Backup Repository on NFS Share

Choose this option if you wish to create a Backup Repository on an NFS share. Before creating a Backup Repository on an NFS share, make sure that all the necessary prerequisites are met:

  • The folder where you would like to create the Backup Repository exists on the share.

  • The share can be accessed from the machine on which the Assigned Transporter is installed.

  • You are using credentials with read and write permissions to the share.

To create a repository on an NFS share, proceed as described in the following sections: 

Create Backup Repository: Type

On the Type page of the Create Backup Repository wizard, select NFS Share and click Next to move to the next page of the wizard.


Create Backup Repository: Name and Location

On the Name & Location page of the wizard, do the following

  1. Enter the name of the Backup Repository in the Name box. 

  2. Select the Transporter from the Assigned transporter drop-down list. 

  3. Enter the path to the NFS share.
    Examples
    QNAP share path: 10.30.30.109:/ayunt_nfs
    FreeNAS share path: 192.168.3.2:/mnt/NFS_dataset/nfs01

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