Share.
4) Add the specific user that you would like DCE to use to connect for storing the backup.
5) Set the user's permission level to Read/Write.
6) Select Share and then Done.
7) Select Advanced Sharing.
8) Ensure that the Share this folder checkbox is checked and then select Permissions.
9) Add the specific user that you would like DCE to use to connect to this share (same user as step 5).
10) Set the user for Full Control. Select Apply and OK.
11) Select Apply and OK.
NOTE: You will need the share name, the IP address of the Windows system the share is stored on, and the credentials for the user you granted full control.
Performing a Backup within DCE
1) Open the DCE client, and go to: System menu > Server Administration Settings > Server Backup/Restore.
2) Select Add Backup.
3) Select Windows Share and Next.
4) Fill in the required share information.
- Server Hostname or IP: Enter the IP address of the system that contains the Windows share. (Hostname can be used if DNS is configured in System > Server Administration Settings > Network Settings)
- Username: User that has read/write permission to the Windows share (Steps 3 & 5)
- Password/Verify Password: Password of the user defined in the username field.
- Domain: If the computer is on a domain, enter the domain name or workgroup name (Control panel > System)
- Share: Name of the Windows share defined in step 6.
- Subdirectory: If a subdirectory was created in the window share (not required)
- Security: On Data Center Expert version 7.3.1 and higher, the share security can be defined. Below v7.3.1 only NTMLv1 is allowed.
- Backup Type: Full, Synchronized, or Configuration
5) Select Test Mount. If successful, it will inform you that the share was mounted successfully. Select Next.
6) If desired, you can enable the backup to be performed at specific times on certain days of the week. Select Finish.
7) Select the backup in the list and then select Start Backup. You can continue to use the system during the backup process. When the backup finishes you will see the last backup finish date and the last result of the backup.
Troubleshooting
NOTE: Please note that backups do not overwrite one another and a share may eventually get too full to accommodate more backups. You can not delete backups that exist on a share through StruxureWare. Please access the shared drive/folder directly to delete old backups or add space to the current allocation should more space be required.
NTLM version 2 Support
StruxureWare Data Center Expert versions before 7.3.1 do not support mounting to shares that require NTLMv2 authentication. In some situations, it may allow you to successfully “test mount”, but will not authenticate when attempting a backup or when using this share as a remote repository. It is recommended to use a share that allows for NTLMv1 authentication and to contact technical support to have your software support verified and receive upgrade links.
SMB Version 2 and Higher Support
Data Center Expert does not currently support a version of SMB higher than version 1. We are aware of the need to support higher version(s) of SMB and are working on upgrading the Operating System that the Data Center Expert uses. The OS upgrade will allow for the implementation of support for a higher version of SMB. We do not currently have a time frame available for completion for implementation of higher levels of SMB support as the OS upgrade needs to be completed first.
Microsoft began disabling SMB version 1 in Windows Updates. This can cause Data Center Experts to be unable to back up existing shares or mount new shares. Information on enabling SMBv1: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2696547/detect-enable-disable-smbv1-smbv2-smbv3-in-windows-and-windows-server
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