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I have Solaris 10 x86, have enabled the SAMBA, I need to take backup of that shared folder on Windows, When I used the NTBACKUP it gives error that the mapped drive is not responding.Where am I wrong?Please helpregardsMehul
[265 byte] By [Mehul-Trivedia] at [2007-11-26 13:24:41]
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# 1

Are you using the GUI interface or the CLI interface?

The WinXP GUI may just not work across to non-Microsoft filesystems,

particularly if you are also not running MS's services for UNIX.

For example, quoting fromhttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ ntbackup_command.mspx?mfr=true

which discusses the CLI interface of Microsoft's program:

"You can only back up the System State data on a local computer.

You cannot back up the System State data on a remote computer "

I would therefore guess that Microsoft's utility has issues with non-Microsoft remote filesystems.

(It does help to go to the original manufacturer for help, sometimes,

and perhaps there are other resources there as well.)

rukbata at 2007-7-7 17:58:53 > top of Java-index,General,Talk to the Sysop...
# 2

I have shared the folder on Solaris for SMB and have mapped the same to my windows server.

When I tried to take backup using NTBACKUP, it gave error

"access to this folder or device has been denied".

I have given read only access to all the Windows Servers.

Funny thing is when I use the Windows Exploror, it allows me to copy files from the SMB Mapped drive to local path!!!

Can you halp me on this?

regards

Mehul

Mehul-Trivedia at 2007-7-7 17:58:53 > top of Java-index,General,Talk to the Sysop...
# 3

I've got exactly the same problem trying to backup from NAS device. Its a dedicated appliance so I can't upgrade SMB. I'm having the same kind of problem backing up from Vertias backup exec

Only think I've changed is OS im trying to backup from (i.e. win2000 > win2003). There must be a solution to this!?

spalana at 2007-7-7 17:58:53 > top of Java-index,General,Talk to the Sysop...
# 4

As I mentioned in my very first response in this thread,

perhaps you need to get guidance from the company that created

the backup program.Only they would have knowledge of all the quirks inside it.

It's their program that is having the issue,

not something from Sun.

... call Microsoft for questions with NTBACKUP.

... call Veritas for questions on issues with programs from Veritas.

rukbata at 2007-7-7 17:58:53 > top of Java-index,General,Talk to the Sysop...
# 5

Besides; if you wish to get a backup of your Sun box I'd use the other approach: create a share on the Windows box, get Solaris to access it (iirc thats possible, not sure from mind) and then use "ufsdump" to create a dumpfile which is then stored on the Windows box.

Then you can use any native tools to backup that image.

Lion-Oa at 2007-7-7 17:58:53 > top of Java-index,General,Talk to the Sysop...
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