Network Share

The Network Share IntelliSnap Backup protects and recovers file server data with Common Internet File System (CIFS) shares and Network File System (NFS) exports using the Windows File System agent to back up CIFS shares, or the UNIX File System agent to back up NFS exports mounted on a given proxy computer.

For snapshot backups, use one of the following:

  • For UNC paths, you can use the snapshot backup feature on data in Windows file system agents under NAS clients.

  • For NFS exports, you can use the snapshot backup feature on data in UNIX file system agents under NAS or UNIX clients.

The Network Share IntelliSnap Backup is supported with the following storage arrays:

  • Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale

  • Dell EMC Unity

  • Hitachi NAS

  • Huawei

  • NetApp (7-Mode and C-Mode)

User Permissions for NetApp Storage Arrays

You can use the following users permissions for NetApp storage arrays.

Role

Access control or NTFS is required?

Permissions

An administrator or a backup operator on the domain controller and on the Vserver

For the share, access control on the file server is required. NTFS permission is not required.

Can back up any file and folder on the NetApp C-mode storage array.

An administrator or a backup operator on the domain controller

For the share, either access control on the file server or NTFS permission is required.

Can back up any file and folder on the NetApp 7-mode storage array.

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