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bcm backup to a network folder

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az234

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Nov 24, 2008
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I am trying to setup a schedule back-up on bcm400 vers3 to a network folder, what do I put on the location '\server resource'. I understand that the \server will be the host in this case 10.1.13.31 and what is the resource? is it the drive (d:)?
I have created a directory folder 'bcm' and the backup folder 'bcmbackups' on the network server.

thanks
 

You would program it this way:

\\10.1.13.31\bcm

Dont'forget,the network folder as to be shared.
You can use a local or domain account account.
 
Thanks gberger, it still failed the test connection, I can ping the network drive, I shared the folder and I can log in to the folder and write to it.
 

Is your network folder in the root (ie: c:\bcm)?
Are you using a domain account? Try it with a local account and see if it works.
 
thanks gberger,
the network folder location is on a virtual drive running Window Server 2003; host address is 10.1.13.31. The folder is on it's d: with directory name bcm. this folder is shared and we have set up a local account with password to this folder. As I have to backup more than one bcm, I have created sub folder bcmbackup1 and bcmbackup2.
I have setup the schedule backup parameters as follow:

network folder : \10.1.13.31\bcm
user: user
password: password
directory: bcmbackup1

Now, when I test connection, it failed. I can ping the host from bcm.
 
Hi, I had the same problem today at configuring our backups. Here is what I've done to make it works :

Win Server
1-Create an account on the server with a decent password.
2-Create the shared folder "BCM" on the server.
3-Give read permission on the shared folder access to the backup account.
4-Give read NTFS permission to the backup account.
5-Log in once on the windows server with the backup account.

BCM Configuration
1-Backup to : Network Folder
2-Network Folder : \\IP_of_WinServer\BCM
3-User name : backupuser
4-Password : mydecentpassword
5-Directory : ***nothing_here!***

REMARK : I think that you must be carefull with the path to your WinServer share in the case your BCM server is hosted on a linux server. Cause I'm almost 99% shure that the samba client in the BCM server is case sensitive...

Hope it will helps!
 
Thanks for those who replies, my problem solved, silly me, the directory for the backup location contain a space. that's the problem.
 
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