Mapped Drive Settings (For Windows Only)
If Gbackup is running as a Service in Windows XP/2003/Vista OS machines, mapped drives may not be recognized by Gbackup and therefore that may not be listed.
- Overview
- How to get here in the Gbackup Web Console?
- Mapped Drive Settings
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Limitations
Overview
If Gbackup is running as a Service in Windows XP/2003/Vista OS machines, mapped drives may not be recognized by Gbackup and therefore that may not be listed. To resolve this, you can map the drives in this page and then used the mapped drives to configure backups from them.
How to get here in the Gbackup Web Console?
Mapped Drive Settings
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Install Gbackup as a Service with the administrative privileges.
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Go to the 'Administration -> Advanced Options -> Mapped Drive Settings' page. Give the Drive Name and drive path, i.e. the UNC Path (\\server\sharename) for the mapped drive.
Note: The 'User Name' and 'Password' details are not mandatory. They are needed only if Windows OS requires the 'User Name' and 'Password' to access the mapped drive.
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Add mapped drives by clicking on ' Add Mapped Drive' button.
The mapped drives will get listed in the 'Add Backup Schedule' page and you can configure backup schedule to include files and folders in them. The mapped drives will be listed in other pages as well, e.g. 'Server Settings' page, 'Seed Backup Migration' page, 'Edit Client Configuration Page', etc
Troubleshooting Tips
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Mapping the drive letter to the UNC path failed with the error: <Error> |
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This error is generated from the Windows OS. Please check the Microsoft web site for this Windows OS generated error. |
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Limitations
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If you map an entire drive using Gbackup, then you cannot map any particular folder present in that drive. For example, if you have mapped '<Machine_Name>\<Drive_Name>', then you cannot map '<Machine_Name>\<Drive_Name>\<Folder_Name>' separately
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Similarly, if you have mapped a particular folder using Gbackup, then it is not possible to map the entire drive of that folder.
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Mapped drives cannot be added or listed when Gbackup is installed as a service in a Local system account. Gbackup Service should be run with the administrative privileges.