Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Mapped drives

To back up mapped or CIFS drives on a Windows client for either a scheduled or a manual backup, you must perform additional configuration steps in the Client resource.

1. In the NetWorker Administration window, click Protection.
2. In the expanded left panel, select Clients.
3. Right-click the client resource and select Modify Client Properties.
   The Client Properties dialog box appears.
4. On the General tab, in the Save set attribute, specify the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path of the drive.
   Do not specify the drive letter. For example, to specify the accounts directory on the jupiter server, type \\jupiter\accounts.
5. On the Apps & Modules tab, configure the following attributes:
   1. In the Remote user and Password fields, specify a username and the associated password for an account that has access to the UNC path.
   2. In the Backup command box, type save -xL or select the Cross mount points enabled option in Client Properties.
   3. In the Save operations box, type VSS:*=off