kingsman85 Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Here is the config of the network backup system that I inherited...I don't have much experience with Retrospect, so any knowledgeable advice is appreciated. Retrospect 4.3 Server running on Mac OS 9.2 Retrospect 5.6 client running on Windows XP I want to know if/how I can backup a mapped network drive from my PC to the Retrospect server. I have been unable to get a clear answer on this. Thanks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsman85 Posted May 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 I guess the better term for Retrospect 4.3 Server is 4.3 Remote...same question still applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 How are you mounting the PC on the Mac desktop? The better solution is to use the Retrospect Client software for direct access to the computer. If you can mount the drive, backup should probably work fine - however, you may run into issue with Windows file names. Windows allows characters that the Apple OS does not and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsman85 Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I am using the Retrospect Client software for direct access to the PC...however, on the Retrospect server it does not register mapped drives as volumes in the client database for a Windows client. I cannot find a way to make it backup the mapped drive since the Client software has very little user-control and the server will not "see" the mapped drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 The client software will not backup any drives that are mapped to the PC client. You will need to install the client on the source machine (the machine with the actual drive being mapped). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsman85 Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 What about backing up an SMB share from a Mac OS X PC with a 5.6 client and a 5.x Retrospect server? My problem is I have a Linux box with a massive filespace I need to archive, so I can't copy it somewhere and I'm hoping to find a way to archive it without having to purchase any other software. Is there a way to do that with my situation? Thanks for any and all advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 If the drive can be mounted on the desktop of the Macintosh backup server through AFP it should work. SMB may also work, but AFP is preferable. This is the only solution if the client software is not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srranjan Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 I need to backup directories from a machine running Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The linux client for Retrospect does not work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. So I have mapped the drive on machine running Enterprise Linux to a Windows XP machine through Samba. Now, Can I take backup of this mapped drive on the XP machine. When I tried the backup, the mapped drive do not show up at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Hi Retrospect for windows cannot connect to mapped drives on client machines. You will need to connect to the samba volume directly from the backup server. Thanks Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srranjan Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Thanks Nate. How do I connect to the samba volume directly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Hi Browse to it in "my network" in the Retrospect volumes window. Retrospect will also let you specify a network path. Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srranjan Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I am trying to backup contents on Red Hat Enterprise from a Windows XP machine by connecting to the Samba volume directly. The question is, how do I connect to Samba as a user with "root" priviledges? I have created a user on the PC named "root" with administrator priviledges. I have also created a user named "root" for Samba access on the Samba server side. I can see and read all the files on the Linux machines accessible to "root" on the Linux from the PC. However Retrospect fails with "1017-permission denied" error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srranjan Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Let me add that I am connecting to samba volumes from Retrospect too as "root" always. In the log, I see that I am logging as "root", still the problem. Thanks Nate in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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