PowerProtect Backup Service: Setting up NAS Proxy backup for Phoenix Cloud
Summary: Steps to set up Phoenix agent to back up NAS shares
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Instructions
- From the Hybrid Workloads dashboard, click the dropdown for Organizations and select the organization for the NAS Proxy.
- Click the dropdown for Protect and select NAS.
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- On the left side, click All Proxies.
- In the upper-right corner, click Add Proxy.
- Download and install the appropriate agent for the operating system of the proxy host.
- Select a valid activation token or generate a new token from the Phoenix Management Console.
- Copy the pregenerated activation command for Windows or Linux, and run from the proxy host.
Activation authorizes the NAS proxy to communicate with the Phoenix Cloud and handle backup and restore jobs from the NAS share.
- On the left side of the Phoenix Console, click All Devices.
- In the top-right corner, click Add NAS Device.
- Enter the Device Details and select the NAS Proxy to run the backups.
- If no Credentials have been entered yet, in that dropdown, select + New Credentials.
- Click Save
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PowerProtect Backup ServicesArticle Properties
Article Number: 000190871
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 24 Aug 2021
Version: 1
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