Configure network share for scheduled backup

Important

The following configuration will only work if you have Active Directory, i.e. the computers should be in a domain.

Network architecture

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For saving backup on a network share, you will need two computers in the same domain:

  • Computer A: with visionCATS server

    In the following screenshots, it will be CMVISIONTEST01.

  • Computer B: a file server with a network share

    In the following screenshots, it will be CM463PB-WS10.

Setting backup folder

On computer A, if the network share don’t exist or don’t have correct rights, it will be marked as an unaccessible folder:

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Creating the network share with correct rights

Important

The network share would be created on computer B.

You need to open Windows’s Computer Management to add the share folder:

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After selecting the Shares item, click on New Share in the Action menu. A wizard will be launched:

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Choose the local folder to be shared:

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Choose the name of the share:

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Select Customize permissions and then click on Custom…:

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A new user should be added by clicking on Add:

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Click on Object Types…:

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You need to check Computers

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Now you can type (and use Check Names) the computer A name:

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Give the Full Control to computer A.

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You can remove the group Everyone if needed:

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Finish the wizard:

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The share now exists:

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Setting backup folder: retry

Now you should be able to select the network share, and it would be marked as available:

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Note

As network share drive mapping is user specific, it will not work for the backup, the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) address should be used.