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Preinstallation Tasks, Make sure SSH is Enabled on the Snap Server.

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Off-the-Shelf Backup Solutions for the Snap Server • Locate the Snap Server backup and restore path - Backup servers often request the path for backup and restore operations on the Snap Server. When you configure a backup server to see the agent or client running on the Snap Server, use the following path: /shares/sharename where sharename is the name of the share to be backed up. If you have accepted the default Snap Server configuration, the correct path is as follows: /shares/SHARE1 Preinstallation Tasks Perform the following tasks prior to installing any solution: 1 Identify backup and media servers to the Snap Server. In the Administration Tool, navigate to the Maintenance > Host File Editor screen and click Add. In the screen that opens, enter the IP address of the backup or media server; or enter one or both of the following as required by your backup software: • Host name (long form) Enter the fully qualified address for the backup server using the myserver.mydomain.com format. • Host name (short form) Enter an abbreviated address for the backup server using the myserver format. Click OK. The entry appears on the Host Editor screen. Repeat this procedure for each backup and media server you plan to use. 2 Make sure SSH is Enabled on the Snap Server. Navigate to the Server > SSH screen, make sure the Enable SSH box is checked, and then click OK. SSH is immediately available. Caution To maintain security, consider disabling SSH when not in use. 3 On a client computer connected to the Snap Server, create a directory called agent . You must create a directory to which you will copy the agent files. Create this directory on a client computer connected to the Snap Server. For purposes of illustration, the procedures described here assume that this directory is called agent. 4 Copy the agent/backup files to the agent directory. Using a method appropriate to your environment, copy the agent/client files to the directory you just created for this purpose. 136 Snap Server Administrator Guide

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Off-the-Shelf Backup Solutions for the Snap Server
136
Snap Server Administrator Guide
Locate the Snap Server backup and restore path —
Backup servers often request
the path for backup and restore operations on the Snap Server. When you
configure a backup server to see the agent or client running on the Snap Server,
use the following path:
/shares/sharename
where
sharename
is the name of the share to be backed up. If you have accepted
the default Snap Server configuration, the correct path is as follows:
/shares/SHARE1
Preinstallation Tasks
Perform the following tasks prior to installing any solution:
1
Identify backup and media servers to the Snap Server.
In the Administration Tool, navigate to the
Maintenance > Host File Editor
screen
and click
Add
. In the screen that opens, enter the IP address of the backup or
media server; or enter one or both of the following as required by your backup
software:
Host name (long form)
Enter the fully qualified address for the backup server
using the
myserver.mydomain.com
format.
Host name (short form)
Enter an abbreviated address for the backup server
using the
myserver
format.
Click
OK
. The entry appears on the Host Editor screen. Repeat this procedure for
each backup and media server you plan to use.
2
Make sure SSH is Enabled on the Snap Server.
Navigate to the
Server > SSH
screen, make sure the
Enable SSH
box is checked,
and then click
OK
. SSH is immediately available.
Caution
To maintain security, consider disabling SSH when not in use.
3
On a client computer connected to the Snap Server, create a directory called
agent
.
You must create a directory to which you will copy the agent files. Create this
directory on a client computer connected to the Snap Server. For purposes of
illustration, the procedures described here assume that this directory is called
agent
.
4
Copy the agent/backup files to the
agent
directory.
Using a method appropriate to your environment, copy the agent/client files to
the directory you just created for this purpose.