Cannot Create a Backup Repository on an NFS Share

Product version: 9.3

Last modified: 25 May 2020

Problem

I cannot create a Backup Repository on an NFS share with NAKIVO Backup & Replication. The Backup Repository creation fails with an error.

Background

A Backup Repository is a folder used by NAKIVO Backup & Replication to store VM backups. When you create a Backup Repository, NAKIVO Backup & Replication creates a folder named “NakivoBackup” in the specified location and stores backup data and metadata in that folder.

Solution

Make sure that:

• The folder where you want to create the Backup Repository already exists on the share.

• You have read and write permissions to the share.

• You have provided the right mount path to the share.

• The "Squash" option is set to "map all users to admin".

• You can access the share from the machine on which the Transporter is installed.

• Try using the IP address of the share server instead of the hostname to eliminate possible DNS issues.

If this doesn’t help, send a support bundle to NAKIVO Support.